• Properties:

• System Process: No
• Background Process: Yes
• Application Process:Yes
• Common Path:
  C:\ WINDOWS\ OPTIONS\ OemReset.exe
• Uses Network:No
• Uses Internet:No

Description:

The file oemreset.exe belongs to an application designed to restore certain configurations upon startups. The oemreset.exe file comes with its dependent application's complete installation. This executable bears a digital fingerprint of MD5 file hash type, which serves as a proof to the oemreset.exe process' high values integrity. The oemreset.exe file is operable under 32-bit versions of Windows operating systems, even under the latest service packs and editions of Windows Vista and Windows XP.

The process oemreset.exe is not a required file for the system to function. It is geared to reset the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) installation settings into the default configuration, which happens upon every boot up. It automatically executes once the system has already started booting itself. With the oemreset.exe file's utility, any impermanent modifications made within the last session would be deleted and revoked into the original configuration.

The oemreset.exe file also appears when the user installs a new driver or software. This executable is on summoned for every OEM related computer ware installation. After the installation operation, the oemreset.exe file stops working since it has already performed its supposed function. Under the normal operation, this executable only loads every boot to perform its default restoring function.

Found to be a secure file, the oemreset.exe process is a trusted executable. It is incapable of virus vectoring and Web hijacking. Upon its execution, the oemreset.exe file does not load up to any other application aside from its own process. It can be safely deleted from the computer, though the deletion will cause the reset function to be disabled. OEM reset completes any OEM cleaning up process, which is why this executable is also a common content for OEM refreshing applications.

Recommendations:

This is a safe process. There is no necessity to remove this process from your system or change it in any way.