The sum.exe process is a type of an executable file that is called as Marimba Inventory Software Usage Monitor, which is also the name of the software where it is integrated, and developed by Marimba Inc. As of these days, Marimba Inventory Software Usage Monitor is now known as BMC CM Inventory Software Usage Monitor, and the company Marimba is already named BMC Software. As an executable file program, other applications may call this module. With its main function and assistance to other programs, sum.exe file must not be deleted, but retained in the system and keeps running in the background. In addition, this particular file, or the program, is actually a part of the software UKRemoteEndpoint. When the program is installed, the sum.exe file is loaded and stored in the folder C:\Windows or C:\Program Files. This file process has known 3 variants, which are in 217,088 bytes, 221,184 bytes, and 225,280 bytes, and all compatible with later versions of Windows operating systems by Microsoft.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Marimba Inventory Software Usage Monitor, 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 sum.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 sum.exe, belongs to, in this case Marimba Inventory Software Usage Monitor