What is SCSDistServiceX.exe?

SCSDistServiceX.exe is part of SIMATIC SCS® and developed by SIEMENS AG according to the SCSDistServiceX.exe version information.

SCSDistServiceX.exe's description is "SCS Distribution Service"

SCSDistServiceX.exe is digitally signed by Siemens AG.

SCSDistServiceX.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Siemens\ace\bin\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about SCSDistServiceX.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on SCSDistServiceX.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameSIMATIC SCS®
Company nameSIEMENS AG
File descriptionSCS Distribution Service
Internal nameRTC_KHE_SCS
Original filenameSCSDistServiceX.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (c) SIEMENS AG 2004-2013
Product versionV7.3
File version?

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

Product nameSIMATIC SCS®
Company nameSIEMENS AG
File descriptionSCS Distribution Service
Internal nameRTC_KHE_SCS
Original filenameSCSDistServiceX.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (c) SIEMENS AG 2004-2013
Product versionV7.3
File version?

Digital signatures [?]

SCSDistServiceX.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameSiemens AG
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA
Certificate serial number0fca319bee8492084c9ca273748bf35f

VirusTotal report

None of the 57 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the SCSDistServiceX.exe file.

None of the 57 anti-virus programs detected the SCSDistServiceX.exe file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD54e21cda3fe9638d23f286f17e9f450f5
SHA2560b25f0cf2e6a3e656a556fbf8a9cc23a65a81073780c401d1424b5f0c61a2d94

Error Messages

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

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

scsdistservicex.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.

SCS Distribution Service has stopped working.

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

scsdistservicex.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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User vote results: There were 1 vote to remove and 1 vote to keep

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Malware or legitimate?

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