| All comments about inetinfo.exe: |
 Alex | Microsoft Internet Infomation Services |
| abuzze | Es ist ein Dienst der mit dem SP2 von Win xp mitgelifert wir und dient zur information . Man kann sich die Informationen ansehen indem man im Browser http://localhost ein gibt. |
| Edgar Donoso | This is a web server for windows, it's not dangerous at all, but if you don't use it, better to stop de service, because is a vunerable windows service |
 | nothing except it has slowed internet explorer down so much that it sometimes can take over 5 minutes to load a web page, providing it loads at all. |
| B. Lemanski | A process that runs on an IIS server and is a part of the Windows 2000 Exchange infrastructure |
| Amen | IIS Admin Service Helper |
| CYarborough | Windows IIS file |
| Mike | Very problem |
| Holger Mußwitz | Microsoft Datei - Kategorie "hilfreich" See also: Link |
| Scot | IIs server file |
 | If used over a long period of time on IIS without a reboot it uses a considerable amout of memory. (This is 60 days) |
| Jmeijer | Norton knows it as a virus See also: Link |
| Aaron | When this file is running your can't run any 3 party servers that use ports 80 and 25. |
| Mustafa Saglam | slows down internet connection |
| Prafful Kambarkar | inetinfo.exe is theMicrosoft IIS server running, handling ASP.NET requests among other things.When an ASP.NET request is received (usually a file with .aspx extension) |
 tom | it doesn´t destroy anything but you´ll see its impact more and more with each app you´ve installed.It lengthens the installation time of applicxations,the more apps you´ve already installed,the longer it takes.I have so many applications installed that it now takes ages to install a new one.Strangely when i turn off inetinfo.exe,the installation moves on quickly after 5 seconds |
 Ray Frye | It loops when running some Pervasive ODBC connections |
| antigomike | It is using 99% of my CPU for almost an hour now. |
| DaveT | Required if you want to run your own SMTP server |
| Peter Rospond | If your inetinfo.exe is getting close to 100% CPU attention, open IIS Console and check SMTP Virtual Server. Most likely your SMTP is wide open and used for spam relay. |
| Dominik | Schwierig zu beenden, denn sonst öffnen sich 2 weitere Prozesse mit den Namen: iisrstas.exe; iisreset.exe, die wiederum beim beenden die inetinfo.exe starten.... kriegt man das Zeug denn niemals klein ?! |
 Seb | I have a problem too, with this file, and it slows down my computer very very much.I observed that I have traffic on port 53+25. |
| M.Badberg | Gehört zum IIS von Windows! Das mit localhost stimmt nicht, das er da irgendwelche infos ausgibt...IIS dient dazu um einen windows eigenen FTP oder HTTP oder andere windows eigene Server zu bedienen!!! See also: Link |
| Anand | IIS related See also: Link |
| Dr. Phil | Its a quantum process of the 13th micron layer of the virtual windows processing thread. |
| | inetinfo.exe is used through IIS when people upload or download from your website. It may also be used with your FTP, I'm not sure. |
| JR | sounds like if your processor is at 100%, u have a virus that is exploiting it |
| Costas | inetinfo.exe is used primarily for debugging Microsoft Windows Server Internet Information Services. This program is important for the stable and secure running of your computer and should not be terminated |
| fireicer | internet information helper service which hangs slows down everything slows down the windows startup programs all of it loops round on ip 127.0.0.1 and holds evrything up till it gets reply not to mention the fact it dont get a reply |
| Keith M | IIS Server Process. If it's causing you grief, try uninstalling IIS |
| aruncg | Has been using about 99% of the CPU for about 2 hours. |
| LadyRoot | Using 70% of my cpu, but no connection is made. |
| VZ | This process is running on FTP server with CPU consuming in range of 10-99% when FTP client (s) uploading/downloading data |
| Blake V | i used thei nternet plenty of times on my computer without this program or any IIS programs running. i installed a trial version of free internet which shows ads to support itself and uses windows messenger popups. Inetinfo.exe runs now that i used the free internet and appears to impair the internet speed alot. also IISreset and IISrstas are running with it, if you try to close inetinfo iisreset appears and brings back inetinfo. this program is non essential to windows and appears very harmful. |
| *root* | IIS base (iisadmin) - stop this and all your IIS modules (www, ftp etc.) go crashing down. If you don't know what IIS is, you should uninstall it. |
