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6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 1.60%
6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 0.09%
6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 1.95%
6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 0.39%
6.3.9431.0 (winmain_bluemp.130615-1214) 0.22%
6.3.9431.0 (winmain_bluemp.130615-1214) 0.04%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 1.86%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 7.53%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 0.39%
6.2.8400.0 (winmain_win8rc.120518-1423) 0.09%
6.2.8400.0 (winmain_win8rc.120518-1423) 0.09%
6.2.8250.0 (winmain_win8beta.120217-1520) 0.04%
6.2.8102.0 (winmain_win8m3.110823-1455) 0.09%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 5.23%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 37.98%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 17.52%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 3.46%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 0.04%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 0.04%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 0.04%
6.0.6002.18005 (lh_sp2rtm.090410-1830) 5.88%
6.0.6002.18005 (lh_sp2rtm.090410-1830) 1.30%
6.0.6001.18000 (longhorn_rtm.080118-1840) 0.04%
6.0.6001.18000 (longhorn_rtm.080118-1840) 0.39%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 0.39%
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vssvc.exe

Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service by Microsoft

Remove vssvc.exe
Version:   6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247)
MD5:   ea658570314042c914964fc72ab50e6b
SHA1:   bacaa279b2775899619f5533e134c00ccf56bf0b
SHA256:   0b10e16d5136bf71eaf68f0d9a8b25f92f6d686bf9f80feeb9f291221c6b8284
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

What is vssvc.exe?

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 vssvc.exe (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”

DetailsDetails

File name:vssvc.exe
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:Microsoft® Volume Shadow Copy Service
Description:Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
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:1.41 MB (1,482,752 bytes)
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
Entropy:6.003843
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'VSS' (Kötet árnyékmásolata)
  • 'VSS'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00329079%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00148175%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00180905%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:3,105 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:1,363,657/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:3/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:3.15 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):7.72 MB
Private (minimum):6.88 MB
Non-paged memory:3.15 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:50.02 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):57.9 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:7.44 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):12.16 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:13,189/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:704 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:3/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:342 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:4.61 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:104/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:5
12
Handles:358
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:Kötet árnyékmásolata
Description:“Gere e implementa cópias sombra de volume utilizadas para cópia de segurança, entre outros propósitos. Se este serviço for parado, as cópias sombra não estarão disponíveis para cópia de segurança e esta poderá falhar. Se este serviço estiver desactivado, não será possível iniciar qualquer serviço que dependa explicitamente dele.”
Type:Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:services.exe (by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
msvcrt.dll (Windows NT CRT DLL by Microsoft)
Total CPU:0.01902715%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.01671770%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00230945%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:236,701/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:660 KB
1.16 MB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.01401729%
Kernel CPU:0.00693623%
User CPU:0.00708105%
CPU cycles:334,389/sec
Context switches:1/sec
Memory:1.74 MB
vssvc.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00163375%
Kernel CPU:0.00157316%
User CPU:0.00006059%
CPU cycles:26,088/sec
Memory:1.43 MB
sechost.dll
Total CPU:0.00138204%
Kernel CPU:0.00041447%
User CPU:0.00096757%
CPU cycles:19,644/sec
Memory:288 KB
combase.dll
Total CPU:0.00007160%
Kernel CPU:0.00003580%
User CPU:0.00003580%
CPU cycles:1,318/sec
Memory:1.69 MB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 57.50%
Windows 7 Ultimate 25.50%
Windows 7 Professional 9.00%
Windows Vista Home Premium 4.50%
Windows 7 Home Basic 2.00%
Windows 7 Starter 1.00%
Windows Vista Home Basic 0.50%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 51.76% of Microsoft® Volume Shadow Copy Service.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 25.19%
Hewlett-Packard 20.61%
ASUS 12.98%
Toshiba 12.21%
Acer 10.31%
Lenovo 3.82%
Sony 3.05%
GIGABYTE 3.05%
Samsung 2.29%
MSI 2.29%
Gateway 1.53%
Alienware 0.76%
Medion 0.76%
Intel 0.76%
Sahara 0.38%
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