What is psksvc.exe?

psksvc.exe is part of Panda Anti-malware and developed by Panda Security, S.L. according to the psksvc.exe version information.

psksvc.exe's description is "Anti-malware protection support executable"

psksvc.exe is digitally signed by Panda Security S.L.

psksvc.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\Panda Security\Panda Antivirus Pro 2009\' folder.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on psksvc.exe:

PropertyValue
Product namePanda Anti-malware
Company namePanda Security, S.L.
File descriptionAnti-malware protection support executable
Internal namepsksvc.exe
Original filenamepsksvc.exe
Legal copyright© Panda 2008
Product version1, 5, 1, 0
File version1, 5, 1, 0

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

Product namePanda Anti-malware
Company namePanda Security, S.L.
File descriptionAnti-malware protection support exec..
Internal namepsksvc.exe
Original filenamepsksvc.exe
Legal copyright© Panda 2008
Product version1, 5, 1, 0
File version1, 5, 1, 0

Digital signatures [?]

psksvc.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer namePanda Security S.L
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA
Certificate serial number13214a49f3d541b74d0ce3eb69dedc9e

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5f1b9981e2e6af1a6030cb49ef4fdc513
SHA256416ebb2a0074e058735e9d72a2e89d094d1304893b107a5dd815ae1f8ef52a26

Error Messages

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

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

psksvc.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.

Anti-malware protection support executable has stopped working.

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

psksvc.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

psksvc.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 psksvc.exe. 0% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 1 user.

Votes
Keep100 %
1
Remove0 %
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