What is winsvc.exe?

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The table below includes any processes that may be associated with winsvc.exe, from which further information can be found by clicking on the process title. The icon beside the information can be used to quickly determine if this is a safe file in combination with the key below:


This file is normally safe to leave running.	In most cases, this file is not required to run on startup and can be run manually.	Warning, this file may be a virus, spyware, resource hog and running it is not recommended.	This file may or may not be necessary to load on startup, depending on your circumstances.	No information is available for this item.

winsvc.exe Processes:

File Type	Process Name and Information
	Compaq Service Drivers Added by the SDBOT-AGD WORM!
	Generic Host Process for Win32 Services Added by the SDBOT-O WORM!
	Microsoft Service Added by the SPYBOT-DB WORM!
	Microsoft Service Manager Added by a variant of the RBOT WORM! See here
	Microsoft Windows System Service Manager Added by the SPYBOT.LR WORM!
	Norton Update Added by the AGOBOT.ALP WORM!
	System Manager Updates Added by the AGOBOT.AEM WORM!
	Windows Service Added by the SPYBOT-DH TROJAN!
	WINDOWS SVC Added by the MYTOB-EY WORM!
	WINDOWS SYSTEM Added by the MYTOB.LM WORM!

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