What is the "spoolsv.exe" ? Variant 510206

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:: 5.1.2600.2696
MD5:: da81ec57acd4cdc3d4c51cf3d409af9f
SHA1:: 7047ed8bd91f3e57972483feaa56e3499cd8c668
SHA256:: 521257429493f31516ede549869efa4b7a262f6a69ea1e82a9c875456c10e702
Size:: 57856
Directory:: C:\Windows\System32
Operating System:: Windows XP
Occurence:: High

System Explorer Community Antivirus Report

This file was checked and tolerated by following antivirus shields :

Antivirus Name	Latest Toleration
Norton Internet Security Online	2016-08-26 13:13:29
avast! Antivirus	2016-07-06 03:33:50
McAfee VirusScan Enterprise+AntiSpyware Enterprise	2016-06-23 14:49:26
McAfee VirusScan	2016-06-19 20:42:21
Norton AntiVirus	2016-06-19 20:42:21
Panda Free Antivirus	2016-05-17 18:36:24
AntiVir Desktop	2016-04-26 00:17:39
AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 2012	2016-04-17 12:56:00
Lavasoft Ad-Watch Live! Anti-Virus	2016-04-17 12:56:00
Dr.Web Anti-virus	2016-04-04 12:47:00

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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