Estimated safety rating

nortonsecurity.exe is a application which is probably NOT a virus. So, if nortonsecurity.exe is on your PC, it is probably ok, and will NOT be a cause for concern. Even if your PC is virus-free, we still advise you to run a good antivirus with a good detection rate, in order to yourself your system against threats.

Executable file path

This program is normally stored on disk in C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.14.2.13\nortonsecurity.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 checksum for this file is e02fef6eb09ac03596df91d40eeef1a6.

Is running as a service

This program is a Windows service. This means it operates on your system in background, usually without displaying any user interface to you. Most Windows services are legit programs, which provide useful features to other applications or to the Windows Operating System.

Accesses the internet

This executable uses the net to communicate. In this day and age this is ok. For example, most of the apps on your PC check for updates. In order to do this, Internet communications are required.

Is a 64 bit executable file

This is a 64-bit executable. It runs using the full capacity of modern computer processors.

File description

The description written in the program is Norton Security.

File version

File version 16.1.0.18.

Manufacturer

Producer Symantec Corporation.

Copyright

Legal copyright notice Copyright (c) 2018 Symantec Corporation. All rights reserved..

Has valid windows

This program does NOT have visible elements of user interface. This is usually a bad thing.

Digitally signed

nortonsecurity.exe is digitally signed. Today the large majority of legit programs are digitally signed.

Valid digital signature

The digital signature extracted from nortonsecurity.exe verifies as ok. This is very good.

Certifier name

Digitally signed by: Symantec Corporation

Issuer name

Certificate's issuer name: VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA

Can be uninstalled

It has an uninstall routine, which is good. si are uninstall.