What is sv.exe?

sv.exe is part of TODO: <???> and developed by VM Host Corporation according to the sv.exe version information.

sv.exe's description is "VM Host Service"

sv.exe is digitally signed by Guangzhou Shibei Information Technology Co., Ltd..

sv.exe is usually located in the 'C:\ProgramData\Online\' folder.

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

PropertyValue
Product nameTODO: <???>
Company nameVM Host Corporation
File descriptionVM Host Service
Internal namevm.exe
Original filenamevm.exe
CommentsVM Host Service
Legal copyrightTODO: (C) <???>????????
Product version1.0.0.2
File version1.0.0.2

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

Product nameTODO: <???>
Company nameVM Host Corporation
File descriptionVM Host Service
Internal namevm.exe
Original filenamevm.exe
CommentsVM Host Service
Legal copyrightTODO: (C) <???>????????
Product version1.0.0.2
File version1.0.0.2

Digital signatures [?]

sv.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameGuangzhou Shibei Information Technology Co., Ltd.
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA
Certificate serial number730fcd851f607fc42ed72447d10ed84a

VirusTotal report

1 of the 52 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the sv.exe file. That's a 2% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/SquareNet.A
1 of the 52 anti-virus programs detected the sv.exe file.

Filename variants

sv.exe may also use other filenames. The most common variants are listed below:

Folder name variants

sv.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\ProgramData\Online\. The most common variants are listed below:

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD591257ece953da1caf8b0a2cd5be87e08
SHA2566146854118e57c12b003ae04fc7204302ce780b6a99cc92345e7769f253c014a

Error Messages

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

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

sv.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.

VM Host Service has stopped working.

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

sv.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

What will you do with sv.exe?

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



What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with sv.exe. 100% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 10 users.

Votes
Keep0 %
0
Remove100 %
10

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with sv.exe. Only 10 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Malware or legitimate?

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Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the information provided on this web page


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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.

+paul+ writes

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this c*ck-sucker appears as "sv.exe" in C:\ProgramData\Online folder. Definitely to be deleted from the system.
Registry key - WinDevSrv, Location - c:\programdata\online\sv.exe

# 5 Jul 2014, 1:15

Roger Karlsson writes

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The anti-virus programs have updated their detections:

* VG Generic.F32 20140705
* Baidu-International Adware.Win32.SquareNet.bA 20140704
* ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/SquareNet.A 20140704
* McAfee Artemis!91257ECE953D 20140705
* McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis!91257ECE953D 20140704
* Sophos Square Network Installer 20140705
* VIPRE Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT 20140705

# 6 Jul 2014, 0:55

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