The secure.exe process is also known as Adware.W32.DealHelper. This file belongs to an advertising program by DealHelper.com. The Adware.W32.DealHelper functions to monitor computer activities and remembers commonly browsed programs or websites. The data is then distributed back to the server for analysis. This program file displays advertisements in popup. The Adware.W32.DealHelper can also affect or alter the computer system’s behavior. The file also has a high risk of causing software and program malfunctions. Thus, a user should regularly check the system and run antivirus software to have the computer be consistently scanned. This program file has a known file size of 69,805 bytes on 66% of all occurrences in operating systems such as Windows XP and Windows 7. It has also been given a technical security rating of 70 dangerous. The Adware.W32.DealHelper can be found in the C:\Windows\System32 folder.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. secure.exe. is used by Adware.W32.DealHelper, If you shut down secure.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop secure.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Adware.W32.DealHelper, from your system.

After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed secure.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Adware.W32.DealHelper, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.

We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.

The first thing you should do if secure.exe. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that secure.exe, belongs to, in this case Adware.W32.DealHelper