What is the "vssvc.exe" ? Variant 648091

Our database contains 625 different files for filename vssvc.exe but this page contains information about single file with specific attributes. If you want to see general information about the vssvc.exe then visit General Information Page . You can also check most distributed file variants with name vssvc.exe. This file belongs to product Besturingssysteem Microsoft® Windows® and was developed by company Microsoft Corporation. This file has description Microsoft® Volume Shadow Copy-service. 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 vssvc.exe.

vssvc.exe Process
Product:
Besturingssysteem Microsoft® Windows®
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Description:
Microsoft® Volume Shadow Copy-service
Version:
5.1.2600.5512
MD5:
a585edd6965b301de8a45c6768c7c215
SHA1:
1c6438ef49f855bafe6b5dcea93a757f553511a9
SHA256:
a506f4c1333cdb4c48ce3571a75f3751081fbc422aee61c927c3e9796568f249
Size:
292864
Directory:
C:\Windows\System32
Operating System:
Windows XP
Occurence:
Medium oc1

System Explorer Community Antivirus Report

This file was checked and tolerated by following antivirus shields :
Antivirus NameLatest Toleration
Norton 3602016-01-18 11:42:01
avast! Antivirus2015-10-20 16:54:47
360 Internet Security2014-08-03 16:19:00
Microsoft Security Essentials2014-04-05 21:40:21
Norton 360 Premier Edition2014-03-31 22:37:50
AVG AntiVirus 20142014-03-01 17:50:57
COMODO Antivirus2013-12-21 16:20:46
AVG AntiVirus Free Edition 20132013-08-30 16:58:36
avast! Internet Security2013-07-23 08:48:57
Computer Security2013-07-10 18:13:37
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Is the Process "vssvc.exe" Safe or Threat ?

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100% of reviewed files are marked as Safe .
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 "vssvc.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.

96% of reviewed files with different MD5 are marked as Safe .

User Reviews of the "vssvc.exe"

  • SAFErating from user TheDutchJewel for file C:\Windows\System32\vssvc.exe (Variant: 187)

    ssvc.exe is a process belonging to the Volume ShadowCopy service implemented into Windows XP and onwards. This service allows files which are modified to be backed up automatically by the operating system. This program is important for the stable and secure running of your computer and should not be terminated. Source: http://www.processlibrary.com/directory/files/vssvc/