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Process name: Norton Protection Status
Product: Norton Utilities
Company: Symantec Corporation
File: nprotect.exe
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Nprotect is part of Norton Utilities. Like the the default recycle bin, it helps protect against accidentally deleted files, while providing certain enhancements as well.

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630 users ask for this file. 8 users didn't rate it ("don't know"). 28 users rated it as not dangerous. 5 users rated it as neutral. 3 users rated it as little bit dangerous. 5 users rated it as dangerous.


All comments about nprotect.exe:
FRANK Auto Protect Not Working
Vampire Teil von Norton Antivirus 2004. Der UnErase-Assistent, der es vorteilhafter als der Windows Papierkorb ermöglicht gelöschte Dateien wieder herzustellen.  See also: Link
trewq it's in C:\Recycled\NPROTECT and can't be removed
pininfarina it's not dangerous it protects your pc from outside virusses and trojans
DarkspY Uninstalled Norton, but the Norton Recylce Bin ist still there
Matt M Recycle protector
Gustav Norton Protect
bp restart in dos mode type deltree /y c:\recycled\*.* and deltree /y c:\windows\tempor~1/*.* then when done type exit press or cntrl alt del , and restart and in regedit type in search nprotect and del all the keys , and nprotect is gone , well it worked here good luck
used for GunBound (game) as a anti hacking program  See also: Link
james it helps protect games, such as gunbound or ryl
when ur norton antivirus is in taskbar it shows in the taskmanager
Durim Trimi It makes sure you erase anything from the recycle bin and not recover them. Mostly for reasons of security and cover-up.  See also: Link
rizwan create a new startup for the ccapp under startup and restart everything will be resolved
[turtLe] Solution to the problem is as follows: Start/Run - type "command.com" which opens the command line interface. Run the following command exactly as typed: rd /S "\\?\C:\recycler\nprotect" then yes
Doggard In this file Just with Norton Utilitys installed it Protects critical win files form being deleted. How ever If you update norton Utilitys Befor installing Norton anti-Virus NAV says that the system is Infected. Only causion donot update NU right away Install Bolth then update. If you Don't you will have to remove all Traces of a Symantech product before you try to install. Same gos for Eny Antivirus software you have already installed when you install norton antivirus it sees the program on the CD sees the System as infected so It is a Four or Five in the way of Infectous
Robert Norton Antivirus Recycle Bin Protection - allows you to restrore files that were deleted and removed from trash or by a system process.  See also: Link
useless Norton recycle program - diable in recycle bin properties under norton protection (Enable) and then remove startup entry.
Zvirbulite It's Norton Systemworks' Recycler Protect feature. As Turtle above wrote: Solution to the problem is as follows: Start/Run - type "command.com" which opens the command line interface. Run the following command exactly as typed: rd /S "\\?\C:\recycler\nprotect" then yes
Guilherme vieira(R p3r_) nProtect.exe is not the nProtect used to protect games anti-hacking. The file name of the nProtect anti-hacking is GameGuard.des, don't make confusion!
Demonsdeal I have the NPROTECT file in a nother file called "Recycler"-I do have Norton -but the damn NPROTECT file is 9 gigs!
ekl sie plagt einem nicht, aber es ist eine Frechheit von Norto Dateien zu kreieren, welche man ohne Formatoierung der Festplatte nicht mehr wegbring
From_Paris the option with RD command has done the job for me by deleting the Nprotect directory and i get back all the disk space ... Thanks a lot for your help !!!
i got a nprotect322.exe but i don't know what is it, i cannot find no info
J. Bond Nprotect is a program that protects you from N. Whenever N is comming dangerously close to you it will crash your computer so that N can't get acces to it.  See also: Link
Informed User GameGuard.des is only the updater for nProtect. GameMon.des is the actual core of the nProtect anti-hacking suite.  See also: Link
tech unerases the emptied recycle bin, I usually have ONLY this installed as part of the norton systemworks program, whilst using another internet security program, just found out takes a lot of memory with different processes running with it,
Bertt Demonsdeal. If you open windows explorer and in the adress bar type C:/recycler/Nprotect, the hidden folder will open and you can delete the contents freeing up the space. I had the same problem when my C drive was telling me I had 9gig of space used which just didn't add up.
I have nprotect322.exe running but I do NOT have Norton what is this?
destini Its your trash can, right click on your recycle bin, go to properties, and change the 10% to like 2%. Its the amount of space your computer defaults to and sets aside for "trash storage".
Nprotect IT can be dangerous but most of the time its not. Visit the link if you are an expert.
Alan B NPROTECT is a subdirectory of the RECYCLER file , a hidden file on the root directory in C: drive. I was concerned at the amount of space taken up by it.. The solution was dead easy: simply emty the Norton Protected Recyce Bin!
Killian Sie ist toll ich will sie haben^^

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