What is the "ApMsgFwd.exe" process on Windows 8? Is the "ApMsgFwd.exe" process a virus? Can I terminate the "ApMsgFwd.exe" process?

"ApMsgFwd.exe" process represents "ApMsgFwd" program.

"ApMsgFwd.exe" process is normally running under the parent process "Boot" as shown in the process tree below:

Boot
   ApMsgFwd

On the Processes tab of "Task Manager", "ApMsgFwd.exe" process may be listed as:

Image Name                 Memory   Description
--------------------   ----------   -----------
ApMsgFwd.exe              4,508 K   ApMsgFwd

Additional information about "ApMsgFwd.exe" process:

Command line:
   "C:\Program Files\DellTPad\ApMsgFwd.exe" -s{05FA8492-C047-4207-BE65-780D8591C113}

Programe file information:
   Name: ApMsgFwd.exe
   Location: C:\Program Files\DellTPad\ApMsgFwd.exe
   Description: ApMsgFwd
   Version: 7, 0, 0, 34
   Size: 69968 bytes
   Last modified: 4/13/2011 3:41:36 PM
   Company Name: Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
   
Some data files used:
C:\Windows\System32

Some registry keys used:
HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Nls\Sorting\Versions
HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Nls\Sorting\Ids
HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\SESSION MANAGER

Some DLL libraries used:
C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll
C:\Windows\system32\KERNEL32.DLL
C:\Windows\system32\KERNELBASE.dll
C:\Windows\system32\ADVAPI32.dll
C:\Windows\system32\USER32.dll
C:\Windows\system32\GDI32.dll
C:\Windows\system32\SHLWAPI.dll
C:\Windows\system32\SHELL32.dll
C:\Windows\system32\SETUPAPI.dll
C:\Windows\system32\msvcrt.dll

"ApMsgFwd.exe" process is not a virus. You should not terminate "ApMsgFwd.exe" process.

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