The file vptray.exe is a process which is also known as the Symantec Anti virus which belongs to the software called Norton Anti virus Corporate which is owned by Symantec. The program secures the Personal Computers from malicious software that would destroy the data in the Personal Computers and as well as software that would steal any data. The file can be usually found in the C:\Program Files\Symantec_Client_Security\Symantec AntiVirus. The usual file size would be 73,728 bytes in the Hard Disk Drive (HDD). But the size of the file may vary when used in different version of Operating Systems. These systems are Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7. The file does not belong to the Windows core file. But this file is a Verisigned file which means that this file belongs to the trusted file of the Microsoft. However, the file may be removed by using the Add/Remove Program utility in Windows Operating System

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Norton Anti virus Corporate, 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 vptray.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 vptray.exe, belongs to, in this case Norton Anti virus Corporate