The file doscan.exe is an executable file from the Symantec Antivirus Corporate Edition 10.0 as well as Symantec Client Security 3.0. The file enables the antivirus applications to execute, providing you with security as you surf the Web. This ensures that online threats will be prevented from executing on your PC. Some reports have cited the file as using a huge chunk of CPU memory. The issue was actually a common problem encountered by clients who have installed the antivirus versions 10.0 and 3.0 previously mentioned. Symantec addressed the problem by providing updated versions for both antivirus programs. The new versions provide users with the option to disable Quick Scan from startup, as this was also an issue among users where they found startup scanning to be taking too much time. The file’s usual disk location is a subfolder of Program Files, generally in drive C. File sizes are 18,624 bytes, which is the more common size; and 24,816 bytes.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Symantec Antivirus, 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 doscan.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 doscan.exe, belongs to, in this case Symantec Antivirus