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vptray.exe

What is it?
Norton AV Tray icon- vptray.exe

What does it do?
This executable belongs to Norton Antivirus and is nothing more than a try icon which gives you quicker access to various settings. I hate cluttered task bars so I personally would end this task from my startup list.

Virus Precautions:
You'll want to keep an eye on this google search for any known viruses. The normal location of this file is C:Program FilesSymantec_Client_SecuritySymantec AntiVirusvptray.exe