main.exe SpyCop surveillance software. This auto-starting application monitors when the last time a Spycop scan was initiated and reminds the user at intervals when a scan is necessary. "This program is a non-essential system process, but should not be terminated unless suspected to be causing problems. " Note: main.exe is also a process relating to the Backdoor.Prorat Trojan. "This Trojan allows attackers to access your computer from remote locations, stealing passwords, Internet banking and personal data. " This process is a security risk and should be removed from your system. Note: main.exe is a process belonging to the 2Search advertising program. This process monitors your browsing habits and distributes the data back to the author's servers for analysis. This also prompts advertising popups. This process is a security risk and should be removed from your system.
Non-system processes like main.exe originate from software you installed on your system. Since most applications store data on your hard disk and in your system's registry, it is likely that your computer has suffered fragmentation and accumulated invalid entries which can affect your PC's performance.

In Windows Task Manager, you can see what CPU, memory, disk and network utilization is causing the SpyCop ScanCheck process. To access the Task Manager, hold down the Ctrl + Shift + Esc keys at the same time. These three buttons are located on the far left of your keyboard.

This process is considered safe. It is unlikely to pose any harm to your system. The main.exe file should be located in the folder C:\Program Files\2search or %systemroot%. Otherwise it could be a Trojan.

This process is not considered CPU intensive. However, running too many processes on your system may affect your PC’s performance. To reduce system overload, you can use the Microsoft System Configuration Utility (MSConfig) or the Windows Task Manager to manually find and disable processes that launch upon start-up.

Use the Windows Resource Monitor to find out which processes and applications write/read the most on the hard drive, send the most data to the Internet, or use the most memory. To access the Resource Monitor, press the key combination Windows key + R and then enter 'resmon'.