What is Connection Service.exe?
Connection Service.exe is part of Creative Connection Service and developed by Creative Technology Ltd. according to the Connection Service.exe version information.
Connection Service.exe's description is "Creative Connection Service"
Connection Service.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Connection Service\' folder.
Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected Connection Service.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 Connection Service.exe:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | Creative Connection Service |
| Company name | Creative Technology Ltd. |
| File description | Creative Connection Service |
| Internal name | Connection Service.exe |
| Original filename | Connection Service.exe |
| Legal copyright | Copyright (c) Creative Technology Ltd., 2016-2017. All Rights Reserved. |
| Product version | 1.1.2.0 |
| File version | 1.1.2.0 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | Creative Connection Service |
| Company name | Creative Technology Ltd. |
| File description | Creative Connection Service |
| Internal name | Connection Service.exe |
| Original filename | Connection Service.exe |
| Legal copyright | Copyright (c) Creative Technology Lt.. |
| Product version | 1.1.2.0 |
| File version | 1.1.2.0 |
Digital signatures [?]
Connection Service.exe is not signed.
VirusTotal report
4 of the 72 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the Connection Service.exe file. That's a 6% detection rate.
| Scanner | Detection Name |
|---|---|
| APEX | Malicious |
| BitDefenderTheta | Gen:NN.ZemsilF.34108.jm0@aWPfgok |
| eGambit | Unsafe.AI_Score_98% |
| Trapmine | suspicious.low.ml.score |
Connection Service.exe removal instructions
The instructions below shows how to remove Connection Service.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the Connection Service.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that Connection Service.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:
- Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
- Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
- When the scan is finished, locate Connection Service.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the Connection Service.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 Connection Service.exe in the scan result.
C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Connection Service\Connection Service.exe 
- Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the Connection Service.exe file.
- Restart your computer.
- Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If Connection Service.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If Connection Service.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
- If Connection Service.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
- Restart your computer.
- Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that Connection Service.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
TCP/UDP Listening Ports [?]
Connection Service.exe has been reported to listen on the following TCP/UDP ports.
| Port | Protocol | # Occurrences |
|---|---|---|
| 8890 | TCP v4 | 1 |
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | 60696e662a7a108df8955001b5e88770 |
| SHA256 | 5ed51e9e646d079775afb4a069df6e3bfe22a89bc87b86e477c1f36a8a9ee954 |
Error Messages
These are some of the error messages that can appear related to connection service.exe:
connection service.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
connection service.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.
Creative Connection Service has stopped working.
End Program - connection service.exe. This program is not responding.
connection service.exe is not a valid Win32 application.
connection service.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.
What will you do with the file?
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What did other users do?
The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with the file. 50% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 2 users.
NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with the file. Only 2 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.
Comments
Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.
I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.
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