The sw.exe file has always been a part of SmartWhois software. SmartWhois provides the user with available data on IP address, host name, or domain, including country, state, city, name of the network provider, and administrator and technical support contact information. The sw.exe file allows the software to find the information about a computer from a different country and inquire for the appropriate database and deliver all data related to the query. All information gathered by SmartWhois can be saved in an archive file. SmartWhois can cache collected information, process lists of IP addresses and domains, use batch mode and send data in various formats. The sw.exe file makes all these processes possible by simply launching the software. The user may monitor the activity of software by checking the Task Manager from time to time. The sw.exe file can be seen running in the background. It has plug-ins available for Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Outlook, Maxthon Browser and others.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as SmartWhois, 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 sw.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 sw.exe, belongs to, in this case SmartWhois