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 (x86)\clickcaption_1.10.0.4\service\' folder.

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

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: 2014-12-04T19:19:30Z. Configuration: Release
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2014
Product version1.10.0.4
File version1.10.0.4

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: 2014-12-04T19:19:30Z. Conf..
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2014
Product version1.10.0.4
File version1.10.0.4

Digital signatures [?]

ccsvc.exe has a valid digital signature.

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

VirusTotal report

17 of the 56 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the ccsvc.exe file. That's a 30% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Antiy-AVL Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric
AVG Clickcaption.5CF
AVware InfoAtoms (fs)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/AdWare.Vitruvian.D
Fortinet Adware/Vitruvian
Ikarus PUA.Vitruvian
K7AntiVirus Unwanted-Program ( 004a8e8b1 )
K7GW Unwanted-Program ( 004a8e8b1 )
Kaspersky not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Vitruvian.b
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.ClickCaption.A
McAfee Artemis!88CC44E9FBEA
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis
Panda Generic Suspicious
Qihoo-360 HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
Sophos Generic PUA BH
TrendMicro-HouseCall Suspicious_GEN.F47V1207
VIPRE InfoAtoms (fs)
17 of the 56 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 (x86)\clickcaption_1.10.0.4\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








Free Questionnaires

Folder name variants

ccsvc.exe may also be located in other folders than c:\program files (x86)\clickcaption_1.10.0.4\service\. The most common variants are listed below:

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD588cc44e9fbeafb89a6f582a6a141b15e
SHA2562f9f4c16eb6d7dda4d98d8144462de7cabcd76bcdaa28358adf79eabf4da617e

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.

What will you do with ccsvc.exe?

To help other users, please let us know what you will do with ccsvc.exe:



Comments

Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.

No comments posted yet.

Leave a reply