What is lwsvc.exe?

lwsvc.exe is part of Link Wiz Client Service and developed by Link Wiz according to the lwsvc.exe version information.

lwsvc.exe's description is "Link Wiz Client Service"

lwsvc.exe is digitally signed by LinkWiz.

lwsvc.exe is usually located in the 'c:\program files (x86)\linkwiz_1.10.0.12\service\' folder.

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

PropertyValue
Product nameLink Wiz Client Service
Company nameLink Wiz
File descriptionLink Wiz Client Service
Internal namelwsvc.exe
Original filenamelwsvc.exe
CommentsCompiled: 2015-03-26T18:38:35Z. Configuration: Release
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2015
Product version1.10.0.12
File version1.10.0.12

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

Product nameLink Wiz Client Service
Company nameLink Wiz
File descriptionLink Wiz Client Service
Internal namelwsvc.exe
Original filenamelwsvc.exe
CommentsCompiled: 2015-03-26T18:38:35Z. Conf..
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2015
Product version1.10.0.12
File version1.10.0.12

Digital signatures [?]

lwsvc.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameLinkWiz
Certificate issuer nameGlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2
Certificate serial number1121a175f4ace7f00ec14db23572a3c1d217

VirusTotal report

13 of the 57 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the lwsvc.exe file. That's a 23% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Avira ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
AVware InfoAtoms (fs)
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.Vitruvian.F
DrWeb Adware.Plugin.924
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Adware.Vitruvian.F
Ikarus PUA.Vitruvian
Jiangmin AdWare/Vitruvian.m
Kaspersky not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Vitruvian.g
Panda Generic Suspicious
Qihoo-360 HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
Sophos Generic PUA LD
Tencent Win32.Adware.Vitruvian.Efks
VIPRE InfoAtoms (fs)
13 of the 57 anti-virus programs detected the lwsvc.exe file.

lwsvc.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove lwsvc.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the lwsvc.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that lwsvc.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

  1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
  2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate lwsvc.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the lwsvc.exe file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate lwsvc.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\program files (x86)\linkwiz_1.10.0.12\service\lwsvc.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the lwsvc.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If lwsvc.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If lwsvc.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If lwsvc.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
  8. Restart your computer.
  9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that lwsvc.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5fb8a6e3d0b17e8ccd49d0c0fc4ae7e61
SHA256c9f3a7280b8dc7f28d5426f1b8473e3dbc5cbc0c1b1da29fa148440d39e480bb

Error Messages

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

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

lwsvc.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.

Link Wiz Client Service has stopped working.

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

lwsvc.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

What will you do with lwsvc.exe?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with lwsvc.exe. 100% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 1 user.

Votes
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Remove100 %
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NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with lwsvc.exe. Only 1 user has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Comments

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