Most antivirus programs identify access.exe as malware—such as Microsoft identifies it as Trojan:Win32/Malagent, and Symantec identifies it as WS.Reputation.1.
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Description:Access.exe is not essential for Windows and will often cause problems. Access.exe is located in a subfolder of the user's profile folder—for example C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\access\.
Known file sizes on Windows 10/11/7 are 1,553,820 bytes (50% of all occurrences) or 1,212,931 bytes.
The program has a visible window. Access.exe is not a Windows core file. The program starts when Windows starts (see Registry key: Run, MACHINE\Run).
The process has no file description.
Therefore the technical security rating is 64% dangerous.
If access.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files", the security rating is 68% dangerous. The file size is 4,096 bytes.
The program is not visible. Access.exe is not a Windows core file.
access.exe appears to be a compressed file.
If access.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\Windows, the security rating is 90% dangerous. The file size is 585,312 bytes.
The software starts upon Windows startup (see Registry key: Run, MACHINE\Run).
It is an unknown file in the Windows folder. There is no file information. The program is not visible. The file is not a Windows system file.
Important: You should check the access.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.
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Best practices for resolving access issues
The following programs have also been shown useful for a deeper analysis: ASecurity Task Manager examines the active access process on your computer and clearly tells you what it is doing. A good Bantivirus tool detects whether the access.exe file on your PC might be malware slowing down your system. Such unwanted programs are often not classified as viruses by other antivirus software and therefore go undetected.
A clean and tidy computer is the key requirement for avoiding PC trouble. This means running a scan for malware, cleaning your hard drive using 1cleanmgr and 2sfc /scannow, 3uninstalling programs that you no longer need, checking for Autostart programs (using 4msconfig) and enabling Windows' 5Automatic Update. Always remember to perform periodic backups, or at least to set restore points.
Should you experience an actual problem, try to recall the last thing you did, or the last thing you installed before the problem appeared for the first time. Use the 6resmon command to identify the processes that are causing your problem. Even for serious problems, rather than reinstalling Windows, you are better off repairing of your installation or executing the 7DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth command. This allows you to repair the operating system without losing data.
To restore the original performance and remove unnecessary programs, you can 8reset your PC. Your personal files will remain intact, but any programs you installed will need to be reinstalled.
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