- Sep 14, 2017
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Norton blocks wmiprvse access to Norton security. What is this process?
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The Unauthorized Access Blocked messages in your security history are logged by Norton Product Tamper Protection every time an executable file attempts to read/write/edit/delete a Norton file. Common Windows processes like svchost.exe, taskmgr.exe, dfrgntfs.exe, etc. as well as any executable from third-party software like CCleaner and Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will cause one of these Unauthorized Access Blocked messages to be logged if they touch a file from your Norton installation.Norton blocks wmiprvse access to Norton security. What is this process?
Indeed!I think its about self-protection:notworthy:maybe wmiprvse wants access to Norton services/processes?
They also have a bad habit of deleting files they think are unsafe without the ability to recover it!!These are common with Norton. Norton is highly protective of it's own processes.. HIGHLY. Even when Windows processes want access for this or that reason.
Norton is actually really good for most things but incredibly BAD for file-less malware. So bad, it scares me at times. Also I am not impressed with Norton's ability to clean up infections and find it routinely fails at properly doing that.
Norton would be my choice AV if it wasn't a US-Based company and they encrypted their communications/update processes.
They should Quarantine until the user provides the green light for full removal. The reason the removed files cannot be recovered is because they will overwrite the file X amount of times before removing it so the data which was originally held within the file cannot be recovered!!They also have a bad habit of deleting files they think are unsafe without the ability to recover it!!
Indeed,it's a huge inconvenience when you try to run a program and find it has been borked by Norton's Sonar!!
Look at he number of fp alerts:
It doesn't matter if someone relies on the tests or not. The tests are based on facts... Norton flagged 274 clean files as malicious, compared to other vendors who flagged around 10 (some more, others less). Norton was still in the lead for false positive detection's by a long shot.Do you rely on these test?
@Opcode answered the questionDo you rely on these test?
... I know that Norton performs really well and provide great work, and I also know that their employees are very skilled and talented. Anyone can see this just by checking their blog content, since it first started they had been posting interesting content with lots of detail. I trust them. No matter what happens in these tests, this opinion won't change because I know that the tests do not represent whether a product is "good" or "bad".
I don't actually use it.So why do you apparently use McAfee, according to your profile? Just wondering.
I don't actually use it.
I don't use McAfee nor Norton, although I am a fan of Symantec for Norton... Their home end-user products as well as their end-point protection.sorry, I am not clear what you mean - you don't use McAfee or you don't use Norton?
I don't use an AV and haven't for years.I am just interested to learn which AV you use, in the context of this problem with wmiprv.exe trying to access Norton files. I noticed many attempts by wmiprv.exe to access Norton, but don't recall seeing similar entries in Comodo or McAfee logs.
Norton blocks wmiprvse access to Norton security. What is this process?