sndsrvc.exe information

Information and startup locations can be examined on this page: verify all your files to make sure that they are legitimate, digitally signed and from the company Symantec Corporation to which they should belong. sndsrvc.exe security and file info Network Driver Service - Symantec Security Drivers - Symantec Corporation Filetype : executable An executable file is a program that can be executed in your windows environment. What is SNDSrvc.exe? This is the Symantec Network Driver Service. It is a module that is responsible for scanning outbound email in your email client. It is installed as a part of Norton Internet Security and Norton Personal Firewall. This process is not essential to the proper operation of the system; however, it is essential to the proper operation of the outbound email scanning features of your Norton software. If it causes problems for you and you wish to disable it, and you do not utilize the email scanning feature of Norton Personal Firewall, you can safely disable it. Dangers of SNDSrvc As this is a legitimate process that is installed on any system with Norton Internet Security or Norton Personal Firewall, it is common for virus writers and spyware vendors to disguise their malware as the genuine one. Some malicious files may have the same name as this process but be stored somewhere other than in %ProgramFiles%\Common Files\Symantec Shared. Other malware may use a name that appears similar to that of the legitimate one but with slight differences in spelling or with appended digits. While there are currently no known viruses, Trojans, or adware applications that disguise themselves as this process, you should look out for the presence of this file in an incorrect location or with a slightly different name. There is typically only one instance of this process running at a given time on a system. The presence of multiple instances may be an indicator of a malware infection. Common problems "Sndsrvc has caused an error in KERNEL32.DLL" This a known problem with no known solution. Try installing all available updates. If the problem persists, try reinstalling your Norton firewall. This process left me unable to boot! This a very uncommon problem that is known to have occurred. It is possible that this is caused by a virus infection. Try booting into safe mode to reinstall the software and scan for viruses. Possible error for this file: Application error, the application has generated errors and will be closed by windows Our recommendation:  Click here to run a FREE Scan for SNDSRVC.EXE related errors

MD5 File security rating

A MD5 hash is a unique fingerprint of a file. Different files/versions can have the same filenames. The MD5 hash verifies that the legitimate file is not altered. Runscanner (Freeware) can help you checking the file's MD5 hashes Sndsrvc.exe files in Runscanner database   1 different item(s) in database   35 different item(s) in database Green items are verified safe to use Unrated items are not yet checked for safety. Red items are not safe (typically virusses, spyware or other malware) This file is digitally signed by it's publisher. This means that the file is from the company claiming to created it, this does not mean by default that the file is safe

General file info

Product name:  Symantec Security Drivers Description:  Network Driver Service Company:  Symantec Corporation Fix SNDSRVC.EXE errors:  Free registry scan

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Part of Norton Personal Firewall and Norton Internet Security - what does it do and is it required? info provided by sysinfo.org