What Is winroll.exe? Is It A Virus Or Malware? Uninstall?

What is winroll.exe?

winroll.exe is an executable exe file which belongs to the Mountain Lion Skin Pack process which comes along with the Mountain Lion Skin Pack Software developed by Unknown software developer.

If the winroll.exe process running in the Windows Operating system is important, then you should be careful while deleting it. Sometimes winroll.exe process might be using CPU or GPU too much. If it is malware or a virus, it might be running in the background without you knowing it.

The .exe extension of the winroll.exe file specifies that it is an executable file for Windows Operating Systems like Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10.

Malware and viruses are also transmitted through exe files. So we must be sure before running any unknown executable file on our computers or laptops.

Now we will check if the winroll.exe file is a virus or malware. Whether it should be deleted to keep your computer safe? Read more below.

Is winroll.exe safe to run? Is it a virus or malware?

Let’s check the location of this exe file to determine whether this is legit software or a virus. The location of this file and dangerous rating is.

File Location / Rating: C:Program Files (x86)WinRoll

To check whether the exe file is legit you can start the Task Manager. Then click on the columns field and add Verified Signer as one of the columns.

Now, look at the Verified Signer value for winroll.exe process if it says “Unable to verify” then the file may be a virus.

File Name	winroll.exe
Software Developer	Unknown
File Type	EXE
File Location	C:Program Files (x86)WinRoll
Software	Mountain Lion Skin Pack

 

Over All Ratings for winroll.exe : 4/5

Next, check the developer of winroll.exe. If the developer of the software is legitimate, then it is not a virus or malware. If the developer is not listed or seems suspicious, you can remove it using the uninstall program.

Based on our analysis, we have displayed our result of whether this winroll file is a virus or malware below.

How to check if winroll.exe is a security issue?

We also recommend using the Security task manager application to find which processes are unwanted in your Windows computer and can be a security issue. Here is how you can find whether winroll.exe is a security threat using the Security Task Manager application.

1. Download the Security Task Manager application and install it on your computer.
2. Run it as administrator. It will now show all the applications that are running on your computer.
3. Now it will show the Rating, file location, company, and product name for each process.
4. Now click on the rating column to sort based on ratings.
5. You will now see which process has the worst rating easily so can decide winroll.exe is given a bad rating or not easily.
6. You will also find whether the winroll.exe process is important or not with this feature. Here is a screenshot of the software running on our windows computer.

How To Remove or Uninstall winroll.exe

To remove winroll.exe from your computer do the following steps one by one. This will uninstall winroll.exe if it was part of the software installed on your computer.

1. If the file is part of a software program, then it will also have an uninstall program. Then you can run the Uninstaller located at directory like C:Program Files>Unknown>Mountain Lion Skin Pack >Mountain Lion Skin Pack> winroll.exe_uninstall.exe.
2. Or the winroll.exe was installed using the Windows Installer then to uninstall it Go to System Settings and open Add Or Remove Programs Option.
3. Then Search for winroll.exe or the software name Mountain Lion Skin Pack in the search bar or try out the developer name Unknown.
4. Then click on it and select the Uninstall Program option to remove winroll.exe file from your computer. Now the software Mountain Lion Skin Pack program along with the file winroll.exe will be removed from your computer.

How do I stop winroll.exe process?

In order to stop the winroll.exe process from running you either have to uninstall the program associated with the file or if it’s a virus or malware, remove it using a Malware and Virus removal tool.

Is winroll.exe a Virus or Malware?

As per the information we have the winroll.exe is not a Virus or Malware. But a good file might be infected with malware or a virus to disguise itself.

Is winroll.exe causing High Disk Usage?

You can find this by opening the Task Manager application (Right-click on Windows Taskbar and choose Task Manager) and clicking on the Disk option at the top to sort and find out the disk usage of winroll.exe.

Is winroll.exe causing High CPU Usage?

You can find this by opening the Task Manager application and finding the winroll process and checking the CPU usage percentage.

How to check GPU Usage of winroll.exe?

To check winroll.exe GPU usage. Open the Task Manager window and look for the winroll.exe process in the name column and check the GPU usage column.

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