WRConsumerService.exe
Spy Sweeper by Webroot Software (Signed)
Overview
There are 3 versions of wrconsumerservice.exe in the wild, the latest version being 7.0.11.25. It is started as a Windows Service called 'WRConsumerService' with the name 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WRConsumerService'. The average file size is about 2.43 MB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to Webroot Software by VeriSign. The programs Spy Sweeper, Webroot AntiVirus with Spy Sweeper and Webroot Software have been observed as installing specific variations of wrconsumerservice.exe.
What is wrconsumerservice.exe?
Spy Sweeper is a software product that detects and removes spyware and viruses on personal computers that run Microsoft Windows. Spy Sweeper examines files on a computer's hard disk drive, as well as objects in memory, the Windows registry and cookies, and quarantines any suspicious objects it finds. Some broadband services, such as MSN Premium, also offer rebranded versions of Spy Sweeper as part of their subscription.
About wrconsumerservice.exe (from Webroot Software)
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 Details
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| File name: | wrconsumerservice.exe |
| Publisher: | Webroot Software, Inc. |
| Product name: | Spy Sweeper |
| Description: | WRConsumerService |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\webroot\webrootsecurity\wrconsumerservice.exe |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Webroot Software |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Sunday, November 16, 2008 |
| Expiration date: | Sunday, December 27, 2009 |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WRConsumerService |
| Display name: | WRConsumerService |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of Spy Sweeper.)
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Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of wrconsumerservice.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
All file variations of wrconsumerservice.exe
