Estimated safety rating

scsdistservicex.exe may be a dangerous program, according to an automatic analysis of the program's operation. This program triggers too many of the "probable danger" flags detailed bellow. It is not yet known if scsdistservicex.exe is malware or a legit program that doesn't harm your computer. We advise you to be careful with this application.

Executable file path

The default filename and folder where this application is stored is
C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Siemens\ace\bin\SCSDistServiceX.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 checksum for this program is 93984351e1957a2a7aad65d4820e29b4.

Is running as a service

This application is a Windows service. This means it operates on your PC in background, usually without showing any user interface to you. Most Windows services are ok programs, which provide useful features to other applications or to the Windows Operating System.

Is a 32 bit executable file

This exe runs in 32-bit mode. It does not use the full power of nowadays' computer processors. This is quite normal because the authors did not upgrade it to use the x64 instruction set.

File description

The description written in the exe is SCS Distribution Service.

File version

File version stored as a property Build Reason: Manual, Changeset: C1087172, Configuration: Win32/Release, BuildDefinition: SCS.rgm.Main, BuildLabel: 2389_07.03.00.00_01.13.0003, Version: 07.03.00.00_01.13.00.03.

Manufacturer

Company name SIEMENS AG.

Copyright

Legal copyright notice Copyright (c) SIEMENS AG 2004-2013.

Potentially dangerous functions

Some dangerous functions of Windows appear to be used, such as functions for recording the keyboard. We advise you to perform more in-depth research about this program.

Digitally signed

scsdistservicex.exe is digitally signed. Today the large majority of clean programs are digitally signed.

Valid digital signature

The digital signature is broken, which means it is most likely that this app may be a virus and that somebody most likely modified it after the signature was applied. We advise extreme caution!

Certifier name

Digitally signed by: SIMATIC SCS Developer V7.3

Issuer name

Certificate's issuer name: Siemens TIA CA V12

Can be uninstalled

It has an uninstall routine, which is a good sign. si are uninstall.