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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.

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What is the community is seeing?What is the community is doing?
About 0.1% of all Boost users have the sppsvc.exe process running.Of the 0.1% 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.
0.00736% CPU73570.5%
Average CPU utilization across all programs is 0.00001%.
          4.97 MB RAM23.1%
Average private memory utilization across all programs is 21.53 MB.
 4 /min0.2%
Average I/O read and write operations for all programs is 2,253 per minute.
     2 context switches/sec2.0%
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 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?

Microsoft Windows XP (5.1.2600.196608)
Windows 7 Ultimate (6.1.7600.65536)
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 Professional (6.1.7601.65536)
Windows 7 Starter (6.1.7601.65536)
Windows 7 Ultimate (6.1.7601.65536)
Windows 7 Ultimate | KKD Windows 7 V.3 (6.1.7601.65536)
Windows 7 Ultimate N (6.1.7601.65536)
Windows Seven Black Edition (6.1.7601.65536)

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File details

File name: sppsvc.exe
Publisher: Microsoft Corporation (verified)
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
Size: 3.03 MB
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: 0.0157214962%
Privileged CPU: 0.0083644470%
User CPU: 0.00735704919285%
Privileged CPU time: 1087883.83 ms
Privileged CPU time /min: 256 ms
CPU cycle count: 11,022,425
CPU cycle count /min: 31,666,067
Context switches /sec: 2
Memory utilization averages
Committed memory: 30.26 MB
Peak committed memory: 32.11 MB
Paged memory: 4.97 MB
Peak paged memory: 6.71 MB
Paged system memory: 37.23 KB
Non-paged system memory: 3.78 KB
Working set memory: 4.66 MB
Peak working set memory: 11.16 MB
Min working set memory: 4.03 MB
Private memory: 4.97 MB
Page faults: 6,052
Page faults /min: 29
Process I/O averages
Total read operations: 5,108
Read operations /min: 3
Total read transfer: 12.67 MB
Read transfer /min: 12.34 KB
Total write operations: 48
Write operations /min: 1
Total write transfer: 2.4 MB
Write transfer /min: 1.6 KB
Total other operations: 2,895
Other operations /min: 14
Total other transfer: 8.34 KB
Other Transfer /min: 28 Bytes
Resources
Handle count average: 150
Thread count average: 4
Thread resource averages
ntdll.dll
ntdll.dll
ntdll.dll
msvcrt.dll
msvcrt.dll

Process details

Runs as (owner): User
Integrety level: System
Windows platform: 32-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.”

Image hashes

MD5: cf87a1de791347e75b98885214ced2b8
SHA-1: e37c4d715a3a6ae877e001ada718d98d963bc5de
SHA-256: 7af4e03d751c951a4e5fba28200dabfe6b3bf055490163eeeea84eba4d0f368a

PE image details

Subsystem: Windows Console
Langauge*: Microsoft Visual C++
File entropy: 7.35781
File packed: No
Import Table
advapi32.dll
kernel32.dll
msvcrt.dll
ntdll.dll
ole32.dll
rpcrt4.dll
user32.dll
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