How to remove ccPxySvc error

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ccPxySvc.exe file information

The process Norton Internet Security Proxy Service belongs to the software Norton Internet Security by Symantec Corporation (www.symantec.com).

Description: File ccPxySvc.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files" (usually C:\Program Files\Norton Personal Firewall\ or C:\Program Files\Norton Internet Security\). Known file sizes on Windows XP are 34040 bytes (89% of all occurrence), 34496 bytes.
The program has no visible window. ccPxySvc.exe is a Verisign signed file. It is certified by a trustworthy company. It is not a Windows core file. Program listens for or sends data on open ports to LAN or Internet. ccPxySvc.exe is able to hide itself. Therefore the technical security rating is 36% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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External information from Paul Collins:

"CcPxySvc" must run at start up. Part of Norton's AntiVirus 2003, Internet Security and Firewall products. E-mail proxy service - required for E-mail scanning and the firewall

Important: Some malware camouflage themselves as ccPxySvc.exe, particularly if they are located in c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Thus check the ccPxySvc.exe process on your pc whether it is pest. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. It is one of the Top Download Picks of 2005 of The Washington Post and PC World.

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User Comments

Seriously eats up my system resources
Ian

Part of NIS 2003, memory hog

harmles in that it is part of norton antivirus, but eats up a chunk of CPU sometimes
zorak

Part of Norton Internet Security. Quite harmless but takes up loads of virtual memory and slows your computer.
callumbm

Some times it takes 98-99 % CPU usage and my system becomes very slow. I dont know what to do now.
Rajat

Belongs to Norton Internet Security
Shadowlight

its eat a larg space of memory and cpu usage
akam

It hogs CPU resource (98%!)
Keith

its a proxy service for norton internet security
J

It's part of Norton Internet Security
Jim

Completely harmless. It should be helping your computer!

Summary: 10 users think ccPxySvc.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 1 user think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 2 users suspect danger. 2 users think ccPxySvc.exe is dangerous and recommend to remove it.. 1 user doesn't grade ccPxySvc.exe ("not sure about it").

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