The file fvprotect.exe is commonly classified as a process that relates to malware Netsky.P.Worm. This is a mass-mailing worm that sends itself to email addresses that it has gathered from certain files in the system. This worm also tries to spread by various file-sharing methods by copying itself into directories using enticing filenames. It belongs to a prolific family of worms that affect the Microsoft Windows operating systems. The B variant was the first family member to find its way into distribution, while the P variant remains one of the most prevalent virus being sent in email. Worms such as Netsky.P.Worm is a stand-alone malware computer program that replicates itself in order to spread to other computers. It often uses a computer network to spread itself, relying on security failures on the target computer in order to gain access. It attempts to exploit the issue described as Microsoft IE MIME Header Attachment Execution Vulnerability to execute infected email attachments as soon as the email is viewed.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. fvprotect.exe. is used by Netsky.P.Worm, If you shut down fvprotect.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop fvprotect.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Netsky.P.Worm, from your system.

After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed fvprotect.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Netsky.P.Worm, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.

We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.

The first thing you should do if fvprotect.exe. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that fvprotect.exe, belongs to, in this case Netsky.P.Worm