What is navw32.exe?

navw32.exe is part of Norton AntiVirus and developed by Symantec Corporation according to the navw32.exe version information.

navw32.exe's description is "Norton AntiVirus Scanner Module"

navw32.exe is usually located in the 'C:\PROGRA~1\NORTON~1\' folder.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on navw32.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameNorton AntiVirus
Company nameSymantec Corporation
File descriptionNorton AntiVirus Scanner Module
Internal nameNavw32
Original filenameNavw32.exe
Legal copyrightNorton AntiVirus 2006 for Windows 2000/XP Copyright © 2005 Symantec Corporation. All rights reserved.
Product version12.6.0
File version12.6.0.1

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

Product nameNorton AntiVirus
Company nameSymantec Corporation
File descriptionNorton AntiVirus Scanner Module
Internal nameNavw32
Original filenameNavw32.exe
Legal copyrightNorton AntiVirus 2006 for Windows 20..
Product version12.6.0
File version12.6.0.1

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD595f73dd234b7ccdcaa903692ac816c1b
SHA256bbbefdd766da36dfb1f4ba1048153da997b3fe6881d38a106eedcaefef1c191a

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to navw32.exe:

navw32.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

navw32.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 AntiVirus Scanner Module has stopped working.

End Program - navw32.exe. This program is not responding.

navw32.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

navw32.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?

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