pifsvc.exe
LiveUpdate Notice by Symantec Corporation (Signed)
Overview
pifsvc.exe has 2 known versions, the most recent one is 1.4.5.83. It is started as a Windows Service with the name 'LiveUpdate Notice Service' and described as “Manages Norton product notices.”. . In addition, it is run under the context of the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the administrator accounts have the same privileges). This is executed as a shared service (which simply means that this service can share a process with other Win32 services). During installation, a run registry key for all users is added that will cause the program to run each time any user logs on to Windows. The average file size is about 569.38 KB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to Symantec Corporation by the certification authority VeriSign. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0001% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 2.97 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 166 Bytes per minute for reads and 0 Bytes per minute for writes.
Details |
File name: | pifsvc.exe |
Publisher: | Symantec Corporation |
Product name: | LiveUpdate Notice |
Description: | LiveUpdate Notice Service |
Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\common files\symantec shared\pif\{b8e1dd85-8582-4c61-b58f-2f227fca9a08}\pifsvc.exe |
Original name: | PIFSvc.dll |
Certificate |
Issued to: | Symantec Corporation |
Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
Effective date: | Tuesday, October 30, 2007 |
Expiration date: | Wednesday, November 24, 2010 |
Windows Service |
Service name: | LiveUpdate Notice Service |
Description: | “Manages Norton product notices.” |
Type: | Win32ShareProcess |
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of pifsvc.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' as a shared service by the Service Host (svchost.exe)
- 'LiveUpdate Notice Service'
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'Symantec PIF AlertEng' → "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\PIF\{B8E1DD85-8582-4c61-B58F-2F227FCA9A08}\PIFSvc.exe" /a /m "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\PIF\{B8E1DD85-8582-4c61-B58F-2F227FCA9A08}\Al
All file variations of pifsvc.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows Vista Home Premium |
50.00% |
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Windows Vista Ultimate |
40.00% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
10.00% |
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Distribution by country
Canada installs about 50.00% of LiveUpdate Notice.