defalert.exe
What is defalert.exe?
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Windows Process Description:
The process defalert.exe is associated with the Norton brand of anti-virus software. Norton is the brand for a wide variety of anti-virus products developed by Symantec. The company, Symantec, is known for products related to technology and has been a trusted name for years. The process defalert.exe housed in Norton anti-virus software varies in size but is mostly in the 42 kb to 55 kb range. The fact that it is small means it takes up little of your memory resources. The process defalert.exe is initiated during the boot process with the entirety of the Norton anti-virus software. If you wish to disable it from your start-up processes, then disable the rest of the software. However, since your anti-virus software serves as your protection against intruding viruses, spyware and Trojans, it is advised to leave the whole program and hence the process defalert.exe to run during start-up.
The main functionality of the defalert.exe process is being the program's updater. That means whenever new virus definitions become available, you are notified and the process defalert.exe downloads these definitions to be incorporated with your software. This ensures that all your definitions are up to date and your machine is protected against the latest malware which could infect it. If, in case you want to disable the automatic updates of your Norton Anti-virus software, you could always use a registry cleaner to remove this process from your system registry. You can access and update your definitions manually if you choose to do so. However, as was expounded upon, since the process defalert.exe makes your system more secure, it is better to leave it running during start-up.
There are currently no known problems with the process defalert.exe. If you are experiencing any type of technical difficulty, run a registry scan for diagnosis and possible solution to your problems or you can contact Symantec's technical support team for any assistance you might need.
Author: Norton by Symantec.
Author URL: http://www.symantec.com
Part Of: Norton Anti-Virus
Memory Usage: Low, the process defalert.exe only uses 300 kb in memory size.
System Process: No
Application: Yes
Background Process: Yes
Uses Network: No
Uses Internet: Yes
Hardware Related: No
Common Path: C: \Program Files \NORTON \
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