prime95.exe General Information

Process Name: GIMPS Distributed Computing Client

Application using this process: The Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS)

Software Description: Prime95.exe is part of the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS) distributed computing project. This client process receives computing tasks from the central GIMPS server, runs computations using the CPU's idle time, and uploads results to the GIMPS server. This is a non-essential process. Terminating the process will interrupt your computer's participation in the GIMPS project.
Non-system processes like prime95.exe originate from software you installed on your system. Since most applications store data in your system's registry, it is likely that your registry has suffered fragmentation and accumulated invalid entries which can affect your PC's performance. It is recommended that you .

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Security risk: N/A
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Trojan: N/A (Scan and Check the Process Now)

Can I stop or remove prime95.exe?

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. Scan your system now to identify unused processes that are using up valuable resources. prime95.exe is used by 'GIMPS Distributed Computing Client'. To stop prime95.exe permanently uninstall 'The Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS)' from your system. Uninstalling applications can leave invalid registry entries, accumulating over time. Run a free scan to find out how to optimize software and system performance.