What is ntsvc.exe?

ntsvc.exe is part of Navigation and developed by Navigation Co., Ltd. according to the ntsvc.exe version information.

ntsvc.exe's description is "Net Service Event Handler"

ntsvc.exe is digitally signed by Wang Nan.

ntsvc.exe is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\roaming\ntsvc\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected ntsvc.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on ntsvc.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameNavigation
Company nameNavigation Co., Ltd.
File descriptionNet Service Event Handler
Internal namentsvc.exe
Original filenamentsvc.exe
Legal copyrightNavigation Copyright (C) 2013
Product version2.0.1.9022
File version2.0.1.9022

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

Product nameNavigation
Company nameNavigation Co., Ltd.
File descriptionNet Service Event Handler
Internal namentsvc.exe
Original filenamentsvc.exe
Legal copyrightNavigation Copyright (C) 2013
Product version2.0.1.9022
File version2.0.1.9022

Digital signatures [?]

ntsvc.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameWang Nan
Certificate issuer nameWoSign Class 2 Code Signing CA
Certificate serial number2d2175d57fab801cd9a1a92de079f0ea

VirusTotal report

27 of the 57 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the ntsvc.exe file. That's a 47% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Ad-Aware Gen:Variant.Kazy.559232
ALYac Gen:Variant.Kazy.559232
Antiy-AVL Trojan/Win32.BTSGeneric
AVG Generic.825
Avira ADWARE/Navegaki.388072
AVware Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.Navegaki.AC
BitDefender Gen:Variant.Kazy.559232
Bkav W32.HfsAdware.236B
Comodo ApplicUnwnt
Emsisoft Gen:Variant.Kazy.559232 (B)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Adware.Navegaki.AC
F-Secure Gen:Variant.Kazy.559232
Fortinet Riskware/Navegaki
GData Gen:Variant.Kazy.559232
K7AntiVirus Adware ( 004c23a21 )
K7GW Adware ( 004c23a21 )
McAfee Artemis!BB7948F74D11
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis!PUP
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Variant.Kazy.559232
Panda Trj/CI.A
Rising PE:Worm.Rebhip!1.64F0
Symantec Trojan.Startpage
Tencent Win32.Risk.Adware.Phgj
TrendMicro TROJ_GEN.R000C0EEM15
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.R000C0EEM15
VIPRE Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
27 of the 57 anti-virus programs detected the ntsvc.exe file.

ntsvc.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove ntsvc.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the ntsvc.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that ntsvc.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

  1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
  2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate ntsvc.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the ntsvc.exe file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate ntsvc.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\roaming\ntsvc\ntsvc.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the ntsvc.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If ntsvc.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If ntsvc.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If ntsvc.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
  8. Restart your computer.
  9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that ntsvc.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the removal instructions given above








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Folder name variants

ntsvc.exe may also be located in other folders than c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\roaming\ntsvc\. The most common variants are listed below:

Other files also named ntsvc.exe

ntsvc.exe (40 votes)

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5bb7948f74d11aed48746a0b43c97a40c
SHA2566c4a7cd6cda033ad5df0ac9f83478baec1b884151e380045c9b66a8a5483c0ca

Error Messages

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

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

ntsvc.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.

Net Service Event Handler has stopped working.

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

ntsvc.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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