Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

Additional versions

6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623)	0.87%
6.3.9431.0 (winmain_bluemp.130615-1214)	0.87%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247)	1.74%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247)	10.43%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)	50.43%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)	24.35%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205)	0.87%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205)	1.74%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205)	8.70%

Relationships

vssvc.exe (by Microsoft)

PE file structure

Show functions

Import table

advapi32.dll

RegCloseKey, AddAccessDeniedAceEx, AddAccessAllowedAceEx, OpenProcessToken, OpenThreadToken, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, DuplicateToken, RegOpenKeyExW, RegQueryValueExW, RegDeleteValueW, RegSetValueExW, RegEnumKeyExW, RegEnumValueW, RegQueryInfoKeyW, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, CopySid, GetLengthSid, SetSecurityDescriptorOwner, SetSecurityDescriptorGroup, LookupAccountNameW, AddAce, GetAce, GetAclInformation, FreeSid, CheckTokenMembership, AllocateAndInitializeSid, CreateWellKnownSid, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerExW, OpenServiceW, DeleteService, OpenSCManagerW, CreateServiceW, ChangeServiceConfig2W, CloseServiceHandle, SetServiceStatus, LookupAccountSidW, ConvertSidToStringSidW, InitializeAcl

api-ms-win-core-delayload-l1-1-1.dll

DelayLoadFailureHook, ResolveDelayLoadedAPI

api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-0.dll

RaiseException, GetLastError, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, UnhandledExceptionFilter

api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-1.dll

GetLastError, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, RaiseException

api-ms-win-core-file-l1-1-0.dll

CreateFileW, GetDiskFreeSpaceExW, GetDriveTypeW, GetVolumeInformationW, FindVolumeClose, FindNextVolumeW, FindFirstVolumeW

api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll

GetVolumePathNameW, GetDiskFreeSpaceExW, ReadFile, GetDriveTypeW, CreateFileW, GetVolumeInformationW, GetVolumeNameForVolumeMountPointW, FindVolumeClose, FindNextVolumeW, GetFileAttributesW, FindFirstVolumeW, GetVolumePathNamesForVolumeNameW

api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dll

CloseHandle

api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-2-0.dll

HeapDestroy

api-ms-win-core-heap-obsolete-l1-1-0.dll

LocalAlloc, LocalFree

api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-1-0.dll

InterlockedExchange, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedCompareExchange, InterlockedDecrement

api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-2-0.dll

InterlockedDecrement, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedCompareExchange, InterlockedExchange

api-ms-win-core-io-l1-1-0.dll

GetOverlappedResult, DeviceIoControl

api-ms-win-core-io-l1-1-1.dll

DeviceIoControl, GetOverlappedResult

api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-0.dll

LoadStringW, DisableThreadLibraryCalls, GetProcAddress, FreeLibrary, LoadLibraryExA

api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-1.dll

FindResourceExW, GetModuleFileNameW, DisableThreadLibraryCalls, LoadResource, LoadLibraryExW, LoadStringW, SizeofResource, FreeLibrary, GetModuleHandleW, GetProcAddress

api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll

FormatMessageW

api-ms-win-core-memory-l1-1-1.dll

VirtualQuery, VirtualAlloc, VirtualProtect, VirtualFree

api-ms-win-core-misc-l1-1-0.dll

LocalFree, Sleep, LocalAlloc

api-ms-win-core-processenvironment-l1-1-0.dll

ExpandEnvironmentStringsW

api-ms-win-core-processenvironment-l1-2-0.dll

GetCommandLineW, ExpandEnvironmentStringsW

api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-0.dll

ResumeThread, GetCurrentThreadId, GetCurrentProcessId, TerminateProcess, GetCurrentProcess, OpenProcessToken, OpenThreadToken, SetThreadToken

api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll

TerminateProcess, ResumeThread, GetCurrentProcessId, SetThreadToken, OpenProcessToken, OpenThreadToken, GetCurrentThreadId, GetCurrentThread, GetCurrentProcess

