What is the "cronsvc.exe" ?
Our database contains 8 different files for filename cronsvc.exe . You can also check most distributed file variants with name cronsvc.exe. This files most often belongs to product PreyService. and were most often developed by company Fork Ltd.. This files most often have description PreyService. Agregate rating is 5(5) stars - based on 4 reviews.This is executable file. You can find it running in Task Manager as the process cronsvc.exe.
In most cases, this executable is part of the PreyService - an open source project for application that can help in tracking of any laptop, phone and tablet devices if stolen. From Wikipedia source :
"Prey is a freemium Web service that allows remote tracking and monitoring of laptops, smartphones, and other electronic devices. A software agent is installed on the client device and connects in the background to Prey’s host computer. If requested by the host, the agent sends it information such as the device’s location and can trigger various actions."
- check more on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prey_(software)
The main pages of the project are located on http://preyproject.com/
File details of most used file with name "cronsvc.exe"
- Product:
- PreyService
- Company:
- Fork Ltd.
- Description:
- PreyService
- Version:
- 1.0.0.0
- MD5:
- 63a7739ac9c1e38589b3edb1daeb9df5
- SHA1:
- 99346b700840a3240166c1d39936117f160bc4d2
- SHA256:
- ddc74d477af725f04c10cc56ef4e6cc3e68fe644d64ab2a76fdfabe4dfc14e67
- Size:
- 19968
- Directory:
- C:\Windows\Prey\platform\windows
- Operating System:
- Windows 7
- Occurence:
- High
Is the Process "cronsvc.exe" Safe or Threat ?
User Reviews of the "cronsvc.exe"
Reviews for all files with name "cronsvc.exe"
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SAFErating from user MikeOne for file %PROGRAMFILES%\Prey\platform\windows\cronsvc.exe (Variant: 17439217)
This executable is part of the PreyService - an open source project for application that can help in tracking of any laptop, phone and tablet devices if stolen. From Wikipedia source :
"Prey is a freemium Web service that allows remote tracking and monitoring of laptops, smartphones, and other electronic devices. A software agent is installed on the client device and connects in the background to Prey’s host computer. If requested by the host, the agent sends it information such as the device’s location and can trigger various actions."
- check more on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prey_(software)
The main pages of the project are located on http://preyproject.com/ -
SAFErating from user miguelsantos for file C:\Windows\Prey\platform\windows\cronsvc.exe (Variant: 656492)
Prey service responsible for running the program routines at scheduled time.