How to remove ssoftsrv error

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ssoftsrv.exe file information

The process Service belongs to the software Cryptainer or Cryptainer LE or Cryptainer PE or Cryptainer service by Cypherix or Cypherix - A Business Division of Secure-Soft (India) Pvt Ltd.

Description: ssoftsrv.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32. The file size on Windows XP is 74240 bytes.
The program has no visible window. It is not a Windows system file. You can uninstall this program in the control panel. Therefore the technical security rating is 39% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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User Comments

when I terminated the process my cryptainer crashed so I'm assuming it's a safe process.

comes with cryptainer software for encrypted file store
Roger

Part of Cryptainer, but it's a "report home" componenet which the program probably doesn't need to run.
Terry Bull

Required for Cryptainer (at least the LE version) to run. I've tried starting manually without it and it will not work.

it is a process associated with cryptainer, a cypherix encryption tool
Carlo Sebastiani

Part of cryptainer program
Dave

Yes, it appeared after installing Cryptainer.
Jon

I have to remove it from my processes as it slows my PC down badly. When I unistalled Cryptainer it took the file with it. No more problems.
BK

I wrote to Cypherix about this file. This was their response: "This is the Windows service. Windows services are not ordinary

it is a process associated with cryptainer, a cypherix encryption tool
Tom

It's part of s/w to encrypt data, I use for usb drive. Cryptainer
Jase

file appeared after installing encryption software. I have not encountered any problems at this stage
John Prowse

software I installed for password and file encryption

comes with cryptainer software for file privacy
biswas

Appeared after installing Cryptainer LE
Petrovski

software i installed for file encryption
Paul English (further information)

software i installed for password and file encryption

Summary: 11 users think ssoftsrv.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 2 users think it's probably harmless. 4 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 2 users doesn't grade ssoftsrv.exe ("not sure about it").

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