Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

Additional versions

4.0	10.71%
4.0	35.71%
4.0	10.71%
4.0	3.57%
4.0	3.57%
4.0	3.57%
4.0	32.14%

(Note, Comodo Security Solutions publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)

Relationships

Parent process

services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

Child process

unit_manager.exe (livePCsupport by Comodo Security Solutions)

Related files

PE file structure

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Import table

advapi32.dll

DuplicateTokenEx, LookupPrivilegeValueW, SetTokenInformation, CreateProcessAsUserW, OpenProcessToken, ControlService, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerW, QueryServiceStatusEx, SetServiceStatus, StartServiceW, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, OpenServiceW, EnumDependentServicesW, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherW, OpenSCManagerW, DeleteService, CloseServiceHandle, CreateServiceW, AdjustTokenPrivileges

crypt32.dll

CryptVerifyMessageSignature, CertFreeCertificateContext, CertCompareIntegerBlob

imagehlp.dll

ImageGetCertificateData, ImageEnumerateCertificates

kernel32.dll

CreateFileMappingW, CreateEventW, OutputDebugStringW, OpenProcess, Process32FirstW, ProcessIdToSessionId, Process32NextW, CreateToolhelp32Snapshot, GetModuleFileNameW, SetEvent, WaitForSingleObject, HeapFree, HeapAlloc, UnmapViewOfFile, MapViewOfFile, CloseHandle, GetLastError, CreateFileW, Sleep, GetProcessHeap, GetTickCount, GetConsoleOutputCP, WriteConsoleW, SetStdHandle, CreateFileA, lstrcmpiW, GetACP, TerminateProcess, GetCurrentProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, GetCPInfo, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedDecrement, GetOEMCP, IsValidCodePage, GetModuleHandleW, GetProcAddress, TlsGetValue, TlsAlloc, TlsSetValue, TlsFree, SetLastError, GetCurrentThreadId, ExitProcess, WriteFile, GetStdHandle, GetModuleFileNameA, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStringsW, GetCommandLineW, SetHandleCount, GetFileType, GetStartupInfoA, DeleteCriticalSection, HeapCreate, VirtualFree, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetCurrentProcessId, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, WideCharToMultiByte, RtlUnwind, LCMapStringA, MultiByteToWideChar, LCMapStringW, GetStringTypeA, GetStringTypeW, GetLocaleInfoA, LoadLibraryA, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, VirtualAlloc, HeapReAlloc, GetConsoleCP, GetConsoleMode, FlushFileBuffers, SetFilePointer, HeapSize, WriteConsoleA

userenv.dll

CreateEnvironmentBlock

wintrust.dll

WinVerifyTrust

launcher_service.exe

livePCsupport by Comodo Security Solutions (Signed)

Remove launcher_service.exe

Version:	4.0
MD5:	9a5e6527e49415d6ed1572719afe2ef0
SHA1:	46694e994c24e8b317c63ed56524f574f06015a8
SHA256:	aa9c3f25996618a1bdfe28f32c1d29786df1f833d8abc823cd869464fab96226

What is launcher_service.exe?

livePCsupport launcher system service is part of GeekBuddy, a support system built into Comodo Internet Security whereby a Comodo expert makes a remote connection to the user's computer and resolves a wide variety of technical issues, included but not restricted to virus cleaning and Internet security, such as software installation and printer setup. It is available in the paid-for versions of Comodo Internet Security, and as a separate subscription service.

About launcher_service.exe (from Comodo Security Solutions)

“GeekBuddy is part of the Comodo Group, one of the world's most trusted Internet Security and Antivirus technology providers. With over 45 million PCs around the world protected by Comodo security soft”

Details

File name:	launcher_service.exe
Publisher:	Comodo Security Solutions Inc.
Product name:	livePCsupport
Description:	livePCsupport launcher system service
Typical file path:	C:\Program Files\common files\comodo\launcher_service.exe
File version:	4.0
Size:	68.7 KB (70,352 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:	Comodo Security Solutions
Authority (CA):	COMODO CA Limited
Expiration date:	Friday, April 5, 2013
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:	Windows Console
File packed:	No
.NET CLR:	No

More details

Behaviors

Services

Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)

'CLPSLauncher' (COMODO LPS Launcher)
CLPSLauncher

Resource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.01320667%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00887486%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00433181%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	175 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:	10/sec	284/sec
Memory
Private memory:	3.72 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	2.4 MB
Private (minimum):	676 KB
Non-paged memory:	3.72 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	53.02 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	59.61 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	2.39 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	7.4 MB	37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:	6	12
Handles:	198	600

Process properties

Integrety level:	System
Platform:	32-bit
Command line:	"C:\Program Files\common files\comodo\launcher_service.exe"
Owner:	SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:	CLPSLauncher
Display name:	COMODO LPS Launcher
Description:	“COMODO livePCsupport Launcher Service”
Type:	Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:	services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

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