What is PDVDServ.exe?

PDVDServ.exe is part of PowerDVD and developed by Cyberlink Corp. according to the PDVDServ.exe version information.

PDVDServ.exe's description is "PowerDVD RC Service"

PDVDServ.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\CyberLink\PowerDVD\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on PDVDServ.exe:

PropertyValue
Product namePowerDVD
Company nameCyberlink Corp.
File descriptionPowerDVD RC Service
Internal namePowerDVD RC Service
Original filenamePDVDSERV.EXE
Legal copyrightCopyright (c) CyberLink Corp. 1997-2004
Product version6.00.1027
File version6.00.1027

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

Product namePowerDVD
Company nameCyberlink Corp.
File descriptionPowerDVD RC Service
Internal namePowerDVD RC Service
Original filenamePDVDSERV.EXE
Legal copyrightCopyright (c) CyberLink Corp. 1997-2..
Product version6.00.1027
File version6.00.1027

Digital signatures [?]

PDVDServ.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

None of the 51 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the PDVDServ.exe file.

None of the 51 anti-virus programs detected the PDVDServ.exe file.

Folder name variants

PDVDServ.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\Program Files\CyberLink\PowerDVD\. The most common variants are listed below:

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD58fb740d758b14b1bc950cc347c21e461
SHA2566eab429de35d87c94e9b912e189c248428653674939352e0210fc026f5a4b564

Error Messages

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

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

pdvdserv.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.

PowerDVD RC Service has stopped working.

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

pdvdserv.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with PDVDServ.exe. 8% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 13 users.

User vote results: There were 1 vote to remove and 12 votes to keep

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