What is svchost.exe?

svchost.exe is part of SoftSafe and developed by SoftSafe according to the svchost.exe version information.

svchost.exe's description is "Installer for SoftSafe"

svchost.exe is digitally signed by Lior Sela.

svchost.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\' folder.

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

PropertyValue
Product nameSoftSafe
Company nameSoftSafe
File descriptionInstaller for SoftSafe
Internal nameTSULoader
Original filenameTSULoader.exe
CommentsWinNT (x86) Unicode Lib Rel
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2012 SoftSafe
Product version1.0.0.1
File version2013.4.21.1505

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

Product nameSoftSafe
Company nameSoftSafe
File descriptionInstaller for SoftSafe
Internal nameTSULoader
Original filenameTSULoader.exe
CommentsWinNT (x86) Unicode Lib Rel
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2012 SoftSafe
Product version1.0.0.1
File version2013.4.21.1505

Digital signatures [?]

svchost.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameLior Sela
Certificate issuer nameCOMODO Code Signing CA 2
Certificate serial number00d39c56b89258e40e737b2aeda8d3d3e5

VirusTotal report

7 of the 46 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the svchost.exe file. That's a 15% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
AhnLab-V3 Adware/Win32.StartPage
AntiVir ADWARE/Adware.Gen
AVG Suspicion: unknown virus
DrWeb Adware.Downware.980
ESET-NOD32 Win32/InstalleRex.I
Sophos InstallRex
VIPRE Artua Vladislav (fs)
7 of the 46 anti-virus programs detected the svchost.exe file.

svchost.exe removal instructions

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

PropertyValue
MD5cf37f9385dbaccdc3d5673f4c4516817
SHA2564176045db2ae1ad1fb175fbcb07a681a1c6adb8e54165bd8c95887bb36b58f2f

Error Messages

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

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

svchost.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.

Installer for SoftSafe has stopped working.

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

svchost.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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Comments

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