The process nsium.exe is a known component of Norton Internet Security by Symantec. This particular file is associated with the Norton Internet Security Stats. The Internet Security Stats is part of their Internet service that shows very important indicators with regards to security service. It presents the data in a clear, visual interface that the user will easily understand. The indicators are just one aspect, and it will direct the user to Safe Web Activity. It shows which web sites are considered harmful, to encourage the user to avoid these websites and opt to continue safe web activity. The Norton Internet Protection is a holistic Internet protection program which will allow the user to browse the web without the worry of getting viruses and other threats. Norton specializes in detection and analysis, and is now one of the industry leaders.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Norton Internet Security Stats 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 nisum.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 nisum.exe, belongs to, in this case Norton Internet Security Stats from Symantec