Process: Rtvscan.exe (Symantec AntiVirus)
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Rtvscan.exe - General Information
Name:
Rtvscan.exe (Symantec AntiVirus)
Publisher
Symantec Corporation
Product:
Symantec AntiVirus
Default location:
%ProgramFiles% (x86)\Symantec AntiVirus\Rtvscan.exe
Rtvscan.exe - Description and Recommendation
This process is part of Symantec AntiVirus, a real-time anti-virus application. This process runs when the "Auto-Protect" feature of AntiVirus is enabled. It recommended that you leave this process enabled, as it monitors and eliminates virus and many other computer threats in real-time such as spam, malware, macro viri, etc. (depending on the version of AntiVirus installed).
Rtvscan.exe - Uninstall Techniques
It is not necessary to terminate this process, rather disable Auto-Protect from within Antivirus itself.