Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

1, 0, 0, 12 45.00%
1, 0, 0, 12 25.00%
1, 0, 0, 8 25.00%
1, 0, 0, 2 5.00%

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Import table
advapi32.dll
RegOpenKeyExW, RegQueryValueExW, RegOpenKeyW, RegCloseKey, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherW, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerW, SetServiceStatus, DeleteService, CreateServiceW, ChangeServiceConfig2W, OpenSCManagerW, OpenServiceW, CloseServiceHandle, RegDeleteKeyW, RegEnumKeyW, RegQueryValueW, RegCreateKeyExW, RegSetValueExW
comdlg32.dll
GetFileTitleW
gdi32.dll
GetMapMode, DeleteDC, ExtSelectClipRgn, ScaleWindowExtEx, SetViewportExtEx, OffsetViewportOrgEx, SetViewportOrgEx, SelectObject, Escape, ExtTextOutW, TextOutW, RectVisible, PtVisible, GetWindowExtEx, GetViewportExtEx, DeleteObject, SetMapMode, RestoreDC, SaveDC, GetRgnBox, CreateRectRgnIndirect, GetTextColor, GetBkColor, GetStockObject, CreateBitmap, GetObjectW, SetBkColor, SetTextColor, GetClipBox, GetDeviceCaps, ScaleViewportExtEx, SetWindowExtEx
kernel32.dll
DuplicateHandle, GetFileSize, SetEndOfFile, UnlockFile, LockFile, FlushFileBuffers, GlobalFlags, GetModuleHandleA, FileTimeToSystemTime, GetThreadLocale, lstrlenA, TlsFree, DeleteCriticalSection, LocalReAlloc, TlsSetValue, TlsAlloc, InitializeCriticalSection, GlobalHandle, GlobalReAlloc, EnterCriticalSection, TlsGetValue, LeaveCriticalSection, LocalAlloc, GetCurrentProcessId, InterlockedDecrement, InterlockedIncrement, ResumeThread, GetCurrentThread, ConvertDefaultLocale, GetVersion, EnumResourceLanguagesW, lstrcmpA, GetLocaleInfoW, CompareStringA, InterlockedExchange, GetCurrentThreadId, GlobalAddAtomW, GlobalFindAtomW, GlobalDeleteAtom, LoadLibraryW, FreeLibrary, CompareStringW, LoadLibraryA, lstrcmpW, GetVersionExA, GetCurrentProcess, LocalFree, lstrlenW, MulDiv, MultiByteToWideChar, SizeofResource, LockResource, LoadResource, FindResourceW, GetCommandLineW, CloseHandle, GetLastError, DeviceIoControl, CreateFileW, GetVolumeInformationW, WriteFile, SetFilePointer, WideCharToMultiByte, ReadFile, GetDriveTypeW, WritePrivateProfileStringW, GetSystemDirectoryW, GetModuleFileNameW, GetWindowsDirectoryW, GetVersionExW, GetProcAddress, GetModuleHandleW, SetLastError, FormatMessageW, GlobalFree, GlobalUnlock, GlobalLock, GlobalAlloc, DeleteFileW, SetFileAttributesW, FindClose, FindFirstFileW, GetPrivateProfileIntW, GetPrivateProfileStringW, SetEnvironmentVariableA, CreateFileA, WriteConsoleW, GetConsoleOutputCP, WriteConsoleA, SetStdHandle, GetConsoleMode, GetConsoleCP, GetStringTypeW, GetStringTypeA, LCMapStringW, GetFullPathNameW, GetTickCount, FileTimeToLocalFileTime, GetFileAttributesW, GetFileTime, SetErrorMode, HeapFree, HeapAlloc, GetProcessHeap, GetStartupInfoW, RtlUnwind, HeapReAlloc, TerminateProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, RaiseException, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, ExitThread, CreateThread, ExitProcess, HeapSize, VirtualProtect, VirtualAlloc, GetSystemInfo, VirtualQuery, GetStdHandle, GetModuleFileNameA, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, GetEnvironmentStrings, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStringsW, GetCommandLineA, SetHandleCount, GetFileType, GetStartupInfoA, HeapDestroy, HeapCreate, VirtualFree, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetCPInfo, GetACP, GetOEMCP, IsValidCodePage, Sleep, GetTimeZoneInformation, GetLocaleInfoA, LCMapStringA, FreeResource
netapi32.dll
NetUserGetInfo, NetApiBufferFree
ole32.dll
OleUninitialize, CreateILockBytesOnHGlobal, StgCreateDocfileOnILockBytes, StgOpenStorageOnILockBytes, CoGetClassObject, CLSIDFromString, CLSIDFromProgID, OleFlushClipboard, CoFreeUnusedLibraries, CoTaskMemAlloc, CoTaskMemFree, CoRevokeClassObject, OleInitialize, CoRegisterMessageFilter, OleIsCurrentClipboard
oledlg.dll
OleUIBusyW
shlwapi.dll
PathStripToRootW, PathIsUNCW, PathFindExtensionW, PathFileExistsW, PathRemoveFileSpecW, PathFindFileNameW
user32.dll
EnableWindow, KillTimer, GetMessageW, SetTimer, GetSystemMetrics, wvsprintfW, GetSubMenu, GetMenuItemCount, GetMenuItemID, GetMenuState, SetWindowPos, MapDialogRect, GetParent, SetWindowContextHelpId, GetWindow, EndDialog, SendMessageW, GetNextDlgTabItem, IsWindowEnabled, GetDlgItem, GetWindowLongW, IsWindow, DestroyWindow, CreateDialogIndirectParamW, SetActiveWindow, GetActiveWindow, GetDesktopWindow, GetWindowRect, GetWindowPlacement, IsIconic, SystemParametersInfoA, IntersectRect, OffsetRect, SetWindowLongW, CallWindowProcW, PostThreadMessageW, RegisterClipboardFormatW, UnregisterClassW, CharUpperW, DestroyMenu, EndPaint, BeginPaint, GetWindowDC, ClientToScreen, GrayStringW, DrawTextExW, DrawTextW, TabbedTextOutW, MessageBeep, GetNextDlgGroupItem, ReleaseCapture, SetCapture, InvalidateRgn, InvalidateRect, SetRect, IsRectEmpty, DefWindowProcW, GetDlgCtrlID, PtInRect, CopyAcceleratorTableW, CharNextW, GetWindowThreadProcessId, LoadCursorW, GetDC, ReleaseDC, GetSysColorBrush, SetCursor, TranslateMessage, GetCursorPos, ValidateRect, PostQuitMessage, ShowWindow, MoveWindow, SetWindowTextW, IsDialogMessageW, UnregisterClassA, SetMenuItemBitmaps, GetMenuCheckMarkDimensions, LoadBitmapW, ModifyMenuW, EnableMenuItem, CheckMenuItem, RegisterWindowMessageW, LoadIconW, SendDlgItemMessageW, SendDlgItemMessageA, WinHelpW, IsChild, GetCapture, SetWindowsHookExW, CallNextHookEx, GetClassLongW, GetClassNameW, SetPropW, GetPropW, RemovePropW, GetFocus, SetFocus, GetWindowTextW, GetForegroundWindow, GetLastActivePopup, DispatchMessageW, GetTopWindow, UnhookWindowsHookEx, GetMessageTime, GetMessagePos, PeekMessageW, MapWindowPoints, GetKeyState, SetForegroundWindow, IsWindowVisible, UpdateWindow, GetClientRect, GetMenu, PostMessageW, MessageBoxW, CreateWindowExW, GetClassInfoExW, GetClassInfoW, RegisterClassW, GetSysColor, AdjustWindowRectEx, EqualRect, CopyRect
version.dll
GetFileVersionInfoSizeW, GetFileVersionInfoW, VerQueryValueW
winspool.drv
OpenPrinterW, DocumentPropertiesW, ClosePrinter
wtsapi32.dll
WTSEnumerateSessionsW, WTSQuerySessionInformationW, WTSFreeMemory

