What is NPE.exe?

NPE.exe is part of Norton Power Eraser and developed by Symantec Corporation according to the NPE.exe version information.

NPE.exe's description is "Norton Power Eraser"

NPE.exe is digitally signed by Symantec Corporation.

NPE.exe is usually located in the 'c:\RECYCLER\S-1-5-21-1547161642-839522115-1060284298-1003\Dc6\[ShopTinHoc.Com]_ga_congnghiep_Norton Power Eraser 1.0.0.45 beta\' folder.

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on NPE.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameNorton Power Eraser
Company nameSymantec Corporation
File descriptionNorton Power Eraser
Internal nameNMR
Original filenameNPE.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (c) 1997-2010 Symantec Corporation
Product version1.0
File version1.0.0.58

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameNorton Power Eraser
Company nameSymantec Corporation
File descriptionNorton Power Eraser
Internal nameNMR
Original filenameNPE.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (c) 1997-2010 Symantec Cor..
Product version1.0
File version1.0.0.58

Digital signatures [?]

NPE.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameSymantec Corporation
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA
Certificate serial number758f5ee8263b6694719d8434eb998608

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5b111888d62d007086205ce3348c29f0f
SHA256b062cb698078963d1de35a3c49c3b28fc66ad648bbc43732661a87a8bf9bc789

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to npe.exe:

npe.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

npe.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

Norton Power Eraser has stopped working.

End Program - npe.exe. This program is not responding.

npe.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

npe.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

What will you do with NPE.exe?

To help other users, please let us know what you will do with NPE.exe:



What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with NPE.exe. 42% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 19 users.

User vote results: There were 8 votes to remove and 11 votes to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with NPE.exe. Only 19 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Malware or legitimate?

If you feel that you need more information to determine if your should keep this file or remove it, please read this guide.

Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the information provided on this web page


Free online surveys

And now some shameless self promotion ;)

A screenshot of FreeFixer's scan result.Hi, my name is Roger Karlsson. I've been running this website since 2006. I want to let you know about the FreeFixer program. FreeFixer is a freeware tool that analyzes your system and let you manually identify unwanted programs. Once you've identified some malware files, FreeFixer is pretty good at removing them. You can download FreeFixer here. It runs on Windows 2000/XP/2003/2008/2016/2019/Vista/7/8/8.1/10. Supports both 32- and 64-bit Windows.

If you have questions, feedback on FreeFixer or the freefixer.com website, need help analyzing FreeFixer's scan result or just want to say hello, please contact me. You can find my email address at the contact page.

Comments

Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.

No comments posted yet.

Leave a reply