What is anonds.anx doing on my computer?

anonds.anx is a module belonging to Digital Shredder from Anonymizer.
Non-system processes like anonds.anx 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 AnonDS.dll 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 anonds.anx is an executable file on your computer's hard drive. This file contains machine code. If you start the software Digital Shredder on your PC, the commands contained in anonds.anx will be executed on your PC. For this purpose, the file is loaded into the main memory (RAM) and runs there as a AnonDS.dll process (also called a task).

Is anonds.anx harmful?

anonds.anx has not been assigned a security rating yet. The anonds.anx file should be located in the folder C:\Program Files\anonymizer\anonymizer software\anonds. Otherwise it could be a Trojan.

Can I stop or remove anonds.anx?

Many non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. anonds.anx is used by 'Digital Shredder'. This is an application created by 'Anonymizer'.

If you no longer use Digital Shredder, you can permanently remove this software and thus anonds.anx from your PC. To do this, press the Windows key R at the same time and then type 'appwiz.cpl'. Then find Digital Shredder in the list of installed programs and uninstall this application.

Is anonds.anx 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 anonds.anx giving me errors?

Most anonds 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 Anonymizer website for the latest Digital Shredder update.