What is ppsvc.exe?

ppsvc.exe is part of PP Client Service and developed by PhraseProfessor according to the ppsvc.exe version information.

ppsvc.exe's description is "PP Client Service"

ppsvc.exe is digitally signed by Phrase Professor.

ppsvc.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\PhraseProfessor_1.10.0.22\Service\' folder.

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

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

VirusTotal report

29 of the 57 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the ppsvc.exe file. That's a 51% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
Ad-Aware	Gen:Variant.Adware.Vitruvian.1
AhnLab-V3	PUP/Win32.Vitruvian
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Adware.Vitruvian.1
Antiy-AVL	GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.Vitruvian
Arcabit	Trojan.Adware.Vitruvian.1
Avast	Win32:Vitruvian-B [PUP]
AVG	Generic.DE5
AVware	InfoAtoms (fs)
Baidu-International	Adware.Win32.Vitruvian.F
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Adware.Vitruvian.1
Cyren	W32/Adware.UBUZ-8871
DrWeb	Adware.Plugin.1136
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Adware.Vitruvian.1 (B)
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Adware.Vitruvian.F
F-Secure	Gen:Variant.Adware.Vitruvian
Fortinet	Adware/Vitruvian
GData	Gen:Variant.Adware.Vitruvian.1
Kaspersky	not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Vitruvian.o
Malwarebytes	PUP.Optional.PhraseProfessor.A
McAfee	Artemis!596500F9FEFB
McAfee-GW-Edition	Artemis
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Adware.Vitruvian.1
Panda	Generic Suspicious
Qihoo-360	HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
Sophos	Generic PUA AJ (PUA)
Symantec	Trojan.Gen.2
TotalDefense	Heur/TrojanHorse.ZCIK!suspicious
TrendMicro	TROJ_GEN.R047C0EHL15
VIPRE	InfoAtoms (fs)

ppsvc.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove ppsvc.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the ppsvc.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that ppsvc.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.

   
3. When the scan is finished, locate ppsvc.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the ppsvc.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 ppsvc.exe in the scan result.

   

   

   C:\Program Files (x86)\PhraseProfessor_1.10.0.22\Service\ppsvc.exe

   
4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the ppsvc.exe file.

   
5. Restart your computer.
6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If ppsvc.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If ppsvc.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
7. If ppsvc.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 ppsvc.exe no longer appear in the scan result.

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