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Import table
advapi32.dll
TraceMessage, RegCloseKey, GetTraceEnableFlags, GetTraceEnableLevel, GetTraceLoggerHandle, RegisterTraceGuidsW, UnregisterTraceGuids, SetServiceStatus, RegOpenKeyExW, RegQueryValueExW, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerW, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherW, FreeSid, RegDeleteKeyW, RegCreateKeyExW, CheckTokenMembership, AllocateAndInitializeSid, ConvertStringSidToSidW, RegEnumKeyW, RegQueryInfoKeyW, ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptorW, RegSetKeySecurity, RegDeleteValueW, RegSetValueExW, CryptGenRandom, CryptAcquireContextW, CryptReleaseContext, DeregisterEventSource, ReportEventW, RegisterEventSourceW, EqualSid, OpenProcessToken, ConvertSidToStringSidW, LookupAccountNameW, RegEnumKeyExW, CryptDestroyHash, CryptHashData, CryptCreateHash, CryptGetHashParam, CryptDestroyKey, CryptEncrypt, CryptDecrypt, CryptImportKey, CryptSignHashA, CryptVerifySignatureA, CryptExportKey, CryptGenKey, RegisterTraceGuidsA, GetTokenInformation
kernel32.dll
Sleep, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, WaitForSingleObject, GetCurrentThreadId, DeleteTimerQueueEx, ReleaseSemaphore, LoadLibraryW, SetThreadPriority, GetThreadPriority, DuplicateHandle, GetCurrentProcess, GetCurrentThread, OpenThread, GetTickCount, ReleaseMutex, CreateSemaphoreW, IsWow64Process, OpenMutexW, CreateMutexW, ExpandEnvironmentStringsW, GetTimeFormatW, GetDateFormatW, FileTimeToSystemTime, SetFileAttributesW, GetFileAttributesW, ChangeTimerQueueTimer, CreateDirectoryW, WriteFile, CreateFileW, GetFileSizeEx, QueueUserWorkItem, ReadFile, GetFileSize, MultiByteToWideChar, OpenProcess, GetCurrentProcessId, GetSystemInfo, CompareFileTime, SystemTimeToFileTime, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, DeleteTimerQueue, WaitForMultipleObjects, GetDevicePowerState, CreateSemaphoreA, InterlockedExchangeAdd, GetPrivateProfileStringW, GetPrivateProfileSectionW, GetFullPathNameW, InitializeCriticalSection, SetLastError, VirtualProtect, VirtualFree, VirtualAlloc, GetLocalTime, MoveFileExW, CopyFileW, FlushFileBuffers, DeleteFileW, SetFilePointer, CreateFileMappingW, MapViewOfFile, GetModuleHandleW, UnmapViewOfFile, GetSystemDefaultUILanguage, GetUserDefaultUILanguage, GetComputerNameW, DeviceIoControl, GetLocaleInfoW, GetSystemDirectoryW, LCMapStringW, WideCharToMultiByte, GetVersionExA, GetVersion, VirtualQuery, UnhandledExceptionFilter, TerminateProcess, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetModuleHandleA, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, InterlockedExchange, UnregisterWaitEx, SetEvent, GetModuleHandleExW, GetProcAddress, CreateTimerQueue, CreateTimerQueueTimer, CreateEventW, RegisterWaitForSingleObject, RaiseException, InterlockedDecrement, GetVersionExW, InterlockedIncrement, GetLastError, HeapSetInformation, DeleteTimerQueueTimer, LeaveCriticalSection, LocalFree, EnterCriticalSection, LocalAlloc, DeleteCriticalSection, FreeLibrary, CloseHandle, DecodePointer, EncodePointer, InterlockedCompareExchange, HeapFree, GetProcessHeap, HeapAlloc, lstrlenW
msvcrt.dll
DllMain
ntdll.dll
NtQueryInformationThread, NtSetInformationThread, RtlUnwind, RtlFreeHeap, RtlAllocateHeap, RtlInitUnicodeString, RtlEnterCriticalSection, RtlLeaveCriticalSection, RtlCopyUnicodeString, RtlCompareUnicodeString
ole32.dll
CoInitializeSecurity, CoUninitialize, CoInitializeEx
rpcrt4.dll
NdrServerCall2, RpcServerRegisterIfEx, RpcServerUseProtseqEpW, RpcServerListen, RpcServerUnregisterIf, RpcMgmtStopServerListening, I_RpcBindingInqLocalClientPID, RpcServerInqCallAttributesW, RpcRaiseException, RpcStringFreeW, RpcRevertToSelfEx, RpcImpersonateClient, UuidCreate, UuidFromStringW, UuidToStringW, I_RpcMapWin32Status

sppsvc.exe

Servicio de plataforma de protección de software de Microsoft by Microsoft

Remove sppsvc.exe
Version:   6.1.7264.0 (win7_rtm.090622-1900)
MD5:   0da00b2bbdbe76399cda8092e553e86f
SHA1:   28ffb8e0c7e9b686e26c9f861b775f85e439ee9e
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

Overview

sppsvc.exe runs as a service under the name Protección de software (sppsvc) within the local user context. This version is designed to run on Windows 7 and is compiled as a 32 bit program.

DetailsDetails

File name:sppsvc.exe
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:Servicio de plataforma de protección de software de Microsoft
Description:Sistema operativo Microsoft® Windows®
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\sppsvc.exe
Original name:sppsvc.exe.mui
File version:6.1.7264.0 (win7_rtm.090622-1900)
Product version:6.1.7264.0
Size:3.03 MB (3,179,520 bytes)
Build date:7/11/2009 12:25 AM
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows Console
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:No
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BehaviorsBehaviors

Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'sppsvc' (Protección de software)

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00142354%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00110545%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00031809%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:702 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:2.24 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):1.99 MB
Private (minimum):1.91 MB
Non-paged memory:2.24 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:26.13 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):27.45 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:1.94 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):6.88 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:4
12
Handles:149
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:32-bit
Owner:User
Windows Service
Service name:sppsvc
Display name:Protección de software
Description:“Habilita la descarga, instalación y aplicación de licencias digitales para Windows y aplicaciones para Windows. Si el servicio está deshabilitado, es posible que el sistema operativo y las aplicaciones bajo licencia se ejecuten en modo de notificación. Es muy recomendable no deshabilitar el servicio de protección de software.”
Type:Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:services.exe (by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
msvcrt.dll
Total CPU:0.00122695%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00122695%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00000000%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:17,751/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:688 KB
1.16 MB
sppsvc.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00009815%
Kernel CPU:0.00004908%
User CPU:0.00004908%
CPU cycles:1,026/sec
Memory:3.04 MB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Ultimate 100.00%

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 100.00%
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