| Mat la classe | I have the same problems than Tom : it even freezes installation processes for new softwares. How to shut it down permanently ? |
| Suresh Kumar | It's ocpuing CPU usage 85-93%. System function will become very very slow |
| Phaeton | Has been using about 99% of the CPU for about 2 hours. |
| misniax | It uses port 21, so other ftp servers can't work |
| Mat la classe | Just found this : net start or stop / iisadmin See also: Link |
| Maiko | Windos Task Manager/processes See also: Link |
| splus | The inetinfo.exe process contains the many Internet services (HTTP, FTP, SMTP, NNTP) provided by IIS. Inetinfo.exe receives requests from the TCP/IP subsystem and directs the requests to the respective services, which in turn interpret the requests, execute them, and return the results to the client. Because all of these services run within the same process (inetinfo.exe), they are able to share cached data such as file handles, account information, and log file data. See also: Link |
| bïöµï¢ | Peter Rospond said the smart thing: if your inetinfo.exe is getting close to 100% CPU attention, open IIS Console and check SMTP Virtual Server. Most likely your SMTP is wide open and used for spam relay. All you have to do is add/remove windows components and uncheck the SMTP option, since I can't think of anyone that needs it on their home pc ;) |
| HomeDaddy | Major resource hog, on P4-2ghz with 512mb ram, this was pulling 80%-90% CPU according to task manager, and I dont even run a webserver. So I killed it and now my machine runs SOoooooo much faster, and My internet connection is also Much quicker. My advise... Ditch it. If you want a web server, use Apache. |
| | This file if running controls port 80 for iis. This can cause an error in Dreamweaver that stops you using the site definition requester to edit site info. if this is the case or if you don't need iis active then end this process in task manager and dreamweaver will work fine |
| Jim | Manages ISS, SMTP and IIS Admin is not needed for normal operation of your computer, can be a memory hog, if you are NOT using any IIS/web/smtp service, disable this process |
| Addy | Takes anywhere from 1 mb to 20mb+ in system resoures. It is a waste of cpu power, unless you are running a server. |
| Morten | I cant open the property window of a folder in windows explorer before i shutdown this process.... Very anoying. |
| dug | my computers hard drive is running like crazy. I just installed it, it's coming right back off again. |
| Irwanex | Microsoft IIS if you use apache turn off this file from Service Manager at Control Panel |
| | "important for the stable and secure running (..)" BIG ROFL - greets to MS ! |
| Lurker | Seems to cause CIV3 to crash on intranet after an hour |
| Oprah | IIS Helper file used by MS to make our lives difficult |
| Mohammad Nadeem | this file related to IIS service |
| just me | slows down system dramatically |
| subby | omfg... CPU Usage: 100% |
| Loc | It really slows down my computer and When I attempted to terminate the process it didn't stop at all |
| Fludizz | IIS Admin Service, somehow seems to make the Microsoft Update hang on Exchange update. No harm done, after killing it, everything restored to normal. |
| | Microsoft Internet Infomation Services |
| Paul M | Is used to host sites direct from your computer and IP. If you didnt install this yourself, it may be the virus version. Use anti-virus software to determine. |
| Joe | Shouldn't run at startup |
| Syllus | It is an easy target for Spyware. Malevalent programs latch onto the file and windows protects it from most anti-virus. Untampered, it is low risk, but the file can be accessed remotely through IE and viruses planted within the file. Norton will not even identify the viruses, most anti-virus/anti-spyware won't be able to disinfect. Kaspersky is the only anti-virus I've found to work against it. |
| Mradul | this exe have too many dll's like world wide web publishing |
| jump | stops processing application completely and 100% cpu usage |
| amj | Causes installation of visual studio to hang |
| Tom Mead (Now working on Linux) | I was on the Microsoft Windows team for two years, and this is a horrible file for what it is supposed to do. Remember, NEVER DELETE SYSTEM FILES, unless YOU know what you're doing. I would say, go to the prefetch and delete the pf first, then delete the aplication after removing it from msconfig.exe run command boot.ini. Thanks, Tom Mead |
| erSitzt | It's a wide-open gate to hell, if CPU usage reaches 100% it will summon satan all over your harddisk !!! Can be removed by dropping your computer from the 4th floor, maybe even from the 3rd, but i havent tried that by now. |
