What is PSEXESVC.exe?

PSEXESVC.exe is part of Sysinternals PsExec and developed by Sysinternals according to the PSEXESVC.exe version information.

PSEXESVC.exe's description is "PsExec Service"

PSEXESVC.exe is digitally signed by Sysinternals.

PSEXESVC.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Windows\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on PSEXESVC.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameSysinternals PsExec
Company nameSysinternals
File descriptionPsExec Service
Internal namePsExec Service Host
Original filenamepsexesvc.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2001-2014 Mark Russinovich
Product version2.11
File version2.11

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

Product nameSysinternals PsExec
Company nameSysinternals
File descriptionPsExec Service
Internal namePsExec Service Host
Original filenamepsexesvc.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2001-2014 Mark Russinov..
Product version2.11
File version2.11

Digital signatures [?]

PSEXESVC.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameSysinternals
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA
Certificate serial number1efd983a49d3f152ac9cd2941b8a0edd

VirusTotal report

1 of the 68 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the PSEXESVC.exe file. That's a 1% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Sophos PsExec (PUA)
1 of the 68 anti-virus programs detected the PSEXESVC.exe file.

Other files also named PSEXESVC.exe

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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD587dfac39f577e5f52f0724455e8832a8
SHA2566a6a9aa6ed43eb3f857392459c7b05a5a0df89e00a3214d333949a561bcff368

Error Messages

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

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

psexesvc.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.

PsExec Service has stopped working.

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

psexesvc.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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Comments

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