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symsnapservice.exe (Symantec SymSnap Components Development )

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.08%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 6 MB


In addition to the file name, symsnapservice.exe, the following version information is used to identify the file. If the file does not match this information, it may be a different file. To ensure the file is absolutely correct, run a free and comprehensive scan.

Vendor contains:Symantec
Product contains:Symantec SymSnap Components Development Edition
File name contains:\Norton Ghost\Shared\Drivers\

To view version information with Windows Explorer, right-click the file and click Properties, Version.


Vendor or Distributor's Web Site

http://www.symantec.com



Win Patrol

HijackThis:
O23 - Service: SymSnapService - Symantec - C:\Arquivos de programas\Norton Ghost\Shared\Drivers\SymSnapService.exe

Belongs to Norton Ghost, it started with the version 14.

symsnapservice.exe  is required by third-party software or hardware and should not disabled.

PC Pitstop recommends WinPatrol Plus for monitoring all of the background activity on your PC. WinPatrol Plus provides an easy to understand descriptions of over 15,000 processes and programs.


MD5 hashes is the way that computers can define the uniqueness of a file. Anti malware vendors frequently use this technique to detect and clean malware. It is common for a program to have multiple MD5 hashes as the developers create newer versions of the program. For the program called symsnapservice.exe, we have detected 5 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.

Program Name MD5 Count
symsnapservice.exe5
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
1 0x510a2c7d11415e770db2b270a267e682 1558000 bytes
2 0x5507b0f252d420871d2da9b3cb2babc2 1553896 bytes
3 0xdb9c655f9849b4c73b58a076a0c6398a 1558000 bytes
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
4 0xe79184f51f3474568011818f08b7195c 1562096 bytes
5 0x21ff886e6f679fc1eb352f231e846357 1964528 bytes


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Tips from the PitCrew

Tips from the Pit Crew

Every process running on your computer takes up CPU cycles and valuable memory. For optimal PC performance and resource utilization, you should be aware of every process on your computer. PC Pitstop designed this process library to help you know which processes are worthwhile and others that slow system performance.

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Important Note

A file name alone may not be enough for positive identification. PC Pitstop's Overdrive tests and spyware scan use information such as the company name, product name, or install directory.

If you are unable to identify a file, ask about it in our forums after running our full tests.