splash.exe suddenly appears

Splash.exe has appeared in Notification Area Icons. Splash.exe is not listed in Programs list. I've read various pages on what it is. My first question, though, is why did it just recently appear? And, even if I wanted to get rid of it, there is no listing for it, just that Notification Area item.

Shokan,

Check this link, it explains what it is for and the different software that uses it.

splash.exe Windows process - What is it?

dlc41 said:

Shokan,

Check this link, it explains what it is for and the different software that uses it.

splash.exe Windows process - What is it?

Yes, already read this. But I do not have, nor have downloaded recently, anything related to those companies or products.

Do a search of the HD for the file. Find what program folder it is in.

dlc41 said:

Do a search of the HD for the file. Find what program folder it is in.

Thanks. It is being used for a portable app I have and which I recently ran again after a couple years. Solved.

Your welcome

Shokan2 question did you ever get rid of this. i have the same thing from a portable app i ran and i no longer have anymore.

DarkSchneider94 said:

Shokan2 question did you ever get rid of this. i have the same thing from a portable app i ran and i no longer have anymore.

Yes, splash.exe never appeared again. AFAIK, it's not harmful in any way. It's just a by-product of the process of making an application that was designed to be installed into a portable one.