The igfxsrvc.exe process is an integral component of the Intel graphics accelerator and on-board graphics chipset drivers. Although not nearly as powerful as the more notable Nvidia and AMD graphics cards, these on-board graphics media accelerators are able to produce a fairly impressive gaming experience. This particular process is supported on a wide range of Windows based operating systems, such as Windows XP/7/8/8.1.

Ifrmewrk.exe is the Intel PRO/Set Wireless WiFi Framework which is used for setting up, managing and editing network profiles, used to connect to a network. This component also has additional advanced features such as channel selection (used for setting up ad-hoc networks) and power management. Through the WiFi Connection Utility, users are able to monitor their current connection details, such as connection speed, signal quality etc, users can also scan for available WiFi networks and troubleshoot problems with their current connection.

Mcshield.exe is a non-system process that is a part of the McAfee Anti-Virus program. This process is considered safe, for the most part, posing little to no threat to your system. That said, there are a number of issues users report having with this process, all of which I hope to explain in this post.

There are a number of valid reasons why you may be reading this post, you may have stumbled upon the splwow64.exe process while looking through Windows Task Manager and wondered what it was, why it was running on your computer, or whether it was a virus. Additionally, you could have come face to face with a splwow64.exe related error, either way; this file is not a virus, so you needn’t worry there.

If while looking in Windows Task Manager, you noticed the igfxpers.exe process running in the background, you may be confused as to what it is, primarily because of its cryptic name. That said, first things first, it’s not a malicious file, so you don’t need to worry about that. This process is from Intel and is installed along with your graphics card drivers on Intel-based chipset motherboards.

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.