What is the "lvvsst.exe" process on windows 7? Is the "lvvsst.exe" process a virus? Can I terminate the "lvvsst.exe" process?

"lvvsst.exe" process represents "Auto Scroll Start Service" program. "lvvsst.exe" is for "Lenovo Auto Scroll" service which pushes partially off-screen windows back on-screen

"lvvsst.exe" process is normally running under the parent process "services" as shown in the process tree below:

Boot
   wininit
      services
         lvvsst

On the Processes tab of "Task Manager", "lvvsst.exe" process may be listed as:

Image Name                 Memory   Description
--------------------   ----------   -----------
lvvsst.exe                5,360 K   Auto Scroll Start Service

Additional information about "lvvsst.exe" process:

Command line:
   "C:\Program Files\LENOVO\VIRTSCRL\lvvsst.exe"

Programe file information:
   Name: lvvsst.exe
   Location: C:\Program Files\LENOVO\VIRTSCRL\lvvsst.exe
   Description: Auto Scroll Start Service
   Version: 1.40
   Size: 114632 bytes
   Last modified: 7/13/2015 7:51:32 PM
   Company Name: Lenovo Group Limited
   
Some data files used:
C:\Windows\System32
C:\Windows\System32\en-US\crypt32.dll.mui
C:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\My

Some registry keys used:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options
HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Nls\Sorting\Versions
HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\SESSION MANAGER
HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\crypt32
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\OID\EncodingType 0\CertDllCreateCertificateChainEngine\Config
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\ROOT
HKU\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\My
HKU\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\CA
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\CA
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\EnterpriseCertificates\CA

Some DLL libraries used:
C:\windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll
C:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
C:\windows\system32\KERNELBASE.dll
C:\windows\system32\ADVAPI32.dll
C:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
C:\windows\SYSTEM32\sechost.dll
C:\windows\system32\RPCRT4.dll
C:\windows\system32\WTSAPI32.dll
C:\windows\system32\USERENV.dll
C:\windows\system32\profapi.dll

"lvvsst.exe" process is not a virus. You can terminate "lvvsst.exe" process or stop "Lenovo Auto Scroll" service. You don't need to use the feature.

 

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