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spoolss.exe


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What is it?

spoolss.exe is the microsoft windows printer spool subsytsem application.

What does it do?

lotsa printing stuff. Not much else... A printer spool is an organised buffer space to hold documents in a specific order ready to print, as the printer becomes available the spool sends a particular document or print job to the printer.

More info:

[url=http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/technologies/fileandprint/print/default.mspx]microsoft.com[/url]


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spoolss.exe is a Windows System File and should be in a system directory. If it is then this application is safe.

Startup DB Entries:
[Printer Spooler Subsystem]"Added by a variant of the RBOT WORM! Note - this is not the legitimate Windows spoolss.exe process which is always located in %System% and should not figure in Msconfig/Startup!" b

Service DB Entries:
Nothing Found

Disclaimer

Every attempt has been made to ensure the information about spoolss.exe is accurate but alot of malware applications try to pose as valid applications. If it is something other than what was posted above please leave some feedback in the forum.
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