What is Corsair.Service.exe?
The .exe extension on a filename indicates an exe cutable file. Executable files may, in some cases, harm your computer. Therefore, please read below to decide for yourself whether the Corsair.Service.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.
Corsair.Service.exe file information
The process known as Corsair.Service belongs to software CORSAIR iCUE Software or CORSAIR iCUE (version 4 Software) by Corsair Memory or Corsair Components.
Description: Corsair.Service.exe is not essential for the Windows OS and causes relatively few problems. Corsair.Service.exe is located in a subfolder of «C:\Program Files (x86)»—for instance C:\Program Files (x86)\Corsair\CORSAIR iCUE Software\ or C:\Program Files\Corsair\CORSAIR iCUE 4 Software\. Known file sizes on Windows 10/11/7 are 56,872 bytes (19% of all occurrences), 80,936 bytes and 11 more variants .
It is a service, and the service name is CorsairService: Corsair Service.
The Corsair.Service.exe file is not a Windows core file. The file has a digital signature. The program has no visible window. You can uninstall this program in the Control Panel. Therefore the technical security rating is 20% dangerous.
Important: Some malware camouflages itself as Corsair.Service.exe, particularly when located in the C:\Windows or C:\Windows\System32 folder. Therefore, you should check the Corsair.Service.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer’s security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.
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Best practices for resolving Corsair issues
A clean and tidy computer is the key requirement for avoiding problems with Corsair. This means running a scan for malware, cleaning your hard drive using 1 cleanmgr and 2 sfc /scannow, 3 uninstalling programs that you no longer need, checking for Autostart programs (using 4 msconfig) and enabling Windows’ 5 Automatic Update. Always remember to perform periodic backups, or at least to set restore points.
Remove corsair.service.exe — how to permanently delete the file from your operating system.
Removal guide for software ‘corsair.service.exe’ from Windows 10, 11 (or even Win7, Win8 and Vista) operating systems. Tips for getting it away from the hard disk
How to permanently delete corsair.service.exe from your computer:
First, please read this important warning: This article shows a general guide how to remove any file from your computer. It DOES NOT implies that corsair.service.exe is harmful! Be aware of removing executable files from your computer without deeper knowledge of what you’re doing. First of all, because of corsair.service.exe is an executable, there is always a possibility that removing this file MAY damage the operating system or even your data.
Are you still ready to remove corsair.service.exe? OK, let’s go for it. Here is the guide:
- Create Restore point for Windows (not available in Windows XP). Restore point will help you to revert changes, if something’ll go wrong.
- Press F3 key to open standard search window. Than type ‘corsair.service.exe’ into search box. In couple of minutes, seconds if you’re lucky, Windows will find all the copies.
- Try to locate program, to which the process corsair.service.exe belongs. Than try to uninstall that program in a standard way.
For example, if corsair.service.exe is found in folder C:\Program Files\Dummy game\**some subfolder**, it most probably belongs to «Dummy game» software package. - If your problem persist and you are not able to remove file that way, go to the search results (step 2) and try to manually delete all the occurrences of corsair.service.exe.
Note: If the process is running, you will not be able to delete the file. In such situation, you must stop the process via Task manager (right click on Windows task bar, select «Task manager». In Task Manager windows, click «Processes» pane. Than select corsair.service.exe and press «Delete» key). Detailed guide. - Clean your computer on a regular basis. Specialized tools like «IT Sponge» provide fully automaticall cleaning of abandoned files and other «computer junk».
You can be also interested in: checking if corsair.service.exe is virus or not , how to solve typical problems with corsair.service.exe error (or more specific corsair.service.exe application error) Solve problems with corsair.service.exe not responding. Typical Windows message: corsair.service.exe high cpu. How to handle damaged file: corsair.service.exe is corrupted.
Security risk rating: N/A
Note: The security risk rating is based on user’s opinions. This is not our recommendation or adwice any way. Please use your own mind and think twice 🙂
Trojan and malware info: N/A
Typical errors: File not found, An error occured in file, Not responding, Application Error 0x , Howto delete, stop, run, remove and find the file.
Notes:
— N/A is an abbreviation for «Not available». That means that now we have no information if this process is harmful or not.
— There is almost unlimited numbers of messages that should appear while you’re running the software. We selected only the typical ones here
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Corsair. Service. exe
Corsair. Service. exe is part of a product called known as Corsair.Service and the developer is Corsair Components, Inc. .
If you think that this file contains a virus or another malware, please download a virus scanner.
Do you have a problem with Corsair. Service. exe ?
If Corsair. Service. exe is using too much CPU or too much memory in your system, it is possible that your file has been infected with a virus. Installing an antivirus is recommended.
How can I uninstall Corsair. Service. exe from my computer?
Not all processes can be uninstalled without the help of a 3rd party tool, especially malware. To see if it can be uninstalled, first go to Start > Control Panel > Add/Remove programs and select Corsair.Service from the list to remove the process Corsair. Service. exe from your computer.
How can you fix problems with Corsair. Service. exe ?
If you have any problems with Corsair. Service. exe, you may try using a registry cleaner or a speed-up software to check, analyze, and fix problems that are affecting the performance of your computer.
How can you find further information for Corsair. Service. exe?
You may try contacting Corsair Components, Inc., the developer of Corsair. Service. exe and ask for more information.
What is corsair.service.exe?
corsair.service.exe is part of Corsair.Service and developed by Corsair Memory, Inc. according to the corsair.service.exe version information.
corsair.service.exe’s description is "Corsair.Service"
corsair.service.exe is digitally signed by Corsair Memory, Inc..
corsair.service.exe is usually located in the ‘c:\program files\corsair\corsair icue 4 software\’ folder.
None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about corsair.service.exe.
If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.
Vendor and version information [?]
The following is the available information on corsair.service.exe:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | Corsair.Service |
| Company name | Corsair Memory, Inc. |
| File description | Corsair.Service |
| Internal name | Corsair.Service.exe |
| Original filename | Corsair.Service.exe |
| Legal copyright | Copyright 2018 © Corsair Memory, Inc. |
| Product version | 4.13.0.2 |
| File version | 4.13.0.2 |
Here’s a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | Corsair.Service |
| Company name | Corsair Memory, Inc. |
| File description | Corsair.Service |
| Internal name | Corsair.Service.exe |
| Original filename | Corsair.Service.exe |
| Legal copyright | Copyright 2018 © Corsair Memory, Inc. |
| Product version | 4.13.0.2 |
| File version | 4.13.0.2 |
Digital signatures [?]
corsair.service.exe has a valid digital signature.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Signer name | Corsair Memory, Inc. |
| Certificate issuer name | DigiCert SHA2 High Assurance Code Signing CA |
| Certificate serial number | 0942fcb8a736ec41cd37568cc5b88c49 |
VirusTotal report
None of the 67 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the corsair.service.exe file.
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | d7e98fc5be27ed5e0884ecd3f4b6520b |
| SHA256 | c21781758071ca63431981983b01c2af7e14003d367d022dbf891b15da229a18 |
Error Messages
These are some of the error messages that can appear related to corsair.service.exe:
corsair.service.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
corsair.service.exe — Application Error. The instruction at «0xXXXXXXXX» referenced memory at «0xXXXXXXXX». The memory could not be «read/written». Click on OK to terminate the program.
Corsair.Service has stopped working.
End Program — corsair.service.exe. This program is not responding.
corsair.service.exe is not a valid Win32 application.
corsair.service.exe — Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.
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