SearchProtection.exe is a program developed by Spigot that could be characterised as unwanted, for most computer systems. The purpose of this program is to protect whichever program(s) it’s bundled with, from being modified by other third-party applications. Once it gets onto your computer, it will create an entry within the Windows registry, so that it will be automatically loaded, every time the computer is switched on.

Khalmnpr.exe is a process that belongs to the Logitech SetPoint application which comes bundled with certain Logitech components. This particular file or process is digitally signed, which means it has been verified and tested to work on MS Windows, by Microsoft. To put it simply, Khalmnpr.exe is an integral part of Logitech SetPoint software, which comes bundled with a large number of Logitech mouse and keyboard drivers.

RAVCpl64.exe is a process, much like Rthdcpl.exe that belongs to the audio control component of RealTek’s sound card drivers. This particular process allows you to configure, modify and change the sound card settings via the HD audio control panel, so it’s a pretty important file, depending on how important or unimportant having control over your sound is to you. RAVCpl64.exe is not a dangerous file. The general assumption is that, if the process is present on your computer, then it means you have a RealTek audio device inside your computer.

What is this System32 all about? If you are a Windows user, most probably, you are acquainted with it. Perhaps, once in a while you encountered at least one type of System32 error. Like computer freezes, accompanied with error notification box with error info pointing to “C:\Windows\System32…”.

AcroRd32.exe is a component of the Adobe Acrobat Reader program. This file comes as part of the program and is installed along with it. There are a number of reported issues with this particular file, year in, year out.

The avp.exe process is an integral component of the Kaspersky Internet Security program. If you have Kaspersky Internet Security installed on your computer, then it’s highly recommended that you do not terminate the avp.exe process. This is because closing the avp.exe process will prohibit the Kaspersky security from scanning your system files in real time, making your computer vulnerable to virus infections.

The dwm.exe process is responsible for displaying the transparent and glossy graphical effects, aero glass previews, window thumbnail previews and control icons and themes, basically the aesthetic aspects of the operating system. In Windows 7 and Vista based systems, the Desktop Windows Manager (dwm.exe) carries out this particular function for all active windows, a function which typically entails utilising portions of system memory in order to create the 3D effects that you see.

There are a number of reasons why you may be reading this article, but the most likely reasons is due to a problem you may have encountered with the distnoted.exe, and so, your next move is to determine what exactly this file is. Well, the short answer is that it’s not a malicious file, it’s a process created by Apple that accompanies iTunes, used primarily for mobile device support.