Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

Additional versions

4, 7, 0, 10	25.00%
4, 0, 3, 1	75.00%

Relationships

Parent process

services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

Related files

PE file structure

Show functions

Import table

advapi32.dll

SetServiceStatus, FreeSid, AllocateAndInitializeSid, AddAccessDeniedAce, AddAccessAllowedAce, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherW, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerExW, InitializeAcl, LookupAccountNameW, GetFileSecurityW, GetSecurityDescriptorDacl, GetAclInformation, GetLengthSid, GetAce, AddAce, EqualSid, SetFileSecurityW, DuplicateTokenEx, CreateProcessAsUserW, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, RegEnumKeyExW, RegCreateKeyExW, RegSetValueExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegQueryValueExW, RegCloseKey

iphlpapi.dll

GetAdaptersInfo

kernel32.dll

GetVersionExW, DeviceIoControl, CreateFileW, CloseHandle, GetWindowsDirectoryW, GetSystemDirectoryW, SetDllDirectoryW, LoadLibraryW, Sleep, FlushFileBuffers, GetLogicalDrives, CreateThread, CreateEventW, GetOverlappedResult, WaitForMultipleObjects, ReadFile, WriteFile, CreateNamedPipeW, ConnectNamedPipe, DisconnectNamedPipe, WaitForSingleObject, WTSGetActiveConsoleSessionId, SetEvent, CancelIo, LocalAlloc, GetProcAddress, Process32FirstW, CreateToolhelp32Snapshot, ReleaseMutex, TerminateProcess, OpenProcess, CreateProcessW, CreateFileA, GetCurrentThreadId, CreateMutexW, CancelWaitableTimer, SetWaitableTimer, CreateWaitableTimerW, MultiByteToWideChar, SetFilePointer, GetFileInformationByHandle, lstrlenW, GetExitCodeProcess, OpenEventW, FileTimeToSystemTime, CompareFileTime, SystemTimeToFileTime, GetSystemTime, SetThreadPriority, UnmapViewOfFile, PulseEvent, OpenMutexW, MapViewOfFile, CreateFileMappingW, OutputDebugStringW, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetCurrentProcessId, GetTickCount, QueryPerformanceCounter, IsDebuggerPresent, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, UnhandledExceptionFilter, GetCurrentProcess, InterlockedCompareExchange, InterlockedExchange, FreeLibrary, RemoveDirectoryW, CopyFileExW, CopyFileW, GetFileAttributesExW, GetFileAttributesW, SetFileAttributesW, FormatMessageW, LocalFree, CreateDirectoryW, MoveFileExW, FindFirstFileW, FindNextFileW, DeleteFileW, FindClose, GetLocalTime, SetLastError, GetModuleHandleW, GetLastError, Process32NextW

msvcp80.dll

DllMain

msvcr80.dll

DllMain

ole32.dll

CoUninitialize, CoCreateInstance, CoInitialize

setupapi.dll

SetupDiDestroyDeviceInfoList, SetupDiGetDeviceInterfaceDetailW, SetupDiEnumDeviceInterfaces, SetupDiGetClassDevsW

shell32.dll

SHGetSpecialFolderPathW, ShellExecuteW

user32.dll

UnregisterDeviceNotification, RegisterDeviceNotificationW, RegisterWindowMessageW, LoadStringW, PostMessageW, FindWindowW

userenv.dll

CreateEnvironmentBlock, DestroyEnvironmentBlock

wtsapi32.dll

WTSQueryUserToken, WTSSendMessageW

SyncServices.exe

Sync by Seagate Technology (Signed)

Remove SyncServices.exe

Version:	4, 0, 3, 1
MD5:	3e6c47a46bdde1b6b084012b5b69c069
SHA1:	978117815e0e0549f3d6265c48cd929229fab747
SHA256:	96f82fcef67f48561efc4de4a126355233f96ce7d154ce7cf49d8f95cc6be817

Overview

syncservices.exe runs as a service under the name Maxtor Service (Maxtor Sync Service) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Maxtor Manager published by Seagate Technology, Maxtor Manager from Seagate Technology and Maxtor Manager by Seagate Technology. The file is digitally signed by Seagate Technology which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

Details

File name:	syncservices.exe
Publisher:	Seagate Technology LLC
Product name:	Sync
Description:	Sync Windows Services
Typical file path:	C:\Program Files\maxtor\sync\syncservices.exe
File version:	4, 0, 3, 1
Product version:	4, 0, 0, 1
Size:	153.3 KB (156,976 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:	Seagate Technology
Authority (CA):	VeriSign
Effective date:	Monday, April 10, 2006
Expiration date:	Thursday, April 10, 2008
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:	Windows Console
File packed:	No
Code language:	Microsoft Visual C++ 8.0
.NET CLR:	No

More details

Programs

The following programs will install this file

Maxtor Manager

Seagate Technology

5% remove

Maxtor Manager is a program installed from the external Maxtor OneTouch Hard Drive.

Behaviors

Service

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

'Maxtor Sync Service' (Maxtor Service)

Resource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00017478%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00006963%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00010515%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	16 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:	23,203/sec	17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:	5.18 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	6.59 MB
Private (minimum):	6.59 MB
Non-paged memory:	5.18 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	92.46 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	94.27 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	6.59 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	6.6 MB	37.95 MB
Page faults:	1,723/min	2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:	0 Bytes/sec	1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:	1/sec	343/min
I/O write transfer:	0 Bytes/sec	274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:	1/sec	227/min
I/O other transfer:	22 Bytes/sec	448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:	3/sec	1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:	17	12
Handles:	130	600

Process properties

Integrety level:	System
Platform:	64-bit
Command line:	"C:\Program Files\maxtor\sync\syncservices.exe"
Owner:	SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:	Maxtor Sync Service
Display name:	Maxtor Service
Description:	“Maxtor Services for Hardware Detection”
Type:	Win32OwnProcess, InteractiveProcess
Parent process:	services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

Distribution by Windows OS

OS version	distribution
Windows Vista Home Premium	100.00%

Distribution by country

United States installs about 100.00% of Sync.

Distribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturer	distribution
Sony	75.00%
Dell	25.00%

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