api-ms-win-core-profile-l1-1-0.dll

QueryPerformanceCounter

api-ms-win-core-registry-l1-1-0.dll

RegOpenKeyExW, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegEnumKeyExW, RegDeleteTreeW, RegSetValueExW, RegQueryValueExW, RegCreateKeyExW, RegEnumValueW, RegDeleteValueW, RegCloseKey

api-ms-win-core-string-l1-1-0.dll

MultiByteToWideChar

api-ms-win-core-string-l2-1-0.dll

CharPrevW, CharNextW

api-ms-win-core-string-obsolete-l1-1-0.dll

lstrcpynW, lstrcmpiW

api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-1-0.dll

LeaveCriticalSection, WaitForSingleObject, ResetEvent, CreateEventW, SetWaitableTimer, EnterCriticalSection, DeleteCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, CancelWaitableTimer

api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll

InitializeCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, DeleteCriticalSection, WaitForSingleObject, ResetEvent, CancelWaitableTimer, CreateEventW, Sleep, CreateWaitableTimerExW, EnterCriticalSection, SetWaitableTimer

api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-1-0.dll

GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetTickCount, GetComputerNameExW

api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-2-0.dll

GetSystemInfo, GetComputerNameExW, GetWindowsDirectoryW, GetVersionExW, GetTickCount, GetSystemWindowsDirectoryW, GetSystemDirectoryW, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime

api-ms-win-security-base-l1-1-0.dll

AdjustTokenPrivileges, DuplicateTokenEx, GetTokenInformation, CopySid, GetLengthSid, SetSecurityDescriptorOwner, SetSecurityDescriptorGroup, AddAce, GetAce, GetAclInformation, AddAccessDeniedAceEx, InitializeAcl, AddAccessAllowedAceEx, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, IsValidSid, CreateWellKnownSid, AllocateAndInitializeSid, CheckTokenMembership, FreeSid, DuplicateToken, InitializeSecurityDescriptor

api-ms-win-security-base-l1-2-0.dll

InitializeAcl, AddAce, GetAce, GetAclInformation, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, SetSecurityDescriptorGroup, CopySid, GetLengthSid, AddAccessDeniedAceEx, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, CreateWellKnownSid, AddAccessAllowedAceEx, FreeSid, IsValidSid, DuplicateTokenEx, AdjustTokenPrivileges, CheckTokenMembership, AllocateAndInitializeSid, GetTokenInformation, SetSecurityDescriptorOwner

clusapi.dll

AddClusterResourceDependency, OpenClusterResource, ClusterCloseEnum, OpenCluster, RemoveClusterResourceDependency, CloseClusterResource, ClusterResourceControl, CanResourceBeDependent, ClusterOpenEnum, ClusterGetEnumCount, GetClusterResourceState, OnlineClusterResource, OfflineClusterResource, ClusterResourceCloseEnum, ClusterResourceEnum, ClusterResourceGetEnumCount, ClusterResourceOpenEnum, ClusterEnum

kernel32.dll

GetVersionExW, GetSystemDirectoryW, RegCloseKey, GetCommandLineW, GetSystemWindowsDirectoryW, GetVolumePathNameW, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegEnumValueW, RegEnumKeyExW, RegQueryValueExW, CreateWaitableTimerW, GetVolumeNameForVolumeMountPointW, GetVolumePathNamesForVolumeNameW, DelayLoadFailureHook, LoadLibraryW, LoadLibraryExW, GetCurrentThread, GetFileAttributesW, VirtualFree, ReadFile, VirtualAlloc, MultiByteToWideChar, FormatMessageW, RegOpenKeyExW, GetDiskFreeSpaceExW, DeviceIoControl, GetComputerNameExW, GetVolumeInformationW, FindVolumeClose, FindNextVolumeW, FindFirstVolumeW, ExpandEnvironmentStringsW, InterlockedExchange, InterlockedCompareExchange, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetTickCount, GetCurrentProcessId, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, TerminateProcess, GetCurrentProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, RaiseException, GetProcAddress, FreeLibrary, GetComputerNameW, GetDriveTypeW, lstrlenW, GetOverlappedResult, LocalAlloc, InterlockedDecrement, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, InterlockedIncrement, DeleteCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, LocalFree, WaitForSingleObject, ResumeThread, GetLastError, CloseHandle, SetLastError, CancelWaitableTimer, GetCurrentThreadId, DisableThreadLibraryCalls, SetWaitableTimer, Sleep, CreateFileW, CreateEventW, ResetEvent

