How to remove cfgwiz error

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cfgwiz.exe file information

The process Symantec Internal Component or Microsoft FrontPage Server Administration Snapin or Norton AntiVirus Configuration Wizard belongs to the software Symantec Shared Components or Norton SystemWorks 2005 Premier or Norton SystemWorks 2006 Premier or Microsoft FrontPage or Norton AntiVirus or Norton SystemWorks 2006 Basic or Cfgwiz.exe or Adobe AIR by Symantec Corporation (www.symantec.com) or Microsoft Corporation (www.microsoft.com).

Description: File cfgwiz.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files". Known file sizes on Windows XP are 132,248 bytes (74% of all occurrence), 120,464 bytes, 132,752 bytes, 300,112 bytes, 37,220 bytes.
The program has a visible window. cfgwiz.exe is not a Windows core file. It is a Verisign signed file. File cfgwiz.exe is certified by a trustworthy company. The process starts upon Windows startup (see Registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). The process can be removed using the control panel Add\Remove programs applet. Therefore the technical security rating is 2% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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If cfgwiz.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files\Common Files" then the security rating is 0% dangerous. File size is 124,096 bytes. The program has a visible window. cfgwiz.exe is a Verisign signed file. File cfgwiz.exe is certified by a trustworthy company. The program starts when Windows starts (see Registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). It is not a Windows core file. The process can be removed using the control panel Add\Remove programs applet.

If cfgwiz.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\Windows then the security rating is 0% dangerous. File size is 188,480 bytes. The program has a visible window. File cfgwiz.exe is a Microsoft signed file. The program is loaded during the Windows boot process (see Registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). The file is not a Windows system file. cfgwiz.exe is able to record inputs.

External information from Paul Collins:
There are different files with the same name:

"NAV Configuration Wizard" is not required to run at start up. Introduced with Norton Anti-Virus 2002, this is a real resource hog. Many NAV users will find they can live without loading it
"IS CfgWiz" is not required to run at start up. Norton Internet Security configuration wizard
"Norton SystemWorks" is not required to run at start up. Norton System Works configuration wizard. Reportedly a resource hog. Many users find they can live without loading it

Important: Some malware camouflage themselves as cfgwiz.exe, particularly if they are located in c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Thus check the cfgwiz.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

after installing Norton SW Premier 11.0 after NIS, this file make a window at boot up. Window is blank, with Norton Internet Security at top, and "Collecting information..." or something to that effect. Symantec's solution was to install NIS after all other products. I uninstalled NIS and the cfgwiz window still pops up. The Norton center shows NSWP as needing configuration, and when you click "here" the cfgwiz window pops up again. cfgwiz is in ProgramFiles\CommonFiles\SymantecShared\OPC\{31011D49-D90C-4da0-8788-78D28AD507AF}\. Vista will not let me delete the file.
Valla

it appared when I first installed norton internet security then became a dead file so it got ride of it (no problems)
Bater

think it's used to display the configuration wizard when the product is first installed.
Wizzkid007

slowing computer 100%
natasha

Summary: 2 users think cfgwiz.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 1 user think it's probably harmless. 1 user doesn't grade cfgwiz.exe ("not sure about it").

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