What is compatibilitychecksvc.exe?

compatibilitychecksvc.exe is usually located in the 'c:\documents and settings\%USERNAME%\dane aplikacji\compatibility verifier\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

compatibilitychecksvc.exe does not have any version or vendor information.

Digital signatures [?]

The verification of compatibilitychecksvc.exe's digital signature failed.

PropertyValue
Signer nameAd Support
Certificate issuer nameAdSupport
Certificate serial number00e592a6d69afa75af

VirusTotal report

3 of the 56 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the compatibilitychecksvc.exe file. That's a 5% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Cyren W32/Spyware-WebActiveClick-base
F-Prot W32/Spyware-WebActiveClick-base
TrendMicro-HouseCall Suspicious_GEN.F47V1224
3 of the 56 anti-virus programs detected the compatibilitychecksvc.exe file.

compatibilitychecksvc.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove compatibilitychecksvc.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the compatibilitychecksvc.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that compatibilitychecksvc.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 compatibilitychecksvc.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the compatibilitychecksvc.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 compatibilitychecksvc.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\documents and settings\%USE..compatibility verifier\compatibilitychecksvc.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the compatibilitychecksvc.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If compatibilitychecksvc.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If compatibilitychecksvc.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If compatibilitychecksvc.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 compatibilitychecksvc.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
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Folder name variants

compatibilitychecksvc.exe may also be located in other folders than c:\documents and settings\%USERNAME%\dane aplikacji\compatibility verifier\. The most common variants are listed below:

Other files also named compatibilitychecksvc.exe

compatibilitychecksvc.exe (102 votes)

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD59187fcdcdf66e4fd5d773404df13678a
SHA256fc70785bd141473e1b130bf1273177b3d07b647b4d6ec15bc18501acbae01c7b

Error Messages

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

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

compatibilitychecksvc.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.

compatibilitychecksvc.exe has stopped working.

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

compatibilitychecksvc.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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