Estimated safety rating

mssecsvc.exe may be a dangerous application, according to an automatic analysis of the program's operation. This program triggers too many of the "probable danger" flags detailed in this document. It is yet unknown if mssecsvc.exe is malware or a legit program which doesn't cause harm your PC. We recommend you to be careful with it.

Executable file path

The default filename and folder where the program is stored is
C:\Windows\mssecsvc.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 fingerprint for this program is 0a305cb00f5b5ccee3eeb839d59dcc29.

Is running as a service

This application is set up as a Windows service. This means it runs on your system in background, usually without displaying anything to you. Most Windows services are useful programs, which provide useful functions to other programs or to Windows in general.

Accesses the internet

This executable uses the Internet to communicate. In this day and age this is quite normal. For example, most of the apps on your computer check for new updates. For this, Internet communications are required.

Is a 32 bit executable file

This app runs as a 32-bit program. It can not exploit the entire set of features of nowadays' PC CPUs. This is quite normal because the makers did not bother to upgrade it to 64-bit code.

Potentially dangerous functions

Some dangerous features of the Operating System have been used, such as functions for tapping the keyboard. We recommend you to perform more in-depth research about this program.

Digitally signed

A digital signature is missing from this program. The publisher did not bother to sign it. This is usually bad.

Can be uninstalled

This application does NOT have a removal routine stored in registry.