What is dgnsvc.exe?

dgnsvc.exe is part of Dragon NaturallySpeaking and developed by Nuance Communications, Inc. according to the dgnsvc.exe version information.

dgnsvc.exe's description is "Dragon NaturallySpeaking Service"

dgnsvc.exe is digitally signed by Nuance Communications, Inc..

dgnsvc.exe is usually located in the 'c:\program files\common files\nuance\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on dgnsvc.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameDragon NaturallySpeaking
Company nameNuance Communications, Inc.
File descriptionDragon NaturallySpeaking Service
Internal nameDgnSvc
Original filenameDgnSvc
Legal copyrightCopyright © 1991-2010 Nuance Communications, Inc.
Legal trademarkNuance, the Nuance Logo, ScanSoft, OmniPage, PaperPort, Dragon, NaturallySpeaking are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Nuance Communications, Inc., and/or its subsidiaries in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners.
Product version11.00.200.064
File version11.00.200.064

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

Product nameDragon NaturallySpeaking
Company nameNuance Communications, Inc.
File descriptionDragon NaturallySpeaking Service
Internal nameDgnSvc
Original filenameDgnSvc
Legal copyrightCopyright © 1991-2010 Nuance Commun..
Legal trademarkNuance, the Nuance Logo, ScanSoft, O..
Product version11.00.200.064
File version11.00.200.064

Digital signatures [?]

dgnsvc.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameNuance Communications, Inc.
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA
Certificate serial number6fdda609f2175f715f1c3cccddd30ca3

VirusTotal report

1 of the 42 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the dgnsvc.exe file. That's a 2% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
ByteHero Trojan.Malware.Win32.xPack.h
1 of the 42 anti-virus programs detected the dgnsvc.exe file.

Other files also named dgnsvc.exe

dgnsvc.exe (7 votes)

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD55f6b9858815da69146a0249d4e83c8fd
SHA256b23448542cc5ac8163f5e058a93c60ff08a181501381c0cd79405ebd4c59407b

Error Messages

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

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

dgnsvc.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.

Dragon NaturallySpeaking Service has stopped working.

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

dgnsvc.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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