Snmp.exe is the process file for Simple Network Management Protocol, the Internet-standard protocol that manages devices on internet provider networks. SNMP devices include routers and switches, workstations, servers, printers, modems, and other network devices. SNMP consists of standard network management that includes application layer protocols, database schema, and data set objects. SNMP works by exposing the management data in variables form to the managed system, which describes the system configuration. The said variables are queried and/or set by managing application. A single SNMP network has three components: the managed device, the agent or the software running on devices, and the network management system or the software running on the manager. The managed device is the network node implementing the SNMP interface, allowing unidirectional or read-only or bidirectional accesses to node-specific information. The agent is the network-management software which resides on the managed device. It translates data to and from the SNMP specific form. The network management system executes applications which monitor and control the managed devices.

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

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A process usually a part of an installed application such as Simple Network Management Protocol, 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 snmp.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 snmp.exe, belongs to, in this case Simple Network Management Protocol