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

"bndaemon.exe - Persistent Agent Service" process for "Bradford Persistent Agent Service" is the Client Security Agent Service provided by Bradford Networks to support Network Access Control (NAC). This allows the network administrator to remotely manage securities on your computer.

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

Image Name    PID  User Name   Memory   Description

bndaemon.exe  360  SYSTEM      3,208 K  Persistent Agent Service

Additional information about "bndaemon.exe" process:

Command line:
   C:\Program Files\Bradford Networks\Persistent Agent\bndaemon.exe
   
Started by: service.exe

Files used:
   C:\Windows\System32
   C:\ProgramData\Bradford Networks\stderr.txt
   C:\ProgramData\Bradford Networks\stdout.txt
   C:\ProgramData\Bradford Networks\bndaemon_log.txt
   
Registry keys:
Key  HKLM\SOFTWARE\Bradford Networks\Client Security Agent
Key  HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Bradford Networks\Persistent Agent
Key  HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Nls\CodePage
Key  HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Nls\Sorting\Versions
Key  HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Session Manager
Key  HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\WinSock2\Parameters\NameSpace_Catalog5
Key  HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\WinSock2\Parameters\Protocol_Catalog9
Key  HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\crypt32
Key  HKU\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\International

"bndaemon.exe" process is not a virus. You can terminate "bndaemon.exe" process or stop "Bradford Persistent Agent Service". But your network administrator may want you keep it running, so he/she can control your computer remotely.

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