| Simba | IIS... nothing more |
| Spa | MS tool for checking ms product genuinity....you got dodgy windows then it's gonna cause you hell....i never had it on my machine until MS put it on there after my machine reported a dodgy serial to MS......now i gotta reformat the machine or i cant play dodgy games etc |
| | very high memmory usage |
| Nick | It is the service that runs for Internet information Services. It is used to hose a Net Server. also could appear due to install of Virtual Machines. |
| Heysem | It looks like a spyware of Microsoft. It exploits 99% of CPU even when there is nothing to do with IIS. |
| goozay munanos! | "IIS Admin" services, in services cause these processes to exist. just stop this and they all go away! |
| raDies_chen | Solution: Just deinstall all "Internet Information Services" in : Software-Windows Components; Einfach alle Internet Informationsdienste in Software- Windows Komponenten - entfernen - |
| Muthukumar Siralan | Windows IIS file |
| rul | maybe the SMTP is wide open. take a look at the queue directory and check if there a thousands of mails inside. stop SMTP service, delete the queue and secure the box :) |
| Tim | Unless you're running a web server on your computer (you'll know if you are), this should not be running. If you want to run a web or mail server on your computer these might be useful. But if you did not choose to create a web server someone else could be using your computer as a web server for malicious purposes. If you do not want a web server running on your computer, stop and disable these three using Control Panel\Administrative tools\Services: "Simple Mail Transportation Protocol", "World Wide Web Pulbishing", and "IIS Admin". Make sure you set the Start up type to Disabled or Manul |
| Tabsss | Microsoft Internet Infomation Services, used for testin asp sites with no internet connection... but it also uses10mb of ram with no reason.. when u dont use it, u cant kill the procces without its starting again |
| cokkiy | IIS Admin Service |
| vieiralisboa | If you want to set up your own server, goto Control Panel - Administrative Tools - Services and disable this service (IIS admin). |
| Srinivas Jadhav | inetinfo.exe is Microsoft IIS file which handles ASP.NET(usaually page with .aspx extension) requests. inetinfo.exe is an IIS process inside which runs a ASP.NET ISAPI ie aspnet_iisapi.dll. This handles the request from the ASP.NET file, which intern uses named pipes to communicate with WP(ASP.NET Worker Process). See also: Link |
| Mike M | It is supposed to be the a service of IIS. It allows you to host your own website from your computer among other things. Unless you are hosting your own website, you should disable this service or even uninstall it. It has vulneratilities to attack. Also, a trogan can also masquarade as th inetinfo.exe. |
| Bolliger Ralph | Kann einfach über "Software" (Windowskomponenten) deinstalliert werden. Blockiert nur Ports die man zum Beispiel für den Apache-Dienst braucht. Also weg damit. Nützen tut der auch nicht viel. |
| Olaf | It's a part of IIS. Disable the SMTP service and everything should be fine. |
| Java EE Developer | This is the IIS admin service. For some reason unbeknownst to me, it seems to be very problematic, and most of the time will die just when you need it. No real harm could be done by stopping it if you're not going to host websites. |
| LordWabbit | Use a program like Process Explorer from SysInternals (free prog) and check where it's running from, if it's not running from C:\WINDOWS\system32\inetsrv\inetinfo.exe then get rid of it. If it keeps using 90% CPU type IISRESET in your start run, this will reset IIS and return it to working normally |
| | inetinfo.exe is used primarily for debugging Microsoft Windows Server Internet Information Services. This program is important for the stable and secure running of your computer and should not be terminated |
| Sheena | I have been trying to uninstall this for a while now, it just keeps coming back. |
| tolga | From the control panel (add/remove windows applications) you can disable this file at the IIS (Internet Information Services). Just disable all the items. It' s not dangerous and if you don' t need then its better to disable it. |
| JaReD | I don't really think it's dangerous at all but it uses an abnormally high ammount of cpu and after I stop it from starting my computer started running MUCH faster |
| btag | It's Microsoft Internet Information Server... In other words a HTTP/FTP/SMTP server. If you know you are running one and know how to manage it properly then it's legit. Otherwise check for spoofs or disable it if you don't need it since it's a common avenue of attack. See also: Link |