msvcrt.dll

DllMain

netapi32.dll

NetApiBufferFree, NetLocalGroupGetMembers

ntdll.dll

WinSqmAddToStream, NtQuerySystemInformation, RtlInitializeBitMap, RtlNtStatusToDosError, RtlTimeToElapsedTimeFields, NtQueryVolumeInformationFile, RtlNtStatusToDosErrorNoTeb, RtlCompareMemory

ole32.dll

CoInitializeSecurity, CoCreateInstance, CLSIDFromString, CoDisconnectContext, CoInitializeEx, CoGetObjectContext, CoUninitialize, CoTaskMemAlloc, CoRevertToSelf, CoCreateGuid, CoImpersonateClient, CoTaskMemFree

setupapi.dll

SetupDiGetClassDevsW, SetupDiGetDeviceInterfaceDetailW, SetupDiEnumDeviceInterfaces, SetupDiGetDeviceRegistryPropertyW, SetupDiDestroyDeviceInfoList

shlwapi.dll

SHDeleteKeyW

user32.dll

LoadStringW

virtdisk.dll

GetStorageDependencyInformation

vssapi.dll

VssFreeSnapshotPropertiesInternal

Export table

DllCanUnloadNow

DllGetClassObject

DllInstall

DllRegisterServer

DllUnregisterServer

ServiceMain

swprv.dll

Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service software provider by Microsoft

Remove swprv.dll

Version:	6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205)
MD5:	6de37f4de19d4efd9c48c43addbc949a
SHA1:	0b7272832b3a4000d4c7a5a2dbc82665fa253ed1
SHA256:	9c3714238571704cee2ad4f1e15029243e00b494345c41f74efdf3f0328cc9ea

This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

What is swprv.dll?

The Volume Shadow Copy Service provides the backup infrastructure for the Microsoft Windows, as well as a mechanism for creating consistent point-in-time copies of data known as shadow copies. The Volume Shadow Copy Service can produce consistent shadow copies by coordinating with business applications, file-system services, backup applications, fast-recovery solutions, and storage hardware.

About swprv.dll (from Microsoft)

“The Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) is a set of COM APIs that implements a framework to allow volume backups to be performed while applications on a system continue to write to the volumes. VSS provi”

Details

File name:	swprv.dll
Publisher:	Microsoft Corporation
Product name:	Microsoft® Volume Shadow Copy Service software provider
Description:	Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Typical file path:	C:\Windows\System32\swprv.dll
Original name:	SWPRV.DLL.MUI
File version:	6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205)
Product version:	6.0.6000.16386
Size:	469.5 KB (480,768 bytes)
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:	Windows GUI
File packed:	No
Code language:	Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:	Yes
.NET NGENed:	No

More details

Behaviors

Hosted services

Runs as a shared service under the Windows svcHost

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Distribution by Windows OS

OS version	distribution
Windows 7 Home Premium	45.19%
Windows 7 Ultimate	14.42%
Windows 7 Ultimate N	10.58%
Windows 8	7.69%
Windows 7 Professional	6.73%
Windows 7 Home Basic	2.88%
Windows Vista Home Premium	2.88%
Windows 8 Pro	1.92%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center	1.92%
Windows 8.1 Pro	0.96%
Windows 8 Enterprise N	0.96%
Windows Vista Ultimate	0.96%
Windows 8.1 Pro Preview with Media Center	0.96%
Windows 8 Enterprise	0.96%
Windows 7 Enterprise	0.96%

Distribution by country

United States installs about 69.31% of Microsoft® Volume Shadow Copy Service software provider.

Distribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturer	distribution
Hewlett-Packard	20.00%
Dell	20.00%
Toshiba	15.00%
Acer	13.75%
Lenovo	10.00%
Intel	5.00%
GIGABYTE	3.75%
Gateway	2.50%
MSI	2.50%
ASUS	2.50%
Sony	2.50%
American Megatrends	1.25%
Samsung	1.25%

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