The dwhwizrd.exe process is also known as the Symantec AntiVirus or Symantec Endpoint Protection and it is owned by the Symantec Corporation of the Norton Internet Security. This process protects the user’s computer system from Internet-bound threats such as Trojans, spyware, viruses and the like, that can be dispersed through e-mail that attacks the computer directly through unauthorized access. This program is considered to be an important part of the computer system and should remain intact and not be terminated. This file is a non-system process, which means it came from the user’s installation of an application within his or her computer system. This process is not a Windows core file, and it is not visible in the background. It is a verisign signed file and can monitor other applications. It is considered to be safe and able to provide security for the user. It can be uninstalled from the PC system, but it is recommended for it to not be stopped.

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