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40%
40% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization

VersionsAdditional versions

2.1.179.0 33.33%
2.1.160.0 33.33%
2.0.467.0 33.33%

Relationships

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sbService.exe

RapidStart by Support.com (Signed)

Remove sbService.exe
Version:   2.1.160.0
MD5:   ec212cbb78c054544502bf9453f5c7d1
SHA1:   f4ffc0c7f50a54e79148524f4cd86c5872477797
SHA256:   068c0cade5a9d7aa61d83abf48a9bfbaf9f79d30d7d1e42c79a6eef9144800e7

Overview

sbservice.exe runs as a service under the name Support.com RapidStart with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). The file is digitally signed by Support.com which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:sbservice.exe
Publisher:Support.com, Inc.
Product name:RapidStart
Description:RapidStart Application Helper
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\rapidstart\sbservice.exe
File version:2.1.160.0
Size:1.88 MB (1,967,512 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Support.com
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Thursday, July 1, 2010
Expiration date:Friday, July 12, 2013
Digital DNA
File packed:Yes
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'Support.com RapidStart'
Network connections
  • [UDP] listens on port 49152

  • ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.00026489%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.00004580%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.00021909%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:13,764,374 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    CPU cycles:28,399,024/sec
    17,470,203/sec
    Memory
    Private memory:36.83 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):40 MB
    Private (minimum):30.12 MB
    Non-paged memory:36.83 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:177.8 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):184.77 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:40.19 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):60.9 MB
    37.95 MB
    I/O
    I/O read transfer:14.96 KB/sec
    1.02 MB/min
    I/O read operations:3/sec
    343/min
    I/O write transfer:31.52 KB/sec
    274.99 KB/min
    I/O write operations:5/sec
    227/min
    I/O other transfer:2.01 KB/sec
    448.09 KB/min
    I/O other operations:49/sec
    1,671/min
    Resource allocations
    Threads:25
    12
    Handles:842
    600

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Integrety level:System
    Platform:64-bit
    Command line:"C:\Program Files\rapidstart\sbservice.exe" /support.com rapidstart /www /rapidstart_sdc /support.com /rapidstart
    Owner:SYSTEM
    Windows Service
    Service name:Support.com RapidStart
    Description:“Support.com RapidStart”
    Type:Win32OwnProcess
    Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

    ResourcesThreads

    Averages
     
    sbService.exe (main module)
    Total CPU:7.17258660%
    0.272967%
    Kernel CPU:4.28148326%
    0.107585%
    User CPU:2.89110334%
    0.165382%
    CPU cycles:169,045,942/sec
    5,741,424/sec
    Memory:2.89 MB
    1.16 MB
    ntdll.dll
    Total CPU:0.00181563%
    Kernel CPU:0.00062942%
    User CPU:0.00118621%
    CPU cycles:40,664/sec
    Memory:1.66 MB
    wow64.dll (Win32 Emulation on NT64 by Microsoft)
    Total CPU:0.00007162%
    Kernel CPU:0.00004761%
    User CPU:0.00002401%
    CPU cycles:2,256/sec
    Memory:252 KB

    Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

    OS versiondistribution
    Windows 7 Home Premium 66.67%
    Windows 8 33.33%

    Distribution by countryDistribution by country

    United States installs about 66.67% of RapidStart.

    OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

    PC Manufacturerdistribution
    Sony 50.00%
    GIGABYTE 25.00%
    Hewlett-Packard 25.00%
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