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Runservice.exe file information

The process known as LicCtrl Service belongs to software LicCtrl Service by unknown.

Description: The file runservice.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows. Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 2,560 bytes (95% of all occurrences), 16,384 bytes or 180,188 bytes.
There is no information about the author of the file. The program is not visible. It is not a Windows core file. It is an unknown file in the Windows folder. Therefore the technical security rating is 71% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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If runservice.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32, the security rating is 46% dangerous. The file size is 182,272 bytes. The program has a visible window. There is no file information. The application is loaded during the Windows boot process (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). File runservice.exe is not a Windows system file. runservice.exe seems to be a compressed file.

External information from Paul Collins:
There are different files with the same name:

"LicCrtl" is not required to run at start up. eLicense, licensing system incorporated with some software and games
"LicCtrl" can run at start up.

Important: Some malware camouflages itself as runservice.exe, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the runservice.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.

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User Comments

Viatech - it manages your programs that you purchsed using e-licensing
dnic

licensing system incorporated with some software and games.
Kenth Andersson

eLicense Software. Programs bundled with eLicense will not run without runservice.exe.

runservice.exe is a part of the eLicense licensing system incorporated with common software and games. This process should not be terminated unless suspected to be causing problems. Author: ViaTech Technologies - Part Of: eLicense licensing system -
jedithief

eLicense stuffs up your system

Loads if ELIC is installed in your Control Panel - some program comes with a 30 day trial, and a way to license them, this sometimes will install ELIC in your Control Panel - you can remove it.
Daniel Dixon (further information)

Not dangerous

Licensing component. I've tried and uninstalled Winspace program that came with eLicense. runservice still eats up resources. Bad job.
Snider

eLicense software. If this program bugs you, here's what you can do to disable it: First go to your Services (Start Run services.msc) and look for "LicCtrl Service." Double click on it, Stop it and change it from Automatic to Disable. Done. If certain programs won't run all of a sudden, you may want to enable it to Manual instead. Good Luck!
eLicense Guru

Spyware
Alex

IRCBOT.BK can mask itself as runservice.exe
Eric (further information)

Have no games or had any games. Except those as installed with windows xp os. Which were uninstalled after xp os install. Though I doubt were ViaTech Technologies, only microsft. Yet still had this licCtrl Service so maybe is now being used as trojan, malware etc. Remove it by stopping the service using os services manager (Start Run services.msc). Stop and deactivate the service. NExt delete all LicCtl Service entries in registry for the service HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services and same for any other HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet 00#\Services\LicCtrl Service :note # which denotes any number for each ControlSet in registry Once done restart the computer and then delete all mmfs.sys out of /system32/ including those mmfs (number).sys Also \Windows\mmfs.dll Now all should be good. But maybe some game doesn't run for any update patch. Who cares go to the game site and download it instead. Better to do this than have it where could be trojan, malware, spyware, virus or other similar. Rating dangerous as it can be dangerous without user knowing it to be so. This is bad for any games company to run such service or have such files on end user pc. Offer you updates by user visiting the site no other way.
Beware Of mmfs.sys, dll, LicCtrl Service

Summary: Average user rating of runservice.exe: based on 16 votes with 12 reviews.

9 users think runservice.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 2 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 2 users suspect danger. 3 users think runservice.exe is dangerous and recommend removing it. 3 users doesn't grade runservice.exe ("not sure about it").

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