blservice.exe

Application STServices by SoftThinks (Signed)

Remove blservice.exe
Version:   1, 0, 0, 2
MD5:   b9570481a1babcc4a9e941c553596077
SHA1:   5eaaa7ea65171df480bc7dc8e025bb901f1d6e1f
SHA256:   b9a89b8c683f634504f7563edafb09f0ac8165f34f03177c96d4109ce1be5d74

Overview

blservice.exe runs as a service under the name Recovery Service for Windows with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). The file is digitally signed by SoftThinks which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:blservice.exe
Product name:Application STServices
Description: STServices
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\sminst\blservice.exe
Original name:STServices.EXE
File version:1, 0, 0, 2
Product version:1, 0, 0, 1
Size:333.33 KB (341,328 bytes)
Build date:2/25/2008 7:41 PM
Certificate
Issued to:SoftThinks
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Monday, September 29, 2008
Expiration date:Sunday, November 1, 2009
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'Recovery Service for Windows'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00006100%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00002788%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00003313%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:348,319 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:4,740,831/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:15.41 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):11.89 MB
Private (minimum):9.17 MB
Non-paged memory:15.41 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:98.78 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):103.98 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:11.92 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):12.51 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:18,708,412/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:2.98 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:24/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:1.61 KB/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:21/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:3.45 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:161/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:5
12
Handles:2297
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:64-bit
Command line:C:\windows\sminst\blservice.exe
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:Recovery Service for Windows
Description:“Manages background tasks to ensure compatibility with your system configuration and the capability to recover”
Type:Win32OwnProcess, InteractiveProcess
Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows Vista Home Premium 60.00%
Windows 7 Home Premium 15.00%
Windows Vista Home Basic 15.00%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 10.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 35.00% of Application STServices.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 100.00%
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