| Dan | It's a completely safe file which is required for the Windows IIS Service. Disabling it means that the service ceases to work. It occupies port 80 |
| trip | If your inetinfo.exe is getting close to 100% CPU attention, open IIS Console and check SMTP Virtual Server. Most likely your SMTP is wide open and used for spam relay. Mine was 100%, I shut off the SMTP and it's using 0% now... thanks Peter |
| Timothy Murphy | Its required for IIS(Internet Information Service) to run on Windows 2003; (Hosting sites etc) There is a conflict that will cause the CPU overload, ( i think with the smtp server, and probably others) and if you dont have the latest security patch it could be vulnerable to malicious coders. In itself it is not a dangerous program. See also: Link |
| | IIS Admin pff!, it states that SMTP uses this service, but, thunderbird happily sends emails after STOPPING it...jeez man, can't anyone tell the truth?! |
| P0rter | MS IIS service |
| KevinR | Like others said, its IIS related. Open IIS manager, find FTP Sites Default FTP Site - right click and select stop |
| rob | link below solves the riddle. annoying file, i just killed it. Not needed for normal operation, unless U run a webserver. See also: Link |
| Jayakrishnan | this is an iis related debugging file; Due to some problem it may use up to 100% of ur cpu |
| daVe | Using about 500meg of memory and over 25% of cpu time. the server was open for relaying via exchange 2003. thousands of spam-mails are waiting in queue. gonna fix that now. |
| Michael | Antivir define this process as a trojan horse, and it looks like a Trojan horse (Protect against deleting, recopie and hidden processes that restarts stopped processes) |
| Alex | I have 2003 windows server/ Now some virus program make with my server spam-mashine using that file (inetifo.exe). i using kerio FW but it seems to be nothing for virus |
| Jason | Used w/ IIS; would also like to comment on all the people that do not know about this process. Please do not add your 2 cents as you may cause problems for the others whom know nothing about this process as well. As mentioned above, if you are hosting a web server, you will know and you may just restart the service (usually almost last service listed "www"). If you don't not host a webserver, then disable it. |
| DougB | It is necessary if you want to publish a website from your computer. I do this on our intranet. |
| himanshu | This File is responsible for FTP Server, HTTP Server, HTTPS Server and SMTP Server on windows. |
| Rick | It depends on your use. For web hosting it is fine; otherwise not |
| Wutz | Apache web server won't load with this service running |
| Filippos | Microsoft Internet Infomation Services debugger. Consumes 100% of CPU. Just another MS buggy program. |
| Some Dude | A legitimate system file as well as a virus that will exploit this particular file to gather your emails and possibly install a trojan. Good luck figuring out which one yours does... |
| ohm it | Part of MS IIS on Server2000 with Exchange Server 2000. Consumes about 80% of the memory some times and causes the server to work VERY slowly. Microsoft knows this and wil include this in SP4 for Exchange. see this article See also: Link |
| Heath | The version in System32 folder is used as a server connection for maintaining web pages. Ok if one is networked into several other computers, but if you're on a standalone, it's a royal pain in the rear. Tim has the correct solution. I used his advice and solved my problem. If inetinfo.exe shows itself in any other folder besides System32, delete it.! It's a nasty worm. Not the real thing. Either way, they're both nuisances. |
| ergec | When my computer slows down I kill inetinfo process and then everything is ok. Like tolga said, just uninstall, if you don't need it. |
| evo | If your just an average surfer.. no servers or any of that extra that you runnen, you dont need it.. as above just goto windows add or remove programs, goto add/remove windows components, and you'll see it in the list "Internet Informations Services (IIS)" and if its ticked... then just untick it and click next and your done.. lol this thing was maken my desktop freeze on startup... not anymore ;) |
| Chris | Have been using it for years to run webservers. If you don't know what it is, you shouldn't be running it, as without proper security measures, IIS can be a way into your PC for virii (see link) Going into services and setting IISAdmin, and webserver to disabled will cure it for you. See also: Link |
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