services.exe

Flie Name:	services.exe	Product:
Author:	Microsoft Corporation	Secuity Rating:

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.

Other instance of services.exe:

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.

Recommendation:

The services.exe process is an essential part of Windows and required for Windows to work properly. It should never be disabled.

Users Opinions

Daniel Van Rijthoven		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 0 0 Report Abuse
PFS		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. 0 0 Report Abuse
GeeDeePee		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 0 0 Report Abuse
GeeDeePee		When I start windows, this hogs all of my resources for about 5 minutes taking mega-gobs of memory. Makes my machine very slow and even non responsive during that time. You can watch it decrease in memory size during this period (well over a gig, falling down to 11 megs). It keeps my hard drive very busy during this time, too. Probably necessary, but certainly an annoyance. 0 0 Report Abuse
joshua langkammer		is it important 0 0 Report Abuse
sparky		im not going to delete im just going to store them in my recycle bin! :-) 0 0 Report Abuse
Morbius		É o Flai Secury controla acesso de usuários aos sítes e para empresas.É seguro e confiável.  More information 0 0 Report Abuse
King		If in C:\\Windows and not in C:\\Windows\\system32 IT IS DANGEROUS DELETE!!! 1 0 Report Abuse
Danielo		It\'s a part of the Windows system. 0 0 Report Abuse
The Wizard		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. 0 0 Report Abuse
Karsten Petersen		An essential part of the Windows system  More information 0 0 Report Abuse
Natalie Thompson		Trouble getting started. Don\'t understand it yet. 0 0 Report Abuse
no user		This is the Services Control Manager, which is responsible for running, ending, and interacting with system services. 0 0 Report Abuse
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