vistafirewallservice.exe
vistafirewallservice.exe
Process name: Vista-Wall
Application using this process: Vista-Wall extended control for Vista Firewall
File location: C:\Program Files\vistafirewallcontrol
Recommended: Check your system for vistafirewallservice.exe problems
What is vistafirewallservice.exe doing on my computer?
vistafirewallservice.exe is a process belonging to Vista-Wall extended control for Vista Firewall from Sphinx Software.
Non-system processes like vistafirewallservice.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 Vista-Wall 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.
The vistafirewallservice.exe is an executable file on your computer's hard drive. This file contains machine code. If you start the software Vista-Wall extended control for Vista Firewall on your PC, the commands contained in vistafirewallservice.exe will be executed on your PC. For this purpose, the file is loaded into the main memory (RAM) and runs there as a Vista-Wall process (also called a task).
Is vistafirewallservice.exe harmful?
vistafirewallservice.exe has not been assigned a security rating yet. The vistafirewallservice.exe file should be located in the folder C:\Program Files\vistafirewallcontrol. Otherwise it could be a Trojan.
Can I stop or remove vistafirewallservice.exe?
Many non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system.
vistafirewallservice.exe is used by 'Vista-Wall extended control for Vista Firewall'. This is an application created by 'Sphinx Software'.
If you no longer use Vista-Wall extended control for Vista Firewall, you can permanently remove this software and thus vistafirewallservice.exe from your PC. To do this, press the Windows key + R at the same time and then type 'appwiz.cpl'. Then find Vista-Wall extended control for Vista Firewall in the list of installed programs and uninstall this application.
Is vistafirewallservice.exe CPU intensive?
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'.
Why is vistafirewallservice.exe giving me errors?
Most vistafirewallservice issues are caused by the application executing the process. The surest way to fix these errors is to update or uninstall this application. Therefore, please search the Sphinx Software website for the latest Vista-Wall extended control for Vista Firewall update.
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