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vssvc.exe

Microsoft Volumeschattenkopie-Dienst by Microsoft

Remove vssvc.exe
Version:   6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247)
MD5:   d0c69e44bc1e1d4ad290fd84104623d8
SHA1:   cf2152361efd2a2d28862d337087c82487aec705
SHA256:   4c86760ea4bd2a64ffd42d89284ec3e5048cb2f0f6f3b80d017b41c0d2456a90
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

Overview

vssvc.exe runs as a service under the name Instantáneas de volumen (VSS) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). This version is installed on Windows 8 and is compiled as a 64 bit program.

DetailsDetails

File name:vssvc.exe
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:Microsoft® Volumeschattenkopie-Dienst
Description:Betriebssystem Microsoft® Windows®
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\vssvc.exe
Original name:VSSVC.EXE.MUI
File version:6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247)
Product version:6.2.9200.16384
Size:1.42 MB (1,483,776 bytes)
Build date:5/4/2013 4:37 AM
Digital DNA
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:Yes
.NET NGENed:No
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BehaviorsBehaviors

Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'VSS' (Instantáneas de volumen)
  • VSS

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.06728450%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.05179507%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.01548943%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:12,390,979 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:49,432/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:21/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:3.43 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):7.94 MB
Private (minimum):5.65 MB
Non-paged memory:3.43 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:53.57 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):59.58 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:5.98 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):11.84 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:14,949/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:66 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:2.9 KB/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:186 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:6/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:6
12
Handles:171
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:64-bit
Command line:C:\Windows\System32\vssvc.exe
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:VSS
Display name:Instantáneas de volumen
Description:“Administra e implementa Instantáneas de volumen usadas para copias de seguridad y otros propósitos. Si este servicio se detiene, las instantáneas se deshabilitarán para la copia de seguridad y ésta generará un error. Si este servicio está deshabilitado, se producirá un error al iniciar cualquier servicio que explícitamente dependa de él.”
Type:Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:services.exe (by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
msvcrt.dll (Windows NT CRT DLL by Microsoft)
Total CPU:0.02963951%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.01886146%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.01077805%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:532,967/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:4/sec
79/sec
Memory:660 KB
1.16 MB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.01412306%
Kernel CPU:0.00000000%
User CPU:0.01412306%
CPU cycles:409,536/sec
Context switches:8/sec
Memory:1.75 MB
sechost.dll
Total CPU:0.00961875%
Kernel CPU:0.00443999%
User CPU:0.00517876%
CPU cycles:241,956/sec
Memory:288 KB
vssvc.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00887998%
Kernel CPU:0.00887998%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:268,682/sec
Memory:1.43 MB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 8 48.36%
Windows 8 Pro 30.33%
Windows 8 Single Language 9.02%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 6.56%
Windows 8 Enterprise 4.10%
Windows 8 Enterprise N 1.64%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 37.19% of Microsoft® Volumeschattenkopie-Dienst.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Toshiba 20.73%
Hewlett-Packard 17.68%
Acer 11.59%
Lenovo 10.98%
Dell 9.76%
ASUS 8.54%
Sony 8.54%
Intel 4.88%
Samsung 2.44%
GIGABYTE 2.44%
American Megatrends 1.22%
MSI 1.22%
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