System Service details for b28d20d20f05ff14f446c08ab8649e03

Registry Key

CryptSvc

Display Name

Cryptographic Services

Description

Provides three management services: Catalog Database Service, which confirms the signatures of Windows files; Protected Root Service, which adds and removes Trusted Root Certification Authority certificates from this computer; and Key Service, which helps enroll this computer for certificates. If this service is stopped, these management services will not function properly. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start. BlackViper.com adds this: Mainly, it confirms signatures of Windows files. You may always get a dialog box complaining about uncertified drivers if this is disabled. This service is required for Windows Update to function in manual and automatic mode and this service is required to install Service Pack 1 unified updates and DirectX 9.0. Windows Media Player and future .NET applications may also require this service for some features to function. This service uses about 1.9 MB of memory.

Image Path

%SystemRoot%\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs

Image MD5 Hash

8F078AE4ED187AAABC0A305146DE6716

Object Name

LocalSystem