Estimated safety rating

services.exe is a program which is most likely legit. So, if services.exe is on your system, it is most likely ok, and will NOT be a cause for concern. Even if your PC is virus-free, we still advise you to run a good antivirus with a good track record, in order to yourself yourself against potential security problems.

Executable file path

This application is usually found on disk in C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 fingerprint for this program is 65df52f5b8b6e9bbd183505225c37315.

Is running as a service

This program is a Windows service. This means it operates on your system in background, usually without displaying any user interface to you. Most Windows services are ok programs, which perform useful functions to other programs or to Windows in general.

Belongs to the operating system

services.exe seems to have something to do with Windows SFC (System File Checker) or Windows File Protection.

Is a 32 bit executable file

This app runs as a 32-bit program. It does not use the full power of modern PC CPUs. This is quite normal because the makers did not bother to upgrade it to 64-bit code.

File description

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

File version

File version extracted from the file 5.1.2600.5755 (xpsp_sp3_gdr.090206-1234).

Manufacturer

Publisher Microsoft Corporation.

Copyright

Copyright notice © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved..

Digitally signed

services.exe has a digital signature. Nowadays most virus-free software applications are digitally signed.

Valid digital signature

The digital signature extracted from services.exe verifies as ok. This is most likely a clean, ok program.

Certifier name

Digitally signed by: Microsoft Windows Component Publisher

Issuer name

Certificate's issuer name: Microsoft Windows Verification Intermediate PCA

Can be uninstalled

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