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The process Anti-Virus File System Filter Driver belongs to the software VirusScan or NaiAvFilter or McAfee VirusScan Enterprise or VirusScan (Enterprise, ASaP & Retail.) by Network Associates, Inc (nai.com) or McAfee Inc.

Description: naiavf5x.sys is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32\drivers. Known file sizes on Windows XP are 114464 bytes (78% of all occurrence), 83008 bytes, 116992 bytes, 108672 bytes, 108480 bytes, 108256 bytes, 114624 bytes, 84448 bytes.
The driver can be started or stopped from Services in the Control Panel or by other programs. The program has no visible window. There is no detailed description of this service. It is not a Windows system file. naiavf5x.sys is a Microsoft signed file. naiavf5x.sys seems to be a compressed file. Therefore the technical security rating is 16% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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Important: Some malware camouflage themselves as naiavf5x.sys, particularly if they are located in c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Thus check the naiavf5x.sys 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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belongs to McAfee antivirus software
  Sjoerd Grimmelijkhuizen   (further information)
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It is the Mcafee viruscan filter driver
  Laurent   (further information)
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I analyze the minidump and show this file in symbol
  xiang419@hotmail.com  
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It's part of McAfee VirusScan, at least for Enterprise version 8, and probably for other versions as well
  anon  
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Seems to be necessary, but I have uninstalled Mcafee and this is still there, slowing down my bootup (according to Bootvis). Needs further investigation.
  AySz88  
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WinDbg crash dump analyzer reports it after my XPSP2 blue screened
  Alex   (further information)
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It is a driver for Network Associates' virus scan console.
   
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This file is not signed by MS. You can find that by running the "sigverif.exe" in the run window.
  Halo  
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I just blue screened my XP Pro machine and it had mentioned this driver.
   

Summary: 3 users think naiavf5x.sys is essential for Windows or an installed application. 2 users think it's probably harmless. 2 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 2 users suspect danger. 1 user think naiavf5x.sys is dangerous and recommend to remove it.. 1 user doesn't grade naiavf5x.sys ("not sure about it").

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