The .exe extension on a filename indicates an executable file. Executable files may, in some cases, harm your computer. Therefore, please read below to decide for yourself whether the pmservice.exe on your computer is a Trojan that you should remove, or whether it is a file belonging to the Windows operating system or to a trusted application.
Description:Pmservice.exe is not essential for Windows and will often cause problems. Pmservice.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files (x86)"—for example C:\Program Files (x86)\PremierOpinion\ or C:\Program Files (x86)\Richcomm\PowerManagerII\.
Known file sizes on Windows 10/11/7 are 205,760 bytes (24% of all occurrences), 169,848 bytes and 12 more variants.
It runs as service PremierOpinion.
The program has no visible window. The file is not a Windows core file. The file is digitally signed.
Pmservice.exe is able to monitor applications, manipulate other programs and hide itself.
Therefore the technical security rating is 45% dangerous; but you should also compare this rating with the user reviews.
Uninstalling this variant:
In the event of any problems with pmservice.exe, you may also uninstall the program using the Control Panel ⇒ Uninstall a Program ⇒ PremierOpinion or VoiceFive, Inc. or ask the developer, Voicefive, for assistance.
If pmservice.exe is located in the C:\Windows\System32 folder, the security rating is 76% dangerous. The file size is 86,016 bytes.
The program is not visible. It is not a Windows core file. It can change the behavior of other programs or manipulate other programs. Pmservice.exe is an unknown file in the Windows folder.
Important: Some malware also uses the file name pmservice.exe, for example Adware.PremierOpinion.C or Application.Generic.1663493 (detected by F-Secure), and ADW_RELEKNOW (detected by TrendMicro). Therefore, you should check the pmservice.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. If PremierOpinion has changed your browser's search engine and start page, you can recover your browser's default settings as follows:
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
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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
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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
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Make cleaning up your browser and your computer simpler and safer with Security Task Manager.
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User Comments
Pmservice.exe is for your PC'S UPS(uninteruptable power supply)
This is an ADWARE application that does expose personally identifiable information stored on your computer. It has nothing to do with Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS) which is an electronic device. I recommend removal ASAP. Block all network traffic. It does not come with an auto-installer so you may need to edit the registry directly. A Computer Engineer
The guy who commented this is correct: "This is an ADWARE application that does expose personally identifiable information stored on your computer. It has nothing to do with Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS) which is an electronic device. I recommend removal ASAP. Block all network traffic. It does not come with an auto-installer so you may need to edit the registry directly." Tier 2 Desktop Support
Hitman.Proalert Is telling me about this file.. It is a MALWARE. same as MalwareBytes.. So i would NOT recomend to keep it on your PC. Can and Cant be harmful. A Computer Teen
PMService.exe is a file name used by many companies. PMService.exe from PremierOpinion is a survey tool (Adware). YuFeng Deng (further information)
UPS software.
This folder is adware, and is very hard to delete. Use a software to delete it and dont do it manually or virus checkers wont find it. TozerGamesYT
Summary: Average user rating of pmservice.exe:
based on 9 votes with 8 user comments.
One user thinks pmservice.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application.
2 users think it's probably harmless.
One user thinks it's neither essential nor dangerous.
5 users think pmservice.exe is dangerous and recommend removing it.
Best practices for resolving pmservice issues
A clean and tidy computer is the key requirement for avoiding problems with pmservice. 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 pmservice.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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User Comments
Mark Ryan (further information)
A Computer Engineer
Tier 2 Desktop Support
A Computer Teen
YuFeng Deng (further information)
TozerGamesYT
Summary: Average user rating of pmservice.exe: based on 9 votes with 8 user comments. One user thinks pmservice.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 2 users think it's probably harmless. One user thinks it's neither essential nor dangerous. 5 users think pmservice.exe is dangerous and recommend removing it.