services.exe
| File Name: | services.exe | ||
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| The services.exe process belongs to the Services Control Manager of the Microsoft Windows Operating System. It is used on Windows 2000/XP and is responsible for the starting, stopping and interacting with the system service. It can also change the services default settings from automatic to manual startup during the computers boot-up. It also hosts several important services that control functions such as event logging and Plug and Play functionality. |
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| There are viruses and trojans that use the same name as services.exe. In most cases, the bogus services.exe might be present in your Windows folder, and added to the RUN keys so that the Malware loads at every startup. | |||
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| The services.exe process is an essential part of Windows and required for Windows to work properly. It should never be disabled. | |||
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| GeeDeePee |
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| I wish I could credit the site but I found that Comodo Commander was the cause. I uninstalled it and this glut disappeared. Link below may help or be the one I found but you can make your decisions with at least a little input. More information | |||
| PFS |
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| This is the Services Control Manager, which is responsible for running, ending, and interacting with system services. An essential part of the Windows system More information http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms885782.aspx It's a part of your Windows O/S. Stopping or interfering with this process can destabilize your windows, and/or cause windows to crash. | |||
| Daniel Van Rijthoven |
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| Used with Microsoft Office, seems to be clear from viruses, but i personally havn't scanned the file or restarted my system after the executable 'services.exe' turned up on my computer. This is probably not a virus, and shouldn't harm your computer. More information | |||
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| unnecessary addition m$ | |||
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