What is psiservice_2.exe?

psiservice_2.exe is part of PsiService System Service and developed by Protexis Inc. according to the psiservice_2.exe version information.

psiservice_2.exe's description is "PsiService PsiService"

psiservice_2.exe is digitally signed by Protexis Inc..

psiservice_2.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Protexis\License Service\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about psiservice_2.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on psiservice_2.exe:

PropertyValue
Product namePsiService System Service
Company nameProtexis Inc.
File descriptionPsiService PsiService
Internal namePSIService
Original filenamePSIService.exe
Comments2.0.1 (Release 6)
Legal copyrightc 2000-2005 Protexis Inc.
Product version2.0.1.185
File version2.0.1.185

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

Product namePsiService System Service
Company nameProtexis Inc.
File descriptionPsiService PsiService
Internal namePSIService
Original filenamePSIService.exe
Comments2.0.1 (Release 6)
Legal copyrightc 2000-2005 Protexis Inc.
Product version2.0.1.185
File version2.0.1.185

Digital signatures [?]

psiservice_2.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameProtexis Inc.
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA
Certificate serial number353413eeabf6c35cd648a30f43b30dc3

VirusTotal report

None of the 51 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the psiservice_2.exe file.

None of the 51 anti-virus programs detected the psiservice_2.exe file.

Folder name variants

psiservice_2.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Protexis\License Service\. The most common variants are listed below:

Other files also named psiservice_2.exe

psiservice_2.exe (70 votes)

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5f036cfb275d0c55f4e45fbbf5f98b3c8
SHA256d8d1ca9f65b34a93ab9f7fd9bb6c453b2bf4e8320e620f56055b743df1d56de8

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to psiservice_2.exe:

psiservice_2.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

psiservice_2.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.

PsiService PsiService has stopped working.

End Program - psiservice_2.exe. This program is not responding.

psiservice_2.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

psiservice_2.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?

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User vote results: There were 4 votes to remove and 7 votes to keep

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Malware or legitimate?

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