agent.exe - What is agent.exe?

What is agent.exe doing on my computer?

agent.exe is also a process associated with the Forte Agent Newsgroup reader, this is a is non-essential process to the running of the system, but should not be terminated unless suspected to be causing problems.
Non-system processes like agent.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 Acronis True Image Agent 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.

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The agent.exe is an executable file on your computer's hard drive. This file contains machine code. If you start the software Acronis Disk Management on your PC, the commands contained in agent.exe will be executed on your PC. For this purpose, the file is loaded into the main memory (RAM) and runs there as a Acronis True Image Agent process (also called a task).

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Is agent.exe harmful?

This process is considered safe. It is unlikely to pose any harm to your system. The agent.exe file should be located in the folder C:Program FilesCommon FilesAcronisAgent. Otherwise it could be a Trojan.

agent.exe is a safe process

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Can I stop or remove agent.exe?

Many non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. agent.exe is used by 'Acronis Disk Management'. This is an application created by 'Acronis'.

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

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Is agent.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'.

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Why is agent.exe giving me errors?

Most agent 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 Acronis website for the latest Acronis Disk Management update.

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Why do I have multiple instances of agent.exe?

Multiple copies of a process in your task manager may indicate the presence of a virus or Trojan. Make sure you always use an updated antivirus software and perform a full scan to identify any such cases.

agent.exe is known to have 2 other instances:

AntiVir Security Management Center Agent
agent.exe is a process belonging to Avira Internet Security Suite... read more »

agent.exe
The agent.exe file is also known as the InstallShield Update... read more »

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