What is dwservice.exe?

dwservice.exe is part of Dr.Web ® and developed by Doctor Web, Ltd. according to the dwservice.exe version information.

dwservice.exe's description is "Dr.Web Control Service"

dwservice.exe is digitally signed by Doctor Web Ltd..

dwservice.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\DrWeb\' folder.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on dwservice.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameDr.Web ®
Company nameDoctor Web, Ltd.
File descriptionDr.Web Control Service
Internal namedwservice
Original filenamedwservice.exe
CommentsVisit http://www.drweb.com for additional information
Legal copyrightCopyright © Doctor Web, Ltd., 1992-2016
Product version11.0.4.01110
File version11.0.4.01110

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

Product nameDr.Web ®
Company nameDoctor Web, Ltd.
File descriptionDr.Web Control Service
Internal namedwservice
Original filenamedwservice.exe
CommentsVisit http://www.drweb.com for addit..
Legal copyrightCopyright © Doctor Web, Ltd., 1992-..
Product version11.0.4.01110
File version11.0.4.01110

Digital signatures [?]

dwservice.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameDoctor Web Ltd.
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA
Certificate serial number71a10027f8f21c10217e9b652a3d60dc

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD54c30c2c9bb177d9b700d523dbbf63b07
SHA2566d34d70bef7e0d12b576e6f49b56dcbb30ab80162c797237829df7beedaef5df

Error Messages

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

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

dwservice.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.

Dr.Web Control Service has stopped working.

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

dwservice.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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Votes
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2
Remove0 %
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