What is ccsvc.exe?

ccsvc.exe is part of Click Caption Client Service and developed by ClickCaption according to the ccsvc.exe version information.

ccsvc.exe's description is "Click Caption Client Service"

ccsvc.exe is digitally signed by CLICKCAPTION.

ccsvc.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\ClickCaption_1.10.0.6\Service\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected ccsvc.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on ccsvc.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameClick Caption Client Service
Company nameClickCaption
File descriptionClick Caption Client Service
Internal nameccsvc.exe
Original filenameccsvc.exe
CommentsCompiled: 2015-01-07T19:03:56Z. Configuration: Release
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2015
Product version1.10.0.6
File version1.10.0.6

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameClick Caption Client Service
Company nameClickCaption
File descriptionClick Caption Client Service
Internal nameccsvc.exe
Original filenameccsvc.exe
CommentsCompiled: 2015-01-07T19:03:56Z. Conf..
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2015
Product version1.10.0.6
File version1.10.0.6

Digital signatures [?]

ccsvc.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameCLICKCAPTION
Certificate issuer nameGlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2
Certificate serial number1121f77be8577127d022b4d9ce6da92a6c1f

VirusTotal report

18 of the 55 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the ccsvc.exe file. That's a 33% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
AVG Clickcaption.5CF
Avira ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
AVware InfoAtoms (fs)
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.Vitruvian.b
DrWeb Adware.Popad.11
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/AdWare.Vitruvian.D
Fortinet Adware/Vitruvian
GData Win32.Application.Agent.GINVTQ
Jiangmin AdWare/Vitruvian.f
K7AntiVirus Adware ( 004a9fae1 )
K7GW DoS-Trojan ( 20050ea31 )
Kaspersky not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Vitruvian.b
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.ClickCaption.A
Panda Generic Suspicious
Qihoo-360 HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
Sophos Generic PUA EG
TrendMicro-HouseCall Suspicious_GEN.F47V0108
VIPRE InfoAtoms (fs)
18 of the 55 anti-virus programs detected the ccsvc.exe file.

ccsvc.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove ccsvc.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the ccsvc.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that ccsvc.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

  1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
  2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate ccsvc.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the ccsvc.exe file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate ccsvc.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    C:\Program Files\ClickCaption_1.10.0.6\Service\ccsvc.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the ccsvc.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If ccsvc.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If ccsvc.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If ccsvc.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
  8. Restart your computer.
  9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that ccsvc.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the removal instructions given above








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Folder name variants

ccsvc.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\Program Files\ClickCaption_1.10.0.6\Service\. The most common variants are listed below:

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5fba04fe8eefae502f8693f29f951d909
SHA256a6e96f917b71f2086ec29a33bd379e5a8a358bb45c6ab8929b804cf1e5b6ec00

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to ccsvc.exe:

ccsvc.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

ccsvc.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

Click Caption Client Service has stopped working.

End Program - ccsvc.exe. This program is not responding.

ccsvc.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

ccsvc.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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