What is avman.plg doing on my computer?

avman.plg is a module belonging to Symantec Client Management Component from Symantec Corporation.
Non-system processes like avman.plg originate from software you installed on your system. Since most applications store data on your hard disk and in your system's registry, it is likely that your computer has suffered fragmentation and accumulated invalid entries which can affect your PC's performance.

In Windows Task Manager, you can see what CPU, memory, disk and network utilization is causing the Symantec Client Management Component process. To access the Task Manager, hold down the Ctrl Shift Esc keys at the same time. These three buttons are located on the far left of your keyboard.

The avman.plg is an executable file on your computer's hard drive. This file contains machine code. If you start the software Symantec Client Management Component on your PC, the commands contained in avman.plg will be executed on your PC. For this purpose, the file is loaded into the main memory (RAM) and runs there as a Symantec Client Management Component process (also called a task).

Is avman.plg harmful?

avman.plg has not been assigned a security rating yet. The avman.plg file should be located in the folder C:\Program Files\symantec\symantec endpoint protection or C:\Program Files\symantec antivirus. Otherwise it could be a Trojan.

Can I stop or remove avman.plg?

Many non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. avman.plg is used by 'Symantec Client Management Component'. This is an application created by 'Symantec Corporation'.

If you no longer use Symantec Client Management Component, you can permanently remove this software and thus avman.plg from your PC. To do this, press the Windows key R at the same time and then type 'appwiz.cpl'. Then find Symantec Client Management Component in the list of installed programs and uninstall this application.

Is avman.plg CPU intensive?

This process is not considered CPU intensive. However, running too many processes on your system may affect your PC’s performance. To reduce system overload, you can use the Microsoft System Configuration Utility (MSConfig) or the Windows Task Manager to manually find and disable processes that launch upon start-up.

Use the Windows Resource Monitor to find out which processes and applications write/read the most on the hard drive, send the most data to the Internet, or use the most memory. To access the Resource Monitor, press the key combination Windows key R and then enter 'resmon'.

Why is avman.plg giving me errors?

Most avman issues are caused by the application executing the process. The surest way to fix these errors is to update or uninstall this application. Therefore, please search the Symantec Corporation website for the latest Symantec Client Management Component update.