What is the "vssvc.exe" ? Variant 536321

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 Microsoft® Windows® Operating System and was developed by company Microsoft Corporation. This file has description Microsoft® Volume Shadow Copy Service. Agregate rating is 5(5) stars - based on 3 reviews.This is executable file. You can find it running in Task Manager as the process vssvc.exe.

Product:: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company:: Microsoft Corporation
Description:: Microsoft® Volume Shadow Copy Service
Version:: 5.1.2600.5512
MD5:: 7a9db3a67c333bf0bd42e42b8596854b
SHA1:: d299fc4d44b5b6da61b6e7d68a9191b22378a9dd
SHA256:: d31a9a3b1aaab373edd73b674102395212fcb616f829e938b7b2b7be7d4752c5
Size:: 289792
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
Kaspersky Internet Security	2016-08-30 11:23:10
Bitdefender Antivirus Free Edition	2016-08-27 17:43:24
Bitdefender Antivirus	2016-08-26 07:30:54
AVG AntiVirus Free Edition	2016-08-22 19:09:59
Advanced SystemCare Ultimate	2016-07-27 20:07:44
avast! Antivirus	2016-07-24 06:15:37
Avira Antivirus	2016-07-18 09:09:24
IObit Malware Fighter	2016-07-14 10:41:20
ESET Endpoint Security 6.3.2016.1	2016-07-08 09:19:28
Norton Internet Security	2016-06-30 00:48:55

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SAFErating from user houteng
SAFErating from user focu for file C:\Windows\System32\vssvc.exe (Variant: 3196)
safe- volume shadow copy
SAFErating from user focu for file C:\Windows\System32\vssvc.exe (Variant: 3196)
safe- volume shadow copy

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SAFErating from user Mindconnect2020 for file C:\Windows\System32\vssvc.exe (Variant: 46603215)
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SAFErating from user MikeOne for file C:\Windows\System32\vssvc.exe (Variant: 23943417)
vssvc.exe is a process belonging to the Volume Shadow Copy 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. More info about this process can be found directly on MSDN pages :http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb968832(v=vs.85).aspx
"The Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) is a set of COM interfaces that implements a framework to allow volume backups to be performed while applications on a system continue to write to the volumes. VSS provides a consistent interface that allows coordination between user applications that update data on disk (writers) and those that back up applications (requesters)."
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