What is NortonSecurity.exe?
NortonSecurity.exe is part of Norton Security and developed by Symantec Corporation according to the NortonSecurity.exe version information.
NortonSecurity.exe's description is "Norton Security"
NortonSecurity.exe is digitally signed by Symantec Corporation.
NortonSecurity.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Security Suite\Engine\22.16.3.21\' folder.
None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about NortonSecurity.exe.
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Vendor and version information [?]
The following is the available information on NortonSecurity.exe:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | Norton Security |
| Company name | Symantec Corporation |
| File description | Norton Security |
| Internal name | ccSvcHst |
| Original filename | ccSvcHst.exe |
| Legal copyright | Copyright (c) 2018 Symantec Corporation. All rights reserved. |
| Product version | 22.16.3.21 |
| File version | 16.3.0.6 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | Norton Security |
| Company name | Symantec Corporation |
| File description | Norton Security |
| Internal name | ccSvcHst |
| Original filename | ccSvcHst.exe |
| Legal copyright | Copyright (c) 2018 Symantec Corporat.. |
| Product version | 22.16.3.21 |
| File version | 16.3.0.6 |
Digital signatures [?]
NortonSecurity.exe has a valid digital signature.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Signer name | Symantec Corporation |
| Certificate issuer name | VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA |
| Certificate serial number | 46735060c8d2436a20f7384996ec931b |
VirusTotal report
None of the 70 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the NortonSecurity.exe file.
Folder name variants
NortonSecurity.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Security Suite\Engine\22.16.3.21\. The most common variants are listed below:
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.16.3.21\
TCP/UDP Listening Ports [?]
NortonSecurity.exe has been reported to listen on the following TCP/UDP ports.
| Port | Protocol | # Occurrences |
|---|---|---|
| 1569 | TCP v4 | 2 |
| 49835 | TCP v4 | 2 |
| 1568 | TCP v4 | 1 |
| 1570 | TCP v4 | 1 |
| 1570 | TCP v6 | 1 |
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | be7a5dec3c81333b5e07fb54ff51386b |
| SHA256 | 56184009e8d5b423a6935d8efb45b8e46376ece2aa468c44ceb8d988385f95d7 |
Error Messages
These are some of the error messages that can appear related to nortonsecurity.exe:
nortonsecurity.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
nortonsecurity.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 Security has stopped working.
End Program - nortonsecurity.exe. This program is not responding.
nortonsecurity.exe is not a valid Win32 application.
nortonsecurity.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.
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What did other users do?
The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with the file. 0% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 4 users.
| Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Keep | 100 % | 4 | |
| Remove | 0 % | 0 |
Malware or legitimate?
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Comments
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