The process sndmon.exe, known as Symantec Security Drivers Install Monitor, is used by software PowerPoint Viewer (version 97). This free software allows users to open PowerPoint files, but does not allow any editing. The application is easy to use and its users can view fully featured presentations created in PowerPoint 97 and later versions. It can be used as the default application for opening PowerPoint files such as .pptx, .ppt, .pot, .potx, .pptm, and .pps. It automatically registers as the standard software if Microsoft Office is not detected on the host PC. Once it is installed, the user only needs to browse to the desired file to open the menu. The presentations are opened only in the full-screen mode, and navigation can be done only by right clicking from the current slide, which limits the slide browsing capability of the user. This application supports opening of password-protected Microsoft PowerPoint files and allows printing of opened files.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. sndmon.exe. is used by PowerPoint 97, If you shut down sndmon.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop sndmon.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is PowerPoint 97, 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 sndmon.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as PowerPoint 97, 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 sndmon.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 sndmon.exe, belongs to, in this case PowerPoint 97