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What is sppsvc.exe?

Part of Microsoft Software Protection Platform Service by Microsoft

(sppsvc.exe is a system file that is installed with Windows)

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How does sppsvc.exe run?

Service - sppsvc.exe runs as a background Windows service called 'sppsvc' (Προστασία λογισμικού). This is a system service that is installed with the Windows operating system and protected with Window's File Protection. This service runs as the NETWORK SERVICE account with minimum privileges on the local computer and acts as the computer on the network. Προστασία λογισμικού runs as a program that can be started by the Service Controller and that obeys the service control protocol. This type of service runs in a process by itself.

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What is the community is seeing?	What is the community is doing?
About 0.3% of all Boost users have the sppsvc.exe process running.	Of the 0.3% of sppsvc.exe users, less than 1% have disabled it.

How resource intensive is sppsvc.exe?

Comparison based on the average resource utilization across all programs.

0.03388% CPU338826.0%

Average CPU utilization across all programs is 0.00001%.

6.11 MB RAM28.4%

Average private memory utilization across all programs is 21.53 MB.

91 /min4.0%

Average I/O read and write operations for all programs is 2,253 per minute.

20 context switches/sec20.0%

Average context switches for all programs is 100 per second.

Typical file (disk image) location:

C:\Windows\System32\sppsvc.exe

Are there other versions of Microsoft Software Protection ...?

sppsvc.exe - version 6.3.9431.0 (winmain_bluemp.130615-1214)

sppsvc.exe - version 6.2.9200.16693 (win8_gdr.130815-1505)

sppsvc.exe - version 6.2.9200.16686 (win8_gdr.130809-1506)

sppsvc.exe - version 6.2.9200.16642 (win8_gdr.130614-1704)

sppsvc.exe - version 6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247)

sppsvc.exe - version 6.2.8400.0 (winmain_win8rc.120518-1423)

sppsvc.exe - version 6.2.8250.0 (winmain_win8beta.120217-1520)

sppsvc.exe - version 6.2.8102.0 (winmain_win8m3.110823-1455)

sppsvc.exe - version 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)

What modules are loaded?

A module is a dynamic link library (DLL) or an executable file that is loaded into the process. Below is a list of non-system modules that are loaded by Microsoft Software Protection Platform Service.

snxhk64.dll (avast! Antivirus by AVAST Software)

What else is related?

themeui.dll (Windows-Design-API by Microsoft)

sstext3d.scr (Direct3D-Textbildschirmschoner by Microsoft)

photoviewershim.dll (Windows Live Photo Gallery by Microsoft)

logonui.exe (Windows-Anmeldebenutzeroberfläche by Microsoft)

system.componentmodel.composition.resources.dll (Microsoft® .NET Framework by Microsoft)

presentationframework.resources.dll (Microsoft® .NET Framework by Microsoft)

updater.exe (Skype by Microsoft)

msxml4a.dll (Microsoft(R) MSXML 4.0 SP1 by Microsoft)

msxml4r.dll (Microsoft(R) MSXML 4.0 SP1 by Microsoft)

msxml4.dll (Microsoft(R) MSXML 4.0 SP 2 by Microsoft)

freecell.exe (Entertainment Pack FreeCell Game by Microsoft)

wiaacmgr.exe (Windows Picture Acquisition Wizard by Microsoft)

prodaiintl1033.dll (ProdAddInIntl by Microsoft)

mimectl.dll (Microsoft® Exchange by Microsoft)

msvcp60.dll (Microsoft (R) Visual C++ by Microsoft)

rstrui.exe (System Restore Application by Microsoft)

dismhost.exe (Dism Host Servicing Process by Microsoft)

bcmsqlstartupsvc.exe (Business Contact Manager for Microsoft Outlook 2010 by Microsoft)

msonsext.dll (Microsoft Office by Microsoft)

encwcbar.dll (Microsoft Encarta by Microsoft)

workfolderssvc.dll (Microsoft® Work Folders Service by Microsoft)

appreadiness.dll (AppReadiness by Microsoft)

What Windows OS versions does this run on?

Windows 7 Home Premium (6.1.7601.65536)

Windows 7 Ultimate (6.1.7601.65536)

Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (6.1.7601.65536)

Microsoft Windows XP (6.1.7601.65536)

Windows 7 Enterprise (6.1.7601.65536)

Windows 7 Home Basic (6.1.7601.65536)

Windows 7 Home Premium (6.1.7601.65536)

Windows 7 Home Premium N (6.1.7601.65536)

Windows 7 Professional (6.1.7601.65536)

Windows 7 Ultimate (6.1.7601.65536)

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File details

File name: sppsvc.exe

Publisher: Microsoft Corporation

Name: Microsoft Software Protection Platform Service

Description: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System

Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)

Product version: 6.1.7600.16385

Original file name: sppsvc.exe.mui

Windows file protection: Yes

Digital certificate

Issued to: Microsoft Corporation

Certificate authority: Microsoft Corporation

Expiration date: 7/9/2013

Resource utilization

CPU utilization averages

Total CPU: 0.0633152776%

Privileged CPU: 0.0294326750%

User CPU: 0.03388260266022%

Privileged CPU time: 12142761.55 ms

Privileged CPU time /min: 886 ms

CPU cycle count: 98,489,861

CPU cycle count /min: 215,870,473

Context switches /sec: 20

Memory utilization averages

Committed memory: 40.95 MB

Peak committed memory: 43.03 MB

Paged memory: 6.11 MB

Peak paged memory: 7.32 MB

Paged system memory: 66.64 KB

Non-paged system memory: 8.68 KB

Working set memory: 6.18 MB

Peak working set memory: 12.38 MB

Min working set memory: 4.76 MB

Private memory: 6.11 MB

Page faults: 9,796

Page faults /min: 334

Process I/O averages

Total read operations: 1,081

Read operations /min: 90

Total read transfer: 16.62 MB

Read transfer /min: 802.56 KB

Total write operations: 116

Write operations /min: 1

Total write transfer: 5.59 MB

Write transfer /min: 24.19 KB

Total other operations: 3,122

Other operations /min: 79

Total other transfer: 40.5 KB

Other Transfer /min: 274 Bytes

Resources

Handle count average: 153

Thread count average: 4

Thread resource averages

ntdll.dll

sppsvc.exe

msvcrt.dll

Process details

Runs as (owner): Network Service

Windows platform: 64-bit

Runs as a service: Yes

Parent Process

services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

Process Command

C:\Windows\system32\sppsvc.exe

Service details

Name: Προστασία λογισμικού

Service name: sppsvc

Service type: Win32OwnProcess

Description: “Επιτρέπει τη λήψη, εγκατάσταση και επιβολή των ψηφιακών αδειών χρήσης για τα Windows και τις εφαρμογές Windows. Αν η υπηρεσία είναι απενεργοποιημένη, το λειτουργικό σύστημα και οι εφαρμογές με άδεια χρήσης ενδέχεται να εκτελούνται σε κατάσταση ειδοποιήσεων. Συνιστάται η μη απενεργοποίηση της υπηρεσίας προστασίας λογισμικού.”