Ibsvc.exe file information
The process known as Installer or InstallBrain Installer or Softango Download Manager belongs to software Updater Service or InstallBrain Updater Service or Installer by Performersoft or InstallBrain or YellowSoft or PPCTechSoft or MediaTechSoft or Softango.
Description: Ibsvc.exe is not essential for Windows and will often cause problems. The ibsvc.exe file is located in a folder listed in the Windows %PATH% environment variable (mostly C:\).
Known file sizes on Windows 10/11/7 are 397,848 bytes (18% of all occurrences), 332,216 bytes and 110 more variants. 
The process is a background process, and the service name is IBUpdaterService: Updater Service.
The ibsvc.exe file is not a Windows system file. The program has no visible window. The file is certified by a trustworthy company. It can change the behavior of other programs or manipulate other programs.
Ibsvc.exe is able to monitor applications and record keyboard and mouse inputs.
Therefore the technical security rating is 50% dangerous; but you should also compare this rating with the user reviews.
Uninstalling this variant:
You can remove the entire program
Updater Service or
InstallBrain Updater Service using
Windows Control Panel.
Recommended: Identify ibsvc.exe related errors
If ibsvc.exe is located in a subfolder of the user's profile folder, the security rating is 39% dangerous. The file size is 397,848 bytes (17% of all occurrences), 546,048 bytes and 27 more variants.
The file has a digital signature. The program has no visible window. The ibsvc.exe file is not a Windows system file.
Ibsvc.exe is able to record keyboard and mouse inputs and monitor applications.
Important: Some malware also uses the file name ibsvc.exe, for example Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.44837 or Adware.Generic.628219 (detected by BitDefender), and InstallBrain or Generic PUA PA (detected by Sophos). Therefore, you should check the ibsvc.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. If Installer has changed your browser's search engine and start page, you can recover your browser's default settings as follows:
Reset default browser settings for
Internet-Explorer ▾
- In Internet Explorer, press the key combination Alt + X to open the Tools menu.
- Click Internet options.
- Click the Advanced tab.
- Click the Reset... button.
- Enable the Delete personal settings option.
This will reset your Internet Explorer to its default settings. Your browser will start with the familiar start page and search engine—without popups, ads, cookies, but all browser add-ons are deleted too
[1].
Make cleaning up your browser and your computer simpler and safer with
Security Task Manager.
- Copy chrome://settings/resetProfileSettings into your Chrome browser's address bar.
- Click Reset.
Chrome will then restart with an empty start page and with Google as the default search engine—without any popups, ads, cookies, themes or extensions
[1].
If you want to re-enable some extensions, please enter
chrome://extensions/ into your Chrome browser's address bar.
Make cleaning up your browser and your computer simpler and safer with
Security Task Manager.
- Copy about:support into your Firefox browser's address bar.
- Click Refresh Firefox.
Firefox now looks brand new. Bookmarks and saved passwords are retained, but all browser extensions and their related data are deleted
[1].
Make cleaning up your browser and your computer simpler and safer with
Security Task Manager.
Best practices for resolving ibsvc issues
A clean and tidy computer is the key requirement for avoiding problems with ibsvc. This means running a scan for malware, cleaning your hard drive using 1cleanmgr and 2sfc /scannow, 3uninstalling programs that you no longer need, checking for Autostart programs (using 4msconfig) and enabling Windows' 5Automatic Update. Always remember to perform periodic backups, or at least to set restore points.
Should you experience an actual problem, try to recall the last thing you did, or the last thing you installed before the problem appeared for the first time. Use the 6resmon command to identify the processes that are causing your problem. Even for serious problems, rather than reinstalling Windows, you are better off repairing of your installation or executing the 7DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth command. This allows you to repair the operating system without losing data.
To get your computer running as fast as it did on day one, you can 8reset your PC. Your personal files will remain intact, but any programs you installed will need to be reinstalled.
To help you analyze the ibsvc.exe process on your computer, the following programs have proven to be helpful: ASecurity Task Manager displays all running Windows tasks, including embedded hidden processes, such as keyboard and browser monitoring or Autostart entries. A unique security risk rating indicates the likelihood of the process being potential spyware, malware or a Trojan. A good Bantivirus software detects and removes sleeping spyware, adware, Trojans, keyloggers, malware and trackers from your hard drive.
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Summary: Average user rating of ibsvc.exe: based on 14 votes with 8 user comments. 3 users think ibsvc.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 2 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 7 users suspect danger. 2 users think ibsvc.exe is dangerous and recommend removing it. One user is not sure about it.