Process Information

Process File: services.exe
Process Name: Windows Service Controller

Author: Microsoft Corp.
Part Of: Microsoft Windows Operating System

Description:
services.exe is a part of the Microsoft Windows Operating System and manages the operation of starting and stopping services. This process also deals with the automatic starting of services during the computers boot-up and the stopping of services during shut-down.

This program is important for the stable and secure running of your computer and should not be terminated.

Note: services.exe could also be a process which is registered as a trojan. This Trojan allows attackers to access your computer from remote locations, stealing passwords, Internet banking and personal data. It could also be a registered security risk and should be removed immediately.

Determining whether this process is a virus or a legitimate Windows process depends on the directory location it executes.

The full path of services.exe file is either C:\WINNT\System32\Services.exe in Windows NT4/2000, or C:\Windows\System32\Services.exe in Windows XP/2003.

In other cases, services.exe is a virus, spyware, trojan or worm!

For example:

if you have Windows NT4/2000/XP/2003 and the full path to this program is
C:\WinNT\Services.exe
or C:\Windows\Services.exe
or C:\Windows\inetg\Services.exe
or C:\WinNT\inetg\Services.exe
or C:\Program Files\Common Files\Services.exe
or C:\Documents and Settings\anything_here\Services.exe,

then you also most probably have a virus such as the W32.Netsky@mm or W32.Neveg.B@mm or W32.Conycspa@mm virus.

If you have Windows 95/98/ME and this task is running in the background, then you most probably have one of those viruses too.


Recommendation for services.exe:
Should not be disabled, required for essential applications to work properly.
It is an integral part of the operating system, leave alone.

Summary account

System Process: Yes
Application: No
Background Process: Yes
Uses Network: No
Uses Internet: No