What is the "spoolsv.exe" ? Variant 516256

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. 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:: 6.0.6001.18000
MD5:: 846cdf9a3cf4da9b306adfb7d55ee4c2
SHA1:: 49d5df5444b8c17a97f647214697b0e690e50194
SHA256:: 3bb92b6e855634c1cce4b7796cea4d948c702edfcede14fa5c383af14c1c1401
Size:: 125952
Directory:: C:\Windows\System32
Operating System:: Windows Vista
Occurence:: High

System Explorer Community Antivirus Report

This file was checked and tolerated by following antivirus shields :

Antivirus Name	Latest Toleration
Avast Antivirus	2016-09-04 20:28:50
AVG AntiVirus Free Edition	2016-08-30 06:58:34
360 Total Security	2016-07-14 14:03:25
AVG AntiVirus Free Edition 2013	2016-07-04 11:57:26
avast! Antivirus	2016-07-04 08:23:57
ESET Smart Security 9.0.381.1	2016-06-14 12:04:26
Kaspersky Internet Security	2016-05-21 20:42:43
Avira Antivirus	2016-04-24 06:24:30
Panda Free Antivirus	2016-04-07 08:21:21
Norton Internet Security	2016-02-25 17:19:13

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

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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