What is vssservice.exe?

vssservice.exe is part of VSSService according to the vssservice.exe version information.

vssservice.exe's description is "VSSService"

vssservice.exe is digitally signed by Livedrive Internet Ltd.

vssservice.exe is usually located in the 'c:\program files (x86)\knowhow cloud\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on vssservice.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameVSSService
File descriptionVSSService
Internal nameVSSService.exe
Original filenameVSSService.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2015
Product version1.0.0.0
File version1.0.0.0

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

Product nameVSSService
File descriptionVSSService
Internal nameVSSService.exe
Original filenameVSSService.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2015
Product version1.0.0.0
File version1.0.0.0

Digital signatures [?]

vssservice.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameLivedrive Internet Ltd
Certificate issuer nameGlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2
Certificate serial number112199a2254816c1f55fbe71ecc3087a1b17

VirusTotal report

None of the 60 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the vssservice.exe file.

None of the 60 anti-virus programs detected the vssservice.exe file.

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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5b74fff93a4f4b106c28d2f7abad8cc90
SHA256b56f2b0807c9febfd51c01f5f14712c1b3d7fae69dd43907d47e6261528bd74d

Error Messages

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

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

vssservice.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.

VSSService has stopped working.

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

vssservice.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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