What is uphclean.exe? Is uphclean.exe spyware or a virus?
How to fix uphclean.exe related problems?
1. Run Security Task Manager to check your uphclean process
2. Run a Windows Repair Tool to fix uphclean.exe related PC problems
3. Run an Antivirus to find persistent malware
Process name: User Profile Hive Cleanup Service
Product: User Profile Hive Cleanup
Support: Help link Update link Uninstall tool
Company: Microsoft (microsoft.com)
File: uphclean.exe
A Microsoft process, this application terminates all processes and traces of activity from your profile when you log out of a Windows PC. Without uphclean.exe, in some instances programs will maintain a link to a registry file or keep some processes running. This creates problems if you have a roaming profile and log into another machine on the network. Additionally, it can cause minor issues for other users logging into the original PC. Founded in 1975, Microsoft's Windows Operating System is on more than 90% of IBM Compatible PCs.
If you want a detailed security rating about your uphclean.exe (and all other running background processes) read the following user opinions, and download the free trial version of Security Task Manager.
Note: Any malware can be named anything - so you should check where the files of the running processes are located on your disk. If a "non-Microsoft" .exe file is located in the C:\Windows or C:\Windows\System32 folder, then there is a high risk for a virus, spyware, trojan or worm infection! Check it out!
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Users Opinions
Average user rating of uphclean.exe: based on 31 votes. Read also the 17 reviews.
440 users ask for this file. 19 users rated it as not dangerous. 4 users rated it as not so dangerous. 4 users rated it as neutral. 2 users rated it as little bit dangerous. 2 users rated it as dangerous.
| All comments about uphclean.exe: | |
|---|---|
| Helps you to log out and closes handles left locked at variours resources by applications, normally preventing a proper logout. Great for roaming pofiles. Compeletely safe See also: Link D. Kalnęs | |
| it deffendly help my computer , no more crasches torben | |
| This file is not dangerous. It simply allows for a proper log out. See also: Link Creature Of Habit | |
| Avg viruse protector calls it a worm and put it in a vault. Gloria Jean | |
| I installed it one half ago, works fine, reduces shutdown dramatically Oldtimer | |
| Seems to take up a lot of CPU. It's running 50% at the moment so i'm removing it. piece of microsoft tutu | |
| it hogs 70% of CPU as shown in task manager Deb | |
| pas grand chose ribobert | |
| UPHClean is a service that gets rid of problems with user profiles not unloading. See also: Link WTHisTHIS | |
| Helps terminate poorly coded or hung apps at logout. Is a MS app written for a known problem. See the link. See also: Link Mike | |
| One version of Symantec classifies this as a virus. Any information? Kuro | |
| it hogs 70% of CPU as shown in task manager,hangs most applications toto | |
| It helps to log out without log errors.One of the most useful things From Microsoft!!! you must have See also: Link Xphell | |
| not a threat | |
| private bytes 636K and CPU 0% - not a resource hog at all Jack Over IP | |
| if not a virus, it uses only 1532k thats for me though. so defenitely not a hog.safe logout for roaming profiles John | |
| I used MS UPHClean to identify the AdminTools Services it's dependent on and restarted each one. No more issues! Semperlibre | |
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