Estimated safety rating

services.exe is a program which is probably legit. So, if services.exe is on your laptop or desktop computer, it is probably ok, and will NOT cause problems. Even if your system is clean, we still advise you to run a good antivirus with a good detection rate, in order to yourself yourself against viruses and malware.

Executable file path

This program is usually stored on disk in C:\Windows\System32\services.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 fingerprint for this executable is 5f1b6a9c35d3d5ca72d6d6fdef9747d6.

Is running as a service

This application is NOT a Windows service. This is very good.

Belongs to the operating system

services.exe appears to use the functions of Windows SFC (System File Checker) or Windows File Protection.

Is a 32 bit executable file

This program runs as a 32-bit program. It does not benefit of the full power of nowadays' computer CPUs. This ordinarily happens because the makers did not bother to upgrade it to use the x64 instruction set.

File description

The description stored in the program is Services and Controller app.

File version

File version extracted from the file 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255).

Manufacturer

Producer Microsoft Corporation.

Copyright

Legal copyright notice © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved..

Digitally signed

services.exe has a digital signature. Today the large majority of virus-free software applications are digitally signed.

Valid digital signature

The digital signature attached to services.exe verifies as ok. This is excellent.

Certifier name

Digital certificate name: Microsoft Windows

Issuer name

Certificate's issuer name: Microsoft Windows Verification PCA

Can be uninstalled

This executable does NOT have an uninstall command stored in registry.