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Our ultimate directory of Windows PC executables.The file ReShadeFXC64.exe, published by NVIDIA Corporation, is part of NVIDIA's integration of ReShade filters into its GeForce Experience software. This executable is responsible for compiling shader code, enabling users to apply various post-processing effects to games through NVIDIA's Freestyle and Ansel features. These effects can include enhancements like color correction, sharpening, and ambient occlusion, allowing for a more customized visual gaming experience.
You might have this executable on your system if you've installed NVIDIA's GeForce Experience and have enabled the use of ReShade filters. NVIDIA incorporated ReShade support into its software to provide users with a broader range of visual customization options in supported games. The presence of ReShadeFXC64.exe indicates that the shader compilation component necessary for these effects is installed on your system.
Below are 4 simple steps you can take to see if the ReShadeFXC64.exe process is safe or malware.
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Check your PC for threatsWe’ve found NVIDIA Corporation should be the publisher of ReShadeFXC64.exe.
How do we know? Our SpyShelter cybersecurity labs focuses on monitoring different types of Windows PC executables and their behaviors for our popular SpyShelter Antispyware software. Learn more about us, and how our cybersecurity team studies Windows PC executables/processes.
The publisher of an executable is the entity responsible for its distribution and authenticity. Most processes/executables on your PC should be signed. The signature on the executable should have been verified through a third party whose job it is to make sure the entity is who it says it is. Find an unsigned executable? You should consider scanning any completely unsigned .exe on your PC.
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