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wscsvc.dll

Associated Program: Microsoft Windows

Programm Category: Security software

What is wscsvc.dll

The process wscsvc.dll is known as Windows Security Center Service belongs to Microsoft Windows Service software by Microsoft. This process is used in monitoring and reporting security health settings on the computer which includes firewall (on/off), antispyware (on/off/out of date), antivirus (on/off/out of date), User Account Control (on/off), Windows Update (automatically/manually downloaded and install updates), and Internet settings (recommended or not recommended). The process contains a public API allowing external consumers to retrieve and aggregate security health state of the system programmatically. With this process, Independent software vendors is provided with COM APIs which can help in recording and registering the state of their products to the Security Center service wherein services like notification alerts and graphical view of the security health sates in the AC control panel is provided. This file is located in C:\windows\System32\wscsvc.dll and runs with Microsoft Windows XP (5.1.2600.196608) with a file size of 80,896 bytes on Windows 7 or Windows XP.

How can I stop wscsvc.dll and should I?

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. wscsvc.dll. is used by Microsoft Windows, If you shut down wscsvc.dll, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop wscsvc.dll, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Microsoft Windows, from your system.

After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.

Is this a virus or other security concern?

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What is a process and how do they affect my computer?

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Microsoft Windows, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.

Is wscsvc.dll known to be bad for my computer's performance?

We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.

What can I do if wscsvc.dll is causing errors on my computer?

The first thing you should do if wscsvc.dll. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that wscsvc.dll, belongs to, in this case Microsoft Windows

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