advchk.exe

Is advchk.exe spyware, adware, or a virus?

Name of the process or task:
Be sure to always double check your spelling if you are concerned about spyware, as often spyware will use a very similiar spelling of system processes or other common tasks. advchk.exe

File type:
Exe program - Files with an extension of "exe" are executable programs.

Purpose of this file:
The actual and proper disk location is listed below. This program is considered part of Norton antivirus. This will also run at startup and you will find it in your registry run keys. Note that this is a common file, and is not considered spywaer or adware, as this is part of Nortons security software and is called the advanced tools check.

What is the advchk.exe location, where is it stored on my computer?
This will be located in your system32 folder at C:\PROGRA~1\NORTON~1\AdvTools\ADVCHK.EXE

Note on file locations:
Remember that although many files are always in default file locations, some files can easily be moved to different locations or change names like many spyware, adware, or popup programs do. If you suspect you have spyware or adware, check to see if you see a similiar names stored elsewhere. It always helps to check your tasklist also to see what is currently running on your computer. You can always view the tasklist on your computer by pressing ctrl-alt-del to view your "task manager", and then click the "processes" tab. This will show you all tasks running on your computer. Dll files will NOT show on your computer tasklist, as dll files are actually part of other processes. You may see similiar program names running if spyware or adware is on your computer, for example, advchk.exe may be slightly misspelled to keep you from finding it, or spyware and adware may be named very similiar to a system file. Make sure always check the location of tasks or processes if you are concerned.