How to remove an VProSvc error

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VProSvc.exe file information

The process known as Service Module belongs to software Norton Ghost or Norton Save and Restore or Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery or Symantec LiveState Recovery Advanced Server or Symantec LiveState Recovery or Service Module by Symantec (www.symantec.com).

Description: VProSvc.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files". Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 2,066,024 bytes (47% of all occurrences), 3,290,728 bytes and 17 more variants.
The program is not visible. File VProSvc.exe is not a Windows core file. File VProSvc.exe is a Verisign signed file. It is certified by a trustworthy company. The program can be removed using the control panel Add\Remove programs applet. VProSvc.exe is able to monitor applications. Therefore the technical security rating is 14% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
In case you experience problems using VProSvc.exe, you might want to use the software provider’s support site, update the program or completely remove Norton Ghost or SPBBC 32bit (Control Panel⇒Add/Remove programs).

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Important: Some malware camouflages itself as VProSvc.exe, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the VProSvc.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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Jimbo Wales (further information)

Lästig aber harmlos. Läuft bei jedem Backup das Norton Ghost ausführt. Ist im Zeitplan eingestellt. " Ausführen bei jedem Systemstart" verlängert sich der Systemstart um die Backupzeit. Ist der PC während eines Backup abgestürzt, hängt sich VProSvc.exe allmählich auf. Er beansprucht immer mehr CPU bis er schließlich mit 99% alle Resourcen bindet. Da hilft nur Rechner mit RESET-Taste abmurksen. Beim Neustart ganz flink den Backupplan deaktivieren. Dann die gesamte Norton Software deinstallieren, weit wegschmeissen und andere Produkte einsetzen.
Nortonopfer9.999.999

It slows your computer down like crazy get rid of it. It's part of Norton programs
Chris

It has a memory leak and will use up ALL your RAM. After a time you will get "Virtual Memory Low" errors.
Jim C.

Its a Norton Ghost part by me. It runs in the background.
Zsolt

Position cursor on Norton Ghost taskbar icon - says creating recovery point
Bill Dean

This is part of Norton Ghost. If you see it running, you need to change the schedule on your backup plan so that Ghost isn't trying to backup your system while you're using it. Harmless.
Chuck Sears

It does slow down the computer and uses Core capacity
Graham

I used msconfig do stop the ghost service from starting and all of a sudden my XP laptop boots like a charm. Norton ghost works fine apart from the fact that it slows down my machine when booting and yes - it has a memory leak!
tempGhostUser

Summary: Average user rating of VProSvc.exe: based on 8 votes with 9 reviews.

1 user think VProSvc.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 2 users think it's probably harmless. 4 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 1 user think VProSvc.exe is dangerous and recommend removing it. 2 users doesn't grade VProSvc.exe ("not sure about it").

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