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Turn off rtvscan.exe started by sysmantec antivirus

Asked by: MagicMitch

We are using Symantec Antivirus. When we are using Microsft Virtual PC a process called rtvscan.exe is using around 50,000K of memory that we wish to release to VPC. When we are using VPC we are not connected to the internet or network so we do not need Symantec Antivirus. How can I turn it off? I have tried disabling and rebooting but rtvscan.exe is still there.

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Answers

 

by: yasserdPosted on 2007-10-15 at 08:20:29ID: 20078911

Hi,

RTVSCAN is the the process that does a real time scanning of files. Try disabling real time scanning by right clicking the antivirus taskbar icon and choosing disable real time.

You may also go to "Run" and type msconfig then choose startup and uncheck rtvscan.

Regards

 

by: MagicMitchPosted on 2007-10-15 at 12:31:56ID: 20080854

Hi yasserd,

Disable autoprotect does not stop rtvscan.exe. Msconfig does not show rtvscan as an option under startup.

 

by: yasserdPosted on 2007-10-15 at 15:40:43ID: 20082024

Hi,

It may be under "Services".

Regards,

 

by: nedvisPosted on 2007-10-15 at 20:26:10ID: 20083042

If you can not find and.or disable rtvscan.exe service from within Services in Administrative tools you may want to have installed small Kill Process tool and terminate Norton AV real time file acces service.
Download Kill Process here:
http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/OS-Enhancements/Kill-Process.shtml

good luck

 

by: MagicMitchPosted on 2007-10-16 at 01:54:37ID: 20083936

The service that requires stooping is Symantec Antivrus. This kills rtvscan.exe and doscan.exe but the memory is not released immediately. Invoke of the VPC first time may fail due to lack of memory but thereafter it's fine

 

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