What is sssvc.exe?

sssvc.exe is part of Search Snacks Client Service and developed by Search Snacks according to the sssvc.exe version information.

sssvc.exe's description is "Search Snacks Client Service"

sssvc.exe is digitally signed by Search Snacks, LLC.

sssvc.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\SearchSnacks\Service\' folder.

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

PropertyValue
Product nameSearch Snacks Client Service
Company nameSearch Snacks
File descriptionSearch Snacks Client Service
Internal namesssvc.exe
Original filenamesssvc.exe
CommentsCompiled: 2014-08-21T17:15:37Z. Configuration: Release
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2014
Product version1.9.0.8
File version1.9.0.8

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

Product nameSearch Snacks Client Service
Company nameSearch Snacks
File descriptionSearch Snacks Client Service
Internal namesssvc.exe
Original filenamesssvc.exe
CommentsCompiled: 2014-08-21T17:15:37Z. Conf..
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2014
Product version1.9.0.8
File version1.9.0.8

Digital signatures [?]

sssvc.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameSearch Snacks, LLC
Certificate issuer nameGlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2
Certificate serial number11213239af4ae4c69b97f803376a194f08f4

VirusTotal report

11 of the 55 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the sssvc.exe file. That's a 20% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Ad-Aware Adware.Vitruvian.B
AVware InfoAtoms (fs)
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.Vitruvian.bD
BitDefender Adware.Vitruvian.B
Comodo ApplicUnwnt
Emsisoft Adware.Vitruvian.B (B)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/AdWare.Vitruvian.D
GData Adware.Vitruvian.B
MicroWorld-eScan Adware.Vitruvian.B
TrendMicro-HouseCall Suspicious_GEN.F47V0824
VIPRE InfoAtoms (fs)
11 of the 55 anti-virus programs detected the sssvc.exe file.

sssvc.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove sssvc.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the sssvc.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that sssvc.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 sssvc.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the sssvc.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 sssvc.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    C:\Program Files (x86)\SearchSnacks\Service\sssvc.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the sssvc.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If sssvc.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If sssvc.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If sssvc.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 sssvc.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5e4ba9e619c663458b149beb20125ebef
SHA2567196217b2440ffe2e3613020b00fade7f82e9f3cbdb40ab33885ef72bb5b53e9

Error Messages

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

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

sssvc.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.

Search Snacks Client Service has stopped working.

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

sssvc.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

What will you do with sssvc.exe?

To help other users, please let us know what you will do with sssvc.exe:



What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with sssvc.exe. 78% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 9 users.

User vote results: There were 7 votes to remove and 2 votes to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with sssvc.exe. Only 9 users 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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