How to remove navapsvc error

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navapsvc.exe file information

The process Norton AntiVirus Auto-Protect Service belongs to the software Norton AntiVirus or Norton Internet Security or Norton SystemWorks or navapsvc.exe or Norton SystemWorks 2005 Premier or Norton AntiVirus Auto Protect Service or Perfect Companion for Windows or navapsvc.exe" by Symantec Corporation (www.symantec.com).

Description: navapsvc.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files" - e.g. C:\Program Files\Norton AntiVirus\. Known file sizes on Windows XP are 177,264 bytes (31% of all occurrence), 139,936 bytes, 116,336 bytes, 158,848 bytes, 128,112 bytes, 116,344 bytes, 158,664 bytes, 133,744 bytes, 158,376 bytes, 176,768 bytes, 139,888 bytes, 128,160 bytes, 115,792 bytes, 115,872 bytes, 127,088 bytes, 174,208 bytes, 159,344 bytes, 116,392 bytes, 116,328 bytes, 133,792 bytes.
The program is not visible. It is a Verisign signed file. The file is digitally signed. navapsvc.exe is not a Windows system file. Therefore the technical security rating is 17% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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If navapsvc.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows then the security rating is 72% dangerous. File size is 13,968 bytes. There is no information about the maker of the file. The program has no visible window. It is located in the Windows folder, but it is not a Windows core file. navapsvc.exe is not a Windows system file. navapsvc.exe is able to monitor applications.

Important: Some malware camouflage themselves as navapsvc.exe, particularly if they are located in c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Thus check the navapsvc.exe process on your pc whether it is pest. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. It is one of the Top Download Picks of 2005 of The Washington Post and PC World.

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The process is an extreme user on my system at start up, which for me is no surprise as my computer has a processer less than a gig and the RAM is horrendous. However, if I just let it do its thing, I can easily have back the speed I usually have on my computer and the CPU usage is usually about 7% steady all together for me with this process running continuously. So unless NAVAPSVC.exe came out of nowhere and you don't know where it came from, there is actually nothing to worry about except maybe finding a better processor that works with the rest of the computer or just living with the usage
  Alexia  

Wichtige Datei und gehört zum Antivirenprogramm der Norton Internet Security.
  nibo1978  

It eats up my CPU and make my computer run slow, start ups take a LONG time. Is is safe to stop the Navapsvc.exe process on the Task Manager? If it is safe to end it's process,, then I will do it.
  nicole  

99% CPU are taken off by it. System crawl like snail.
  Wesley  

After your program downloads the automatc protections updates, your norton antivirus starts a quickscan...disable this feature under norton options for antivirus and you should see a difference.
  The wizard  

It stops some programs from running because it takes up so much of the CPU memory. I never had this problem before I tried Norton. I'm going back to the other program.
  Darlene  

Process can be a memory hog. It is taking up over 200MB of RAM on my machine right now while doing absolutely nothing. NAV 2003.
  JMP  

Unasked install after update Adobe under the name Photoshop
  HANS  

Symantec support page "navapsvc.exe cpu" did not work as I previously thought. It only shut off Auto Protect. What DID work was placing a memory card in the cardreader so that navapsvc.exe could scan it and then go to sleep. Now using 00% cpu again with printer & integrated card reader attached.
  Ron H  

Cardreader/printer attached causes high CPU. Disconnecting printer with integrated cardreader drops CPU usage by navapsvc. Fix found by searching "navapsvc.exe cpu" on Symantec support site.
  RonH   (further information)

DELETE and REMOVE Adobe Photoshop Starter edition 3.2 [unasked got by update Adobe Reader 8.1.1].
  Uil®  

Owned by Symantec. makes them evil. Symantec previously sent 750 malicious emails a day to twc-industries.com now known as Time Warner Cable... on top of that Symantec would say a specific code was a virus while infact it was LEGITIMATE for example in 95ish Diablo was one. is this the form of a wrongfully forced Boycot on the unknowing user?.... screw symantec and everything they make. its junk. thats why its slow. their coding (im guessing) is first (the old stuff) blocking things they shouldnt then the new coding is telling it to unblock it? im not certain. but there is no reason for lag.
  Gary Wilburn  

Was a huge CPU hog for me until I turned off SDmonitor which I believe is my multicard reader and CPU usage immediately went to 0%
  2 minutes hate  

It is a malware eating up memory. It is named after a process of Norton but it's not Norton. I solved the problem with Outpost Firewall ... I blocked the process and that was it
  me  

Try unplugging any USB devices such as Card Readers, It worked immediately for me, from 40-50% CPU Usage to 0%
  Incant8rix  

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  a+fraid-2-TELL  

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