What is the "spoolsv.exe" ? Variant 157

Our database contains 3223 different files for filename spoolsv.exe but this page contains information about single file with specific attributes. If you want to see general information about the spoolsv.exe then visit General Information Page . You can also check most distributed file variants with name spoolsv.exe. This file belongs to product Microsoft® Windows® Operating System and was developed by company Microsoft Corporation. This file has description Spooler SubSystem App. Agregate rating is 5(5) stars - based on 1 reviews.This is executable file. You can find it running in Task Manager as the process spoolsv.exe.

Product:: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company:: Microsoft Corporation
Description:: Spooler SubSystem App
Version:: 5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-0852)
MD5:: db454135de1a09fe7feda7b554b5cca2
SHA1:: 984f39e4e46822e8d66338606bf7c46f279612f0
SHA256:: c8c6566614e732873016eaff1959e7107d71c8642a875ad3748a0da3b9f795a8
Size:: 57856
Directory:: C:\Windows\System32
Operating System:: Windows XP
Occurence:: Medium

System Explorer Community Antivirus Report

This file was checked and tolerated by following antivirus shields :

Antivirus Name	Latest Toleration
avast! Antivirus	2016-05-08 15:30:31
Avira Desktop	2016-01-15 18:44:57
AVG AntiVirus Free Edition 2013	2014-02-25 20:11:43
avast! Internet Security	2014-02-25 20:11:43
Microsoft Security Essentials	2014-01-17 00:03:28
AVG AntiVirus 2013	2013-09-30 19:40:13
Computer Security	2013-07-22 11:28:07
Panda Cloud Antivirus	2013-07-07 22:21:38
McAfee Antivirus en antispyware	2013-02-19 12:30:10
AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 2013	2013-02-01 16:23:03

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Is the Process "spoolsv.exe" Safe or Threat ?

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100% of reviewed files are marked as System file.

Our final rating for this file is Safe. Final rating is based on file reviews, discovered date, users occurence and antivirus scan results.

Filename "spoolsv.exe" is used by Microsoft Windows System files. Many threats uses filenames of System Processes to camouflage itself. You should consider suspected any file which uses system filename and is not stored in system directory or has invalid file version information. Correct system file contains full file version information from Microsoft.

User Reviews of the "spoolsv.exe"

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SAFErating from user TheDutchJewel (Variant: 157)
The spoolsv.exe file is described as the Spooler SubSystem App or Windows Print Spooler Service and is the main component of the printing interfaces. The spoolsv.exe file is initialized when the computer starts, and it runs in the background until the computer is turned off. The process spoolsv.exe transfers the data in a buffer. If the printer needs the data, it will retrieve it from the buffer. While the spoolsv.exe file is storing the data in the buffer, the user can carry out other operations. The spoolsv.exe process is also responsible for queuing printing tasks. Through this function, the user does not need to wait for each printing task to be completed one after the other. When a printer is in use, the Print Spooler service or the spoolsv.exe file is launched, and the process can be seen running in Windows Task Manager. In case you are not using a printer, the spoolsv.exe process can be closed through the Task Manager. Source: http://www.processlibrary.com/directory/files/spoolsv/

Reviews of all spoolsv.exe variants

Reviews for different files with filename "C:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exe"

SAFErating from user ben for file C:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exe (Variant: 40502921)
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SAFErating from user Ben for file C:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exe (Variant: 40502921)
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SAFErating from user MikeOne for file C:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exe (Variant: 19484944)
This file is main part of the Microsoft Print Spooler service - responsible for the possibility of printing in general.
In general, the main functions of this process are :
The process spoolsv.exe transfers the printing data in a memory buffer.
If the printer needs the data, it will retrieve it from the buffer.
While the spoolsv.exe file is storing the data in the buffer, the user can carry out other operations.
The spoolsv.exe process is also responsible for queuing printing tasks.
See more info on Microsoft's pages : http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc773897(v=WS.10).aspx and security-related problems here : http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/MS10-061
SAFErating from user MikeOne for file C:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exe (Variant: 19512567)
This file is main part of the Microsoft Print Spooler service - responsible for the possibility of printing in general. In general, the main functions of this process are : The process spoolsv.exe transfers the printing data in a memory buffer.
If the printer needs the data, it will retrieve it from the buffer.
While the spoolsv.exe file is storing the data in the buffer, the user can carry out other operations.
The spoolsv.exe process is also responsible for queuing printing tasks.
See more info on Microsoft's pages : http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc773897(v=WS.10).aspx and security-related problems here : http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/MS10-061