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02.29.73.00 0.29%
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02.27.14.88 0.29%
02.25.32.45 9.86%
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01.84.85.72 1.74%
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advapi32.dll
StartServiceCtrlDispatcherA, RegOpenKeyExW, RegEnumKeyExW, OpenProcessToken, SetNamedSecurityInfoA, LookupPrivilegeValueA, AdjustTokenPrivileges, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerA, SetServiceStatus, DeleteService, QueryServiceObjectSecurity, GetSecurityDescriptorDacl, ConvertStringSidToSidA, SetEntriesInAclA, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, SetServiceObjectSecurity, CreateServiceA, ChangeServiceConfigA, ChangeServiceConfig2A, StartServiceA, QueryServiceStatus, ControlService, QueryServiceStatusEx, OpenServiceA, OpenSCManagerA, CloseServiceHandle, RegisterEventSourceA, ReportEventA, DeregisterEventSource, RegEnumValueA, RegQueryInfoKeyA, RegEnumKeyExA, RegDeleteValueA, RegCreateKeyExA, RegSetValueExA, RegOpenKeyExA, RegQueryValueExA, RegCloseKey, DuplicateTokenEx, CreateProcessAsUserA, RegOpenKeyA
kernel32.dll
Sleep, GetTickCount, LocalFree, InterlockedDecrement, GetVersionExA, GetCurrentProcess, SetFileAttributesA, SetLastError, MoveFileExA, CopyFileA, FindClose, FindNextFileA, FindFirstFileA, OpenProcess, GetFullPathNameW, GlobalUnlock, GlobalAlloc, GlobalLock, InterlockedIncrement, ExpandEnvironmentStringsA, WriteFile, CreateFileA, DeviceIoControl, QueryPerformanceCounter, QueryPerformanceFrequency, GetCurrentThread, GetCurrentDirectoryW, GetStringTypeW, MultiByteToWideChar, TerminateProcess, GetFileAttributesW, CreateFileW, GetFileSize, ReadFile, GetConsoleWindow, GetCommandLineA, SetConsoleTitleA, SetConsoleCtrlHandler, LoadLibraryA, FreeLibrary, GetFileAttributesExA, lstrlenA, DeleteFileA, RemoveDirectoryA, CreateDirectoryA, GetModuleFileNameA, GetFileAttributesA, OutputDebugStringA, GetCurrentDirectoryA, SetCurrentDirectoryA, SetEnvironmentVariableA, GetLastError, GetEnvironmentStrings, CreateProcessA, WaitForSingleObject, GetExitCodeProcess, CloseHandle, GetModuleHandleA, GetProcAddress, VirtualQuery, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, GetConsoleCP, GetConsoleMode, SetStdHandle, WriteConsoleW, LCMapStringW, GetCPInfo, GetEnvironmentStringsW, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetStartupInfoW, GetFileType, SetHandleCount, IsValidCodePage, GetOEMCP, GetACP, ExitProcess, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, UnhandledExceptionFilter, HeapReAlloc, HeapCreate, GetDriveTypeW, HeapSetInformation, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetModuleHandleW, GetStdHandle, WideCharToMultiByte, GetCurrentThreadId, FlushFileBuffers, CreateDirectoryW, SetEndOfFile, SetFilePointer, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, IsDebuggerPresent, VirtualAlloc, GetProcessHeap, HeapUnlock, HeapWalk, HeapLock, GetModuleFileNameW, InitializeCriticalSection, DeleteCriticalSection, GetCurrentProcessId, GetExitCodeThread, OpenThread, GetThreadPriority, SetThreadAffinityMask, RaiseException, SetEvent, TlsAlloc, TlsFree, TlsGetValue, TlsSetValue, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, LoadLibraryExA, LoadLibraryW, LoadLibraryExW, InterlockedExchange, DebugBreak, InterlockedCompareExchange, VirtualFree, VirtualProtect, HeapQueryInformation, GetProcessHeaps, HeapFree, HeapAlloc, HeapValidate, InterlockedExchangeAdd, HeapSize, GetSystemInfo, GetProcessAffinityMask, SetProcessAffinityMask, RtlUnwind, GetLocalTime, Process32Next, Process32First, CreateToolhelp32Snapshot, ProcessIdToSessionId, WTSGetActiveConsoleSessionId, CompareStringW
ole32.dll
PropVariantClear, CoInitialize, CoUninitialize, CoCreateInstance, CoInitializeEx
shell32.dll
SHGetFolderPathA, ShellExecuteA, SHGetMalloc, SHGetSpecialFolderPathA
shlwapi.dll
SHDeleteKeyA, SHStrDupW, SHDeleteKeyW
user32.dll
ShowWindow, MessageBoxA, DialogBoxParamA, EnumWindows, GetWindowThreadProcessId, GetDlgItemInt, EndDialog, OpenClipboard, EmptyClipboard, GetDlgItem, GetWindowTextLengthA, IsWindowVisible, SetWindowPos, GetDesktopWindow, GetWindowRect, SetDlgItemInt, SetDlgItemTextA, CloseClipboard, SetClipboardData, wsprintfA

