What is SYMCUW.exe?

SYMCUW.exe is part of Symantec Shared Components and developed by Symantec Corporation according to the SYMCUW.exe version information.

SYMCUW.exe's description is "SymCUW"

SYMCUW.exe is digitally signed by Symantec Corporation.

SYMCUW.exe is usually located in the 'c:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\OPC\{C86EA115-FACD-4aa8-BFA2-398C677D0936}\' folder.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on SYMCUW.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameSymantec Shared Components
Company nameSymantec Corporation
File descriptionSymCUW
Internal nameSymCUW.exe
Original filenameSymCUW.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (c) 2007 Symantec Corporation. All rights reserved.
Product version8.0
File version8.0.0.103

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

Product nameSymantec Shared Components
Company nameSymantec Corporation
File descriptionSymCUW
Internal nameSymCUW.exe
Original filenameSymCUW.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (c) 2007 Symantec Corporat..
Product version8.0
File version8.0.0.103

Digital signatures [?]

SYMCUW.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameSymantec Corporation
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA
Certificate serial number01edf8340cdf060c099e1a6472f76db4

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5e3c9b72c8a4292c8849abe0683fadfd9
SHA25649c6edb618d66a6e03633661f84628650f6464e25ef110dae698dd7d9b1504ce

Error Messages

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

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

symcuw.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.

SymCUW has stopped working.

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

symcuw.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

What will you do with SYMCUW.exe?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with SYMCUW.exe. 71% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 7 users.

User vote results: There were 5 votes to remove and 2 votes to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with SYMCUW.exe. Only 7 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Malware or legitimate?

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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.

byron bengtson writes

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every time i try to open norton virus it pops up that suncuw has stoped working and responding

# 22 Feb 2015, 8:23

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