What does the MOM.exe file do?
The MOM.exe process is also known as Catalyst Control Center: Monitoring program or, as the case may be, Radeon Additional Settings: Monitoring program and is a part of Catalyst Control Center - Branding or, as the case may be, Catalyst Control Centre. This software is produced by Advanced Micro Devices (www.amd.com) or, as the case may be, ATI Technologies (www.ati.com). An outdated or faulty version of MOM.exe can cause problems for your computer, ranging from slowness to error messages like these:
- Catalyst Control Center has stopped working. Windows is checking for a solution to the problem... (Windows 11, 10, 7)
- Catalyst Control Center has stopped working. A problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Windows will close the program and notify you if a solution is available. (Windows 11, 10, 7)
- MOM.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close.
- Access violation at address FFFFFFFF in module MOM.exe. Read of address 00000000.
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What you should know about MOM.exe Catalyst Control Center
MOM.exe is not part of Windows, but it is important nonetheless. The file MOM.exe is found in a subdirectory of "C:\Program Files".
Frequently occurring are file sizes such as 299,008 bytes (44% of all these files), 65,536 bytes as well as 5 other variants.
The MOM file is not part of the Windows operating system. This process does not have a visible window, and does not appear on the taskbar. You can use Windows Control Panel (Programs icon) to completely remove the software.
MOM.exe appears to be a file that was compressed by an EXE-Packer. This technique is often used by trojans to keep the file size small and also hamper debugging efforts. However, this in itself is not sufficient reason to presume malicious intent, since even well-intentioned, professional software producers take advantage of compressed files.
For this reason, 26% of all experts consider this file to be a possible threat. The probability that it can cause harm is high.
If you see this file on your hard drive or in Windows Task Manager, please make sure that it is not a malicious variant. It's a fact that many trojans try to cloak their true identity by calling themselves MOM.exe. With the above information or by using tools like Security Task Manager you can determine if, in your case, the file is an undesirable variant.
What do other computer users say about MOM?
| Its a part of ATI's Catalyst Control Centre, harmless i guess. Mr Plenty | |
| ATI installed program | |
| It is something to do with of catalyst control centre Daniel | |
| mom.exe is a Catalyst Control Center | |
| ATi Catalyist process (further information...) Digdeep |
Summary: 29 users consider MOM.exe essential and should not be removed. 7 users consider it harmless. For this reason, 4 users have already removed MOM.exe. source: file.net
How to uninstall Catalyst Control Center - Branding or Catalyst Control Centre
To remove Catalyst Control Center from your computer, please follow the manual instructions below.
- Click the Windows Start Button. You can find it in the lower-left corner of the taskbar.
- Type 'uninstall'.
- Click Add or remove programs.
- Now locate Catalyst Control Center - Branding or Catalyst Control Centre in the list of displayed applications.
- Click the program, and then click Uninstall.
How to check if MOM.exe (Catalyst Control Center) was uninstalled completely
After uninstalling, restart your computer. Then open Windows Explorer and check if a folder with the software name still exists under C:\Program Files. Also, check the Registry for remnants of Catalyst Control Center. To do this, start Regedit, then look under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > Software for: Catalyst Control Center or the name of the producer. Keep in mind that only a computer professional should delete entries in the Windows Registry directly.
Last but not least
If Windows is not working properly, startup is slow, or MOM.exe is causing problems, a good Windows diagnostic tool may help. This is especially effective when it comes to older computers that have accumulated vast quantities of "garbage data" as the result of many software installs and uninstalls.
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