The file navap.sys is recognized as a driver file for the program Symantec Antivirus Autoprotect. This program is a licensed product from Symantec Corporation. Antivirus Autoprotect is part of Symantec's Antivirus Software variations, often marketed under the brand name Norton. This antivirus software will identify all files that it deems harmful to the computer system. This includes viruses, spyware, malware, Trojan horses and worms. The Autoprotect features implements a scan, and in this program, they allow the user to assign safezones. By default, the entire computer is a safezone. Antivirus Autoprotect also has a Mount Scan feature. This pertains to scanning all ports and drivers, as well as all media that connect to these ports. The USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports, the CD and DVD players, printers and scanners, all of these devices will be scanned as part of the Mount Scan default setting. Symantec Antivirus Autoprotect may be downloaded and installed independently or as part of the entire Security suite.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Symantec Antivirus Autoptotect from Symantec, 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 navap.sys. 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 navap.sys, belongs to, in this case Symantec Antivirus Autoptotect from Symantec