The process npdriver.sys is associated with Norton Unerase Protection Driver by Symantec. Norton Unerase Protection Driver is a part of the Norton Antivirus Suite. Norton is a company under Symantec and it specializes in Antivirus, usually for individual and smaller scale set-ups. The Antivirus Suite protects the computer from all known threats including malware, worms, Trojan horses and spyware. It also protects the computer when browsing the Internet. It warns the user about harmful websites and provides real time protection for the users. This file is particularly concerned with the Unerase Protection Driver. Technically, it reverses the action of deleting the program. It is a file recovery tool that aims to undo a delete operation. This file is bundled with the Antivirus suite, and does not need to be specifically downloaded in the hard drive.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Norton Unerase Protection Driver by 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 npdriver.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 npdriver.sys, belongs to, in this case Norton Unerase Protection Driver by Symantec