http://msmvps.com/blogs/thenakedmvp/archive/2006/02/17/84036.aspxI was just doing a checkup on my machine and I noticed a program had "Hung on starting" in the event viewer. Kservice . What the hell is that I thought... well, without the boring details that is the file sharing (P2P) part of Sky by Broadband, sittingenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)http://msmvps.com/blogs/thenakedmvp/archive/2006/02/17/84036.aspx#1490474Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:30:39 GMTd67277c4-116b-43f1-b688-e9ef184ea916:1490474Kev<p>Just as a sideline. KService.exe opens on Port 80 which will crash you IIS service if it starts first.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1490474" width="1" height="1">http://msmvps.com/blogs/thenakedmvp/archive/2006/02/17/84036.aspx#1206274Wed, 19 Sep 2007 23:48:33 GMTd67277c4-116b-43f1-b688-e9ef184ea916:1206274Frederic<p>AOL Hi-Q Video Delivery Manager also uses KService.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1206274" width="1" height="1">http://msmvps.com/blogs/thenakedmvp/archive/2006/02/17/84036.aspx#1081665