What is Windows Services.exe?

Windows Services.exe is part of Windows Services according to the Windows Services.exe version information.

Windows Services.exe's description is "Windows Services"

Windows Services.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Windows\IMF\' folder.

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

PropertyValue
Product nameWindows Services
File descriptionWindows Services
Internal nameWindows Services.exe
Original filenameWindows Services.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2020
Product version1.0.0.0
File version1.0.0.0

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

Product nameWindows Services
File descriptionWindows Services
Internal nameWindows Services.exe
Original filenameWindows Services.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2020
Product version1.0.0.0
File version1.0.0.0

Digital signatures [?]

Windows Services.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

44 of the 69 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the Windows Services.exe file. That's a 64% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Ad-Aware Gen:Variant.Bulz.391835
AegisLab Trojan.Win32.Malicious.4!c
AhnLab-V3 Malware/Win.Reputation.C4402478
Alibaba Backdoor:Win32/BrowseFox.030edd85
ALYac Gen:Variant.Bulz.391835
Antiy-AVL Trojan/Generic.ASMalwS.323D2CC
APEX Malicious
Arcabit Trojan.Bulz.D5FA9B
Avast Win32:Malware-gen
AVG Win32:Malware-gen
Avira HEUR/AGEN.1127592
BitDefender Gen:Variant.Bulz.391835
BitDefenderTheta Gen:NN.ZemsilF.34688.cm0@a02AL9e
CAT-QuickHeal Trojan.Riskware
CrowdStrike win/malicious_confidence_60% (W)
Cybereason malicious.02147f
Cylance Unsafe
Cynet Malicious (score: 99)
Cyren W32/Trojan.ZMQP-5526
eGambit Unsafe.AI_Score_99%
Elastic malicious (high confidence)
Emsisoft Gen:Variant.Bulz.391835 (B)
FireEye Generic.mg.ad0ce1302147fbdf
Fortinet Riskware/Application
GData Gen:Variant.Bulz.391835
Gridinsoft Trojan.Win32.Gen.vb
Ikarus AdWare.BrowseFox
K7AntiVirus Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
K7GW Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
Malwarebytes Malware.AI.4161839904
MAX malware (ai score=82)
McAfee RDN/Generic BackDoor
McAfee-GW-Edition RDN/Generic BackDoor
Microsoft Backdoor:Win32/Bladabindi!ml
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Variant.Bulz.391835
Paloalto generic.ml
Panda Trj/RnkBend.A
Sangfor Trojan.Win32.Save.a
SentinelOne Static AI - Malicious PE
Sophos ML/PE-A
Symantec ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
TrendMicro TROJ_GEN.R06CC0PCQ21
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.R06CC0PCQ21
Webroot W32.Malware.Gen
44 of the 69 anti-virus programs detected the Windows Services.exe file.

Windows Services.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove Windows Services.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the Windows Services.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that Windows Services.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 Windows Services.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the Windows Services.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 Windows Services.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    C:\Windows\IMF\Windows Services.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the Windows Services.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If Windows Services.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If Windows Services.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If Windows Services.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 Windows Services.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the removal instructions given above








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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5ad0ce1302147fbdfecaec58480eb9cf9
SHA2562c339b52b82e73b4698a0110cdfe310c00c5c69078e9e1bd6fa1308652bf82a3

Error Messages

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

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

windows services.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.

Windows Services has stopped working.

End Program - windows services.exe. This program is not responding.

windows services.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

What will you do with the file?

To help other users, please let us know what you will do with the file:



What did other users do?

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

Votes
Keep0 %
0
Remove100 %
1

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with the file. Only 1 user 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.

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