How to remove an AluSchedulerSvc error

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AluSchedulerSvc.exe file information

The process known as Automatic LiveUpdate Scheduler Service belongs to software LiveUpdate or Automatic LiveUpdate Scheduler or Programador de LiveUpdate automático by Symantec (www.symantec.com).

Description: The file AluSchedulerSvc.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files". Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 100,032 bytes (59% of all occurrences), 198,336 bytes and 8 more variants.
The program has no visible window. File AluSchedulerSvc.exe is not a Windows core file. It is a Verisign signed file. AluSchedulerSvc.exe is digitally signed. AluSchedulerSvc.exe is able to hide itself. Therefore the technical security rating is 25% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
If problems with AluSchedulerSvc.exe occur, you can contact Symantec Customer Service or uninstall LiveUpdate or HijackThis from your computer using the Control Panel applet "Add/Remove programs".

Important: Some malware camouflages itself as AluSchedulerSvc.exe, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the AluSchedulerSvc.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.

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User Comments

Aluschedulersvc.exe is Automatic LiveUpdate Scheduler Service for Symantec anti-virus software. It is not DANGEROUS at all. It’s just there to update your virus definitions so Symantec AV can protect your computer from all DANGEROUS viruses’ floating around the internet, or your hard drive. I no longer have Norton AV installed on my computer, but I do use other Norton products (Ghost). However, I do not need the service running to keep Ghost updated. Therefore, I have disabled the software from running in SERVICES, (\Control Panel\Administrative Tools\Services).
Rick

dont have any norton products but its running, con internet
Arthur Clifford

It has been exceedingly difficult to rid myself of Norton Antivirus 2006 (I've switched to the free Avast). To prevent this particular service from being run at startup, I went to \Control Panel\Administrative Tools\Services, found the entry for Automatic LiveUpdate and disabled it. I found the other Norton entries with starting words of LiveUpdate and Symantec. In addition, there were several startup programs I disabled at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run (I suffix .exe with the word Obsolete), besides which I disabled two entries in \Control Panel\Scheduler
Csaba (further information)

If you have this; it probably means you have Norton Antivirus/Internet Security installed. This means: You've got the Wrong antivirus installed. Download Avast! or NOD32.
Chiphead

it freezes my pc

Symantec Live Updater, to the "Anonymous" person below me, don't blame Windows for your lack of protection, maybe if you didnt uninstall Norton you wouldnt have had your information stolen...lol...its a harmless file, to see if its malware simply check to see if its in the Symantec foler or System32 folder, if its in the latter, its malware.
Jeff S.

To remove the file highlight it, right click on it and then "send it to...." Recycle bin, Incinerator etc.
Steve

I unstalled Norton 360 but this thing keeps lurking in the background and want to run every 5 minutes. I t will not let me delete it because of it's protections. It stops anything I'm doing until I tell it to SHUT UP ! Someone please tell my how to kill the DARN thing.
Dennis Noethens

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Summary: Average user rating of AluSchedulerSvc.exe: based on 30 votes with 9 reviews.

13 users think AluSchedulerSvc.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 2 users think it's probably harmless. 10 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 2 users suspect danger. 3 users think AluSchedulerSvc.exe is dangerous and recommend removing it. 6 users doesn't grade AluSchedulerSvc.exe ("not sure about it").

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