What is antivirus.analyzer doing on my computer?

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

Is antivirus.analyzer harmful?

antivirus.analyzer has not been assigned a security rating yet. The antivirus.analyzer file should be located in the folder C:\Program Files\blue squirrel\spam sleuth. Otherwise it could be a Trojan.

Can I stop or remove antivirus.analyzer?

Many non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. antivirus.analyzer is used by 'Spam Sleuth AntiVirus'. This is an application created by 'Blue Squirrel'.

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

Is antivirus.analyzer 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 antivirus.analyzer giving me errors?

Most antivirus 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 Blue Squirrel website for the latest Spam Sleuth AntiVirus update.