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More than one possible match was found; all matches are listed below in order of their prevalence. This only tells you what the file and the correct action might be.

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Match #1



mqsvc.exe (Message Queue Server )

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.47%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 6 MB


In addition to the file name, mqsvc.exe, the following version information is used to identify the file. If the file does not match this information, it may be a different file. To ensure the file is absolutely correct, run a free and comprehensive scan.

Vendor contains:Microsoft Corporation
Product contains:Microsoft Message Queue

To view version information with Windows Explorer, right-click the file and click Properties, Version.


Vendor or Distributor's Web Site

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnmqqc/html/msdn_msmqoverview.asp


Detailed Description and/or Removal Instructions

http://www.auditmypc.com/process/mqsvc.asp


Win Patrol

mqsvc.exe is commonly known as "Microsoft Message Queueing (MSQS)". It provides guaranteed message delivery, efficient routing, security, and priority-based messaging.

mqsvc.exe  is an essential part of Windows and required for Windows to work properly. It should never be disabled.

PC Pitstop recommends WinPatrol Plus for monitoring all of the background activity on your PC. WinPatrol Plus provides an easy to understand descriptions of over 15,000 processes and programs.


MD5 hashes is the way that computers can define the uniqueness of a file. Anti malware vendors frequently use this technique to detect and clean malware. It is common for a program to have multiple MD5 hashes as the developers create newer versions of the program. For the program called mqsvc.exe, we have detected more than 10 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.

Program Name MD5 Count
mqsvc.exe> 10
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
1 0xf029350c2ad51d81ac13f19e57301e16 4 KB
2 0x8a50cdbdc6d966ffa28e4d029ba4e268 4 KB
3 0x3334f9371c592f1da1153df28e833548 4 KB
4 0xf04a96e94d77ebaeedc4fa04a61a8840 4 KB
5 0x0197f8913b0b5663fce77efa4b988f47 4 KB
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
6 0x23627a40f2f373eb22ae6b04dcf08466 4608 bytes
7 0x6117cd90e2037343381acaad973a6cf7 4608 bytes
8 0xdc029dc336844a607e8d28c7d3bad02c 14096 bytes
9 0xf9fc2b68a3a6ff1f819c7f66d6b5e7a9 4608 bytes
10 0x2893a5a72e806013405b78f7f270c6f3 14096 bytes

Match #2



mqsvc.exe (mqsvc.exe)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.03%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 3 MB


In addition to the file name, mqsvc.exe, the following version information is used to identify the file. If the file does not match this information, it may be a different file. To ensure the file is absolutely correct, run a free and comprehensive scan.

Vendor contains:Microsoft Corporation
Product contains:Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
File name contains:\WINDOWS\system32\mqsvc.exe

To view version information with Windows Explorer, right-click the file and click Properties, Version.




Win Patrol

mqsvc.exe -

mqsvc.exe  is returning insufficient information about this program.

PC Pitstop recommends WinPatrol Plus for monitoring all of the background activity on your PC. WinPatrol Plus provides an easy to understand descriptions of over 15,000 processes and programs.




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Important Note

A file name alone may not be enough for positive identification. PC Pitstop's Overdrive tests and spyware scan use information such as the company name, product name, or install directory.

If you are unable to identify a file, ask about it in our forums after running our full tests.