The umxcfg.exe process is an executable program file integrated into the Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System software. This program is a Windows application classified as a system security tool developed by Computer Associates (CA) with a set of improved features implemented from the Tiny Desktop Firewall application, which was acquired by Computer Associates. The umxcfg.exe process assists the Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System software, more commonly known as HIPS, in the integration of the monitoring and protective functionalities of the HIPS application into the Windows-based system in order to detect and safeguard the system against potential hacker attacks, user privacy risks, data security threats, system stability issues and data loss or corruption caused by viruses, worms, backdoor rootkits, Trojans, spyware applications and badware items among other malicious programs. The umxcfg.exe process is specifically deployed as one of the EXE application resources of the HIPS Configuration Engine program, which is an applet built into the HIPS software.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. umxcfg.exe. is used by CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System or HIPS (formerly Tiny Desktop Firewall) and HIPS Configuration Engine Application, If you shut down umxcfg.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop umxcfg.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System or HIPS (formerly Tiny Desktop Firewall) and HIPS Configuration Engine Application, 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 umxcfg.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System or HIPS (formerly Tiny Desktop Firewall) and HIPS Configuration Engine Application, 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 umxcfg.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 umxcfg.exe, belongs to, in this case CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System or HIPS (formerly Tiny Desktop Firewall) and HIPS Configuration Engine Application