Basically termed as Norton AntiVirus Auto-Protect Service, the navapsvc.exe file is a Windows process and executable type, which is a component of certain antivirus and security software products of Symantec. Digitally signed by VeriSign, navapsvc.exe is an important file bundled in Norton AntiVirus 2002, Norton AntiVirus 2003, Norton AntiVirus 2004, Norton AntiVirus 2005, Norton SystemWorks 2004, Norton SystemWorks 2005 Premier, Norton Internet Security, and Norton AntiVirus Auto Protect. All of these applications are developed to help protect Windows PC from viruses, worms, Trojans and spyware, as well as other Internet or online threats, such as phishing, fraud, identity theft, and scam. Because it is one of the essential components, the navapsvc.exe file must remain running in the background of the computer system. This enables the software to function properly, which is to protect and secure the computer against malicious files and other security risks. Once the program is launched, it automatically scans dangerous files and programs, then delete them to prevent damaging the computer and stealing information.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Norton 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 navapsvc.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 navapsvc.exe, belongs to, in this case Norton AntiVirus