The savrtpel.sys file is a process also known as SAVRTPEL, which belongs to the Symantec AntiVirus AutoProtect or AutoProtect or Norton AntiVirus version 2005 designed by Symantec. The file is located on the Windows subfolder “C:\Program Files”. It has a file size of 50,312 bytes 43% of all occurrences and also 53,896 bytes, 37,000 bytes, 54,968 bytes, 37,008 bytes, and 49,808 bytes in the Windows 7/XP computers. Users can uninstall the related program from the Control Panel. The software associated to this file provides basic antivirus protection allowing users to go online without hesitation of getting viruses or malwares installed into their computers. This antivirus software lets users download and share information over the internet without passing on or getting virus into the computer. The software protects private information and the privacy settings of the computer from being stolen by unknown malwares on the internet.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. savrtpel.sys. is used by Norton AntiVirus version 2005, If you shut down savrtpel.sys, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop savrtpel.sys, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Norton AntiVirus version 2005, 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 savrtpel.sys

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Norton AntiVirus version 2005, 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 savrtpel.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 savrtpel.sys, belongs to, in this case Norton AntiVirus version 2005