steamservice.exe

Steam Client Service by Valve (Signed)

Remove steamservice.exe
Version:   02.04.35.50
MD5:   a87a39f9b42d82f5d60d36bb1d3cc9d3
SHA1:   55204c441d8bb8bcc4597c30b2fd4740c060e258

What is steamservice.exe?

Steam is a digital distribution, digital rights management, multiplayer platform developed by Valve. It is used to distribute games and related media online. Steam's primary service is to allow its users to download games and other software that they have in their virtual software library to their local computers. Steam provides digital rights management (DRM) for software titles, by providing "custom executable generation" for executable files that are unique for each user.

About steamservice.exe (from Valve)

We have over 2,000 games from Action to Indie and everything in-between. Enjoy exclusive deals, automatic game updates and other great perks. Meet new people, join game groups, form clans, chat in-gam

DetailsDetails

File name:steamservice.exe
Publisher:Valve Corporation
Product name:Steam Client Service
Description:Steam Client Service (buildbot_winslave01_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave01)
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\common files\steam\steamservice.exe
Original name:SteamSer.exe
File version:02.04.35.50
Product version:01.00.00.01
Size:556.41 KB (569,768 bytes)
Build date:12/11/2013 10:57 AM
Certificate
Issued to:Valve
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Expiration date:Friday, November 23, 2012
Digital DNA
Entropy:6.581789
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

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BehaviorsBehaviors

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

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00451165%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00351502%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00099663%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:2,933 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:27,507,907/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:6.78 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):10.01 MB
Private (minimum):5.93 MB
Non-paged memory:6.78 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:68.68 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):74.94 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:5.96 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):10.1 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:3,786/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:57.38 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:0 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:148 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:45/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:5
12
Handles:142
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\common files\steam\steamservice.exe" /runasservice
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Steam Client Service
Display name:Steam Client Service
Description:“Steam Client Service monitors and updates Steam content”
Type:Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
wow64.dll
Total CPU:0.04691553%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.02220430%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.02471123%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:4,589,481/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:21/sec
79/sec
Memory:252 KB
1.16 MB
SteamService.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00047748%
Kernel CPU:0.00023874%
User CPU:0.00023874%
CPU cycles:12,630/sec
Memory:1000 KB

Common loaded modules

These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 39.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 14.50%
Windows 8 Pro 8.50%
Windows 8 6.50%
Windows 7 Professional 6.00%
Windows 8.1 6.00%
Windows 8.1 Pro 3.00%
Windows Vista Home Premium 3.00%
Microsoft Windows XP 3.00%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 2.50%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 1.50%
Windows 8 Single Language 1.50%
Windows 8.1 Single Language 1.00%
Windows 7 Home Basic 1.00%
Windows 8 Enterprise 1.00%
Windows 7 Enterprise 0.50%
Windows Vista Home Basic 0.50%
Windows Vista Ultimate 0.50%
Windows 8 Pro N 0.50%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 44.22% of Steam Client Service.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 17.39%
Hewlett-Packard 14.78%
Acer 14.35%
ASUS 13.91%
Lenovo 11.30%
Toshiba 6.09%
Sony 6.09%
Alienware 3.04%
GIGABYTE 3.04%
MSI 2.61%
Intel 2.61%
American Megatrends 2.17%
Samsung 1.30%
Apple 0.87%
Sahara 0.43%
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