What is the "vssvc.exe" ? Variant 840545

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 Operativsystemet Microsoft® Windows® and was developed by company Microsoft Corporation. This file has description Microsoft® Tjänsten Shadow Copy. This is executable file. You can find it running in Task Manager as the process vssvc.exe.

Product:: Operativsystemet Microsoft® Windows®
Company:: Microsoft Corporation
Description:: Microsoft® Tjänsten Shadow Copy
Version:: 5.1.2600.5512
MD5:: 940950dc9e34b05986bbbb1d1a33b74f
SHA1:: 803c80d6d7c03f2e5b2cf947f93c7e31c4e6b429
SHA256:: 014c791a4255de9781413e885dffa9e764a3ac43e44c7630e67352273823a994
Size:: 290304
Directory:: C:\Windows\System32
Operating System:: Windows XP
Occurence:: Medium

System Explorer Community Antivirus Report

This file was checked and tolerated by following antivirus shields :

Antivirus Name	Latest Toleration
ZoneAlarm Extreme Security Antivirus	2015-12-05 21:47:50
Norton Security	2015-05-25 18:21:26
ESET NOD32 Antivirus 8.0	2015-04-03 10:55:25
ZoneAlarm Security Suite Antivirus	2015-04-03 10:55:25
avast! Antivirus	2015-03-05 17:35:37
Avira Desktop	2014-12-15 13:14:39
Norton Internet Security	2014-09-15 17:35:26
Microsoft Security Essentials	2014-05-16 21:25:05
Kaspersky Internet Security	2014-03-28 08:13:07
Emsisoft Anti-Malware	2014-03-28 08:13:07

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Reviews for different files with filename "C:\Windows\System32\vssvc.exe"

SAFErating from user Mindconnect2020 for file C:\Windows\System32\vssvc.exe (Variant: 46603215)
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SAFErating from user Safeticaaa for file C:\Windows\System32\vssvc.exe
SAFErating from user Boris for file C:\Windows\System32\vssvc.exe
SAFErating from user Endy for file C:\Windows\System32\vssvc.exe
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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)."
THREATrating from user O4karik for file C:\Windows\System32\vssvc.exe
SAFErating from user Mikel for file C:\Windows\System32\vssvc.exe