What is SkService.exe?

SkService.exe is part of SSDkeeper SSD Optimizer and developed by Condusiv Technologies according to the SkService.exe version information.

SkService.exe's description is "SSDkeeper SSD Optimization Service"

SkService.exe is digitally signed by CONDUSIV TECHNOLOGIES.

SkService.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\Condusiv Technologies\SSDkeeper\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on SkService.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameSSDkeeper SSD Optimizer
Company nameCondusiv Technologies
File descriptionSSDkeeper SSD Optimization Service
Internal nameVService
Original filenameVService
Legal copyright© 2018 Condusiv Technologies
Product version2.0.52.0
File version2.0.52.0

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

Product nameSSDkeeper SSD Optimizer
Company nameCondusiv Technologies
File descriptionSSDkeeper SSD Optimization Service
Internal nameVService
Original filenameVService
Legal copyright© 2018 Condusiv Technologies
Product version2.0.52.0
File version2.0.52.0

Digital signatures [?]

SkService.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameCONDUSIV TECHNOLOGIES
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA
Certificate serial number14baa40ec1e89341dccba87d4a5f63ee

VirusTotal report

None of the 71 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the SkService.exe file.

None of the 71 anti-virus programs detected the SkService.exe file.

Sandbox Report

The following information was gathered by executing the file inside Cuckoo Sandbox.

Summary

Successfully executed process in sandbox.

Generic

[
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1564887185.3281,
        "ppid": 376
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "This executable has a PDB path",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "pdb_path",
                "ioc": "D:\\Builds\\1061\\Endpoint\\SSDkeeper_Main\\Binaries\\x64\\Release\\VService.pdb",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "has_pdb"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "The executable contains unknown PE section names indicative of a packer (could be a false positive)",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "section",
                "ioc": ".sign",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "pe_features"
    }
]

Yara

[
    {
        "meta": {
            "description": "Possibly employs anti-virtualization techniques",
            "author": "nex"
        },
        "name": "vmdetect",
        "offsets": {
            "xen6": [
                [
                    2084434,
                    1
                ],
                [
                    2084440,
                    1
                ]
            ],
            "vmware24": [
                [
                    2084421,
                    0
                ],
                [
                    2084427,
                    0
                ]
            ]
        },
        "strings": [
            "Vk13YXJl",
            "WGVuVk1N"
        ]
    }
]

Network

{
    "tls": [],
    "udp": [
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "192.168.56.255",
            "offset": 546,
            "time": 3.0782060623169,
            "dport": 137,
            "sport": 137
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 5074,
            "time": 3.0107710361481,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 51001
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 5402,
            "time": 1.053848028183,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53595
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 5730,
            "time": 3.0177979469299,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53848
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 6058,
            "time": 1.7093200683594,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 54255
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 6386,
            "time": -0.1024329662323,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 55314
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 6714,
            "time": 1.6253430843353,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 1900
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 15396,
            "time": 1.0808639526367,
            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 19588,
            "time": 3.1253139972687,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 53598
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "6443da101091894e0261c1d218d6c21bc367a618794a2e9cbec6e93bfbcf2af8",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "fe4e67f8d38c523d9b161f3c622f990dc85746d557d1373b2816d2b20ee6b080",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Screenshots

Screenshot from the sandboxScreenshot from the sandbox

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD521d6d7fd5eac27d88370db194bd92500
SHA256c0d1b8efe5c484ace1be07e192037a9120bda7942e6b5b70adc9178fd20a8e3f

Error Messages

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

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

skservice.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.

SSDkeeper SSD Optimization Service has stopped working.

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

skservice.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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