What is the "sppsvc.exe" ? Variant 512175

Our database contains 535 different files for filename sppsvc.exe but this page contains information about single file with specific attributes. If you want to see general information about the sppsvc.exe then visit General Information Page . You can also check most distributed file variants with name sppsvc.exe. This file belongs to product Microsoft® Windows® Operating System and was developed by company Microsoft Corporation. This file has description Microsoft Software Protection Platform Service. Agregate rating is 1(1) stars - based on 1 reviews.This is executable file. You can find it running in Task Manager as the process sppsvc.exe.

Product:: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company:: Microsoft Corporation
Description:: Microsoft Software Protection Platform Service
Version:: 6.1.7601.17105
MD5:: e81104adc4594d887a83b8074f264d0c
SHA1:: d1a407ca70b59d36a098d5ed22da520d6b8f1c8b
SHA256:: 49a09792a75229be8cef760c935eec5f1384e348ab4c4a8e900bb96eb31d2ab0
Size:: 3524608
Directory:: C:\Windows\System32
Operating System:: Windows 7
Occurence:: Medium

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This file was checked and tolerated by following antivirus shields :

Antivirus Name	Latest Toleration
Microsoft Security Essentials	2016-07-28 04:58:53
Kaspersky Internet Security	2016-05-25 11:02:20
avast! Antivirus	2016-05-15 20:19:01
V3 Lite	2015-12-05 18:40:35
Immunet 3	2015-10-17 02:26:24
COMODO Antivirus	2015-07-23 12:24:38
Kaspersky Anti-Virus	2015-06-25 11:26:09
Norton 360	2014-10-26 15:45:08
360 Internet Security	2014-01-20 20:55:24
360 Internet Security 2013	2013-10-19 16:36:27

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THREATrating from user Alex for file C:\Windows\System32\sppsvc.exe (Variant: 547275)
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SAFErating from user Mindconnect2020 for file C:\Windows\System32\sppsvc.exe (Variant: 43389459)
Windows [10] - internal background-service for self-protection. Not always active.
SAFErating from user Alex for file C:\Windows\System32\sppsvc.exe
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SAFErating from user Safe for file C:\Windows\System32\sppsvc.exe
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SAFErating from user Tim for file C:\Windows\System32\sppsvc.exe
SAFErating from user a for file C:\Windows\System32\sppsvc.exe
SAFErating from user loki for file C:\Windows\System32\sppsvc.exe
SAFErating from user MikeOne for file C:\Windows\System32\sppsvc.exe (Variant: 97845)
This executable is part of the Microsoft Software Protection Platform Service - anti-piracy security check utility, which is activated for licensing check after starting any Office application.
"This application is part of innovative set of technologies included from Windows Vista and Windows Server “Longhorn.” The technologies are aimed at helping prevent piracy and protect customers from software tampering while making licensing easier to manage. Collectively termed the Microsoft Software Protection Platform, the new technologies introduce improvements in how Microsoft software activates, is validated online and behaves when tampering or hacking is detected."
This functionality can be disabled, but in such case the licencing should not behave correctly (check more on http://forums.mydigitallife.inf o/threads/38979-Disable-SPP-Software-Protection-Platform-!)
Background information for this functionality can be found on Microsoft's bulletin : http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/features/2006/oct06/10-04softwareprotection.aspx
In case this platform is running constantly also after the licence check has finished, check this article : http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/office/en-US/f1a1cc72-d835-4d1d-8fa5-0c0d298fe4bc/why-does-office-software-protection-platform-service-continue-to-run-after-completing-a-licensing
SAFErating from user Mikel for file C:\Windows\System32\sppsvc.exe
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