What is defwatch.exe? Is defwatch.exe spyware or a virus?
How to fix defwatch.exe related problems?
1. Run Security Task Manager to check your defwatch process
2. Run a Windows Repair Tool to fix defwatch.exe related PC problems
3. Run an Antivirus to find persistent malware
Process name: Norton AntiVirus Definition Watcher
Product: Norton AntiVirus
Company: Symantec Corporation
File: defwatch.exe
Security Rating:
"defwatch.exe" is part of Norton AntiVirus from Symantec Corporation. It detects out-of-date virus definitions for Norton Anti-Virus software and warns you about them.
Required only if you don't update your virus definitions manually on a regular basis.
Get more detailed information about defwatch.exe and all other running background processes with Security Task Manager.
Note: Any malware can be named anything - so you should check where the files of the running processes are located on your disk. If a "non-Microsoft" .exe file is located in the C:\Windows or C:\Windows\System32 folder, then there is a high risk for a virus, spyware, trojan or worm infection! Check it out!
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Users Opinions
Average user rating of defwatch.exe: based on 56 votes. Read also the 22 reviews.
3 users ask for this file. 42 users rated it as not dangerous. 4 users rated it as not so dangerous. One user rated it as neutral. 9 users rated it as dangerous. One user didn't rate it ("don't know").
| All comments about defwatch.exe: | |
|---|---|
| Part of Symantec/Norton Antivirus - Virus definition scout | |
| defwatch.exe is part of Norton Antivirus Corporarte Edition. It monitors the virus definition files and will initiate a process to update these if necessary. Billy X | |
| Norton Anti-Virus Corporate Edition Definition Updater www.PC-Component.com | |
| It is the prog that tells you "Your definitions are out pf date. Please Run Liveupdate." | |
| It also totally ignores the exclusions you set in SAV and removes those programs you thought you had excluded from deletion such as RAdmin | |
| Part of Anti-virus software Justin | |
| This is the Software Firewall (NeoWatch) originally created by NeoWorx. NeoWorx was purchased by McAfee in 2002 (for $10mil). NeoWatch a great SW firewall, easy to use and works on Win95-XP and below. If you can find a copy, I recommend using it. Stu Pidaso | |
| do a live update with ur anti virus def. ppl lol | |
| This is the file which alerts about auto updates magesh babu | |
| Norton's File Sesshy | |
| It is used for Symantec Corporate Edition | |
| The file that checks your definitions, and tells them when they're out of date Skavold | |
| Well it may be a norton process but I DON'T have norton installed! I use avg AV, is it normal to have a norton process? or could it be a virus? | |
| it is not malicious daniel | |
| component of Norton CE - 280K reported in task manager bozo | |
| This is a safe Norton Symantic file that watches for new virus, worm, trogen definitions and initiates a process to download them if the system operator has not run a Live Update for virus definitions for a set period of time. Set Norton to automatically update definitions at an obsure hour every day and this file will no longer need to run on startup. TheWord | |
| It's a virus. Chews away at your registry files Adam | |
| Norton / symantec virus definition updater. | |
| This helps deaf users. Keith Mghee | |
| It is a file from norton av and not to worry abt it, while takes quite cpu resources during startup. Better to check if it is a malware. Parvesh Paliwal | |
| Used in Symantec Anti Virus Corp Editions | |
| defwatch is quarntine in Symantec endpoint protecion sandeep | |
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