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pifsvc.exe

LiveUpdate Notice by Symantec Corporation (Signed)

Remove pifsvc.exe

Overview

pifsvc.exe has 2 known versions, the most recent one is 1.4.5.83. It is started as a Windows Service with the name 'LiveUpdate Notice Service' and described as “Manages Norton product notices.”. . In addition, it is run under the context of the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the administrator accounts have the same privileges). This is executed as a shared service (which simply means that this service can share a process with other Win32 services). During installation, a run registry key for all users is added that will cause the program to run each time any user logs on to Windows. The average file size is about 569.38 KB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to Symantec Corporation by the certification authority VeriSign. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0001% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 2.97 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 166 Bytes per minute for reads and 0 Bytes per minute for writes.

DetailsDetails

File name:pifsvc.exe
Publisher:Symantec Corporation
Product name:LiveUpdate Notice
Description:LiveUpdate Notice Service
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\common files\symantec shared\pif\{b8e1dd85-8582-4c61-b58f-2f227fca9a08}\pifsvc.exe
Original name:PIFSvc.dll
Certificate
Issued to:Symantec Corporation
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Expiration date:Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Windows Service
Service name:LiveUpdate Notice Service
Description:“Manages Norton product notices.”
Type:Win32ShareProcess

BehaviorsBehaviors

(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of pifsvc.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' as a shared service by the Service Host (svchost.exe)
  • 'LiveUpdate Notice Service'
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'Symantec PIF AlertEng' → "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\PIF\{B8E1DD85-8582-4c61-B58F-2F227FCA9A08}\PIFSvc.exe" /a /m "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\PIF\{B8E1DD85-8582-4c61-B58F-2F227FCA9A08}\Al

VersionsAll file variations of pifsvc.exe

MD5SHA-1File size
2d1389e05a807d956829f44bd4b60389 d9ed368fb21d68b26b11e2b8bef1dd281c1835d1 569.38 KB
deb2a99c1ad9b9190c78e895ae60a745 6af9ded3b74613a798b05ed010c222ebc233788b 569.38 KB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows Vista Home Premium 50.00%
Windows Vista Ultimate 40.00%
Microsoft Windows XP 10.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

Canada installs about 50.00% of LiveUpdate Notice.
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