TotalAV.exe is an executable file associated with the software TotalAV Ultimate Antivirus. This file is a crucial part of the software and is responsible for running the program's operations.
TotalAV Ultimate Antivirus is a comprehensive antivirus software designed to protect your computer from various threats such as viruses, malware, spyware, and other malicious software. It provides real-time protection, scans your computer for threats, and helps to remove any detected threats. It also includes features such as safe browsing, system boost, and disk cleaner.
The TotalAV.exe file and the associated software are needed to provide your computer with protection against potential threats. If you have installed TotalAV Ultimate Antivirus on your computer, you should not remove the TotalAV.exe file as it is necessary for the software to function properly.
If you did not install this software or if it was installed without your knowledge, it could potentially be a malicious program disguised as TotalAV.exe. In such cases, you should remove it immediately. If you decide to use a different antivirus software, you should uninstall TotalAV Ultimate Antivirus, which will also remove the TotalAV.exe file.
The process known as TotalAV Ultimate Antivirus User Interface or SS Protect - Security Suite belongs to software TotalAV Ultimate Antivirus or TotalAV by TotalAV or SS Protect.
Description: TotalAV.exe is not essential for Windows and will often cause problems. TotalAV.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files (x86)"—generally C:\Program Files (x86)\TotalAV\.
Known file sizes on Windows 10/11/7 are 9,478,856 bytes (11% of all occurrences), 9,556,216 bytes and 25 more variants.
It is not a Windows system file. The TotalAV.exe file is certified by a trustworthy company. The program is not visible.
TotalAV.exe is able to monitor applications, manipulate other programs and record keyboard and mouse inputs.
Therefore the technical security rating is 32% dangerous, but you should also take into account the user reviews.
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Important: Some malware camouflages itself as TotalAV.exe. Therefore, you should check the TotalAV.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.
A clean and tidy computer is the key requirement for avoiding problems with TotalAV. 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 get your computer running as fast as it did on day one, you can 8reset your PC. Your personal files will remain intact, but any programs you installed will need to be reinstalled.
To help you analyze the TotalAV.exe process on your computer, the following programs have proven to be helpful: ASecurity Task Manager displays all running Windows tasks, including embedded hidden processes, such as keyboard and browser monitoring or Autostart entries. A unique security risk rating indicates the likelihood of the process being potential spyware, malware or a Trojan. A good Bantivirus software detects and removes sleeping spyware, adware, Trojans, keyloggers, malware and trackers from your hard drive.
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Summary: Average user rating of TotalAV.exe: based on 3 votes with 3 user comments. One user thinks it's probably harmless. One user thinks it's neither essential nor dangerous. One user thinks TotalAV.exe is dangerous and recommends removing it.