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Does dbxsvc.exe in Windows System32 folder actually belong to Dropbox program?
Hi, I'm running Dropbox on Windows 10 and everything is basically working fine. Some time ago I noticed a new service called "Dbxsvc" running on my computer. It runs from a file named dbxsvc.exe in m...
- Hey Taffel,
The new service you're seeing is an intended part of the application, I'd advise leaving it as is.
You noted sync still appears to work correctly without this service however should you encounter any sync issues with the service removed it will limit our ability to resolve the issue.
Dorothy_Jane
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Dropbox StaffHey Taffel,
The new service you're seeing is an intended part of the application, I'd advise leaving it as is.
You noted sync still appears to work correctly without this service however should you encounter any sync issues with the service removed it will limit our ability to resolve the issue.
The new service you're seeing is an intended part of the application, I'd advise leaving it as is.
You noted sync still appears to work correctly without this service however should you encounter any sync issues with the service removed it will limit our ability to resolve the issue.
Thanks for the info! This is actually quite a relief, since I was getting a bit paranoid, maybe because the service name "Dbxsvc" is a bit "shady" :) (I know it does have a good description though in the Services window.)
But thanks! :)
But thanks! :)
- Dorothy_JaneSure thing!
Taffelzips wrote:
I know it does have a good description though in the Services window.Typo. You meant "doesn't."
It has no description at all.
So, what is it, exactly? I'd check the comprehensive release notes, but those also don't exist.
I have the same question, Brian. We think alike.
What is the exact purpose of that service?
It has no description at all.
So, what is it, exactly? I'd check the comprehensive release notes, but those also don't exist.
Right.
These are astonishingly shady service characteristics (e.g., spyware-ish name, spyware-ish executable file location). Frankly, I'd be more inclined to believe "Dropboxer" Dorothy Jane completely mispoke, and the fake Dropbox service just happened to come from an unrelated spyware infection... but, even bigger companies have made similarly stunning mistakes in the recent past. So anything is possible.
We need an official explanation.
I think we got our answer by their silence on this thread. I suggest that is simply a backdoor trojan and NSA spyware.
