Estimated safety rating

winzip smart monitor service.exe may be a dangerous application, according to heuristic analysis. It triggers many of the "probable danger" criteria detailed in this document. It is not yet known if winzip smart monitor service.exe is malware or not which doesn't cause harm your PC. We advise you to be careful with this application.

Executable file path

This program is normally stored on disk in C:\Program Files\WinZip Smart Monitor\WinZip Smart Monitor Service.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 checksum for this executable is ab7d31db100a8cf944914761b4e9cbfe.

Is running as a service

This application is set up as a Windows service. This means it operates on your system in background, usually without displaying any user interface to you. Most Windows services are legit programs, which perform useful features to other applications or to Windows in general.

Accesses the internet

This program uses the Internet to communicate. In this day and age this is ok. For example, most of the programs on your PC check for new updates. In order to do this, Internet communications are necessary.

Is a 32 bit executable file

This program runs in 32-bit mode. It does not use the full power of current PC chips. This is quite normal because the authors did not upgrade it to 64-bit code.

File description

The description extracted from the file is WinZip Smart Monitor Service.

File version

File version stored as a property 2,3,0,6.

Copyright

Legal copyright Copyright © 1991-2017 Corel Corporation. All Rights Reserved..

Potentially dangerous functions

Some unusual features of Windows have been used, such as functions for tapping the keyboard. We advise you to perform more in-depth research about this program.

Digitally signed

winzip smart monitor service.exe has a digital signature. Today most legit software applications are digitally signed.

Valid digital signature

The digital signature is broken, which is a strong indicator that this software application may be malware and that someone probably modified it after the signature was applied. We advise extreme caution!

Certifier email

The name of the firm or individual signing this is: help@winzip.com

Certifier name

Digital certificate name: WinZip Computing LLC

Issuer name

Certificate's issuer name: GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2

Can be uninstalled

It has an uninstall string in registry, which is a good sign. si are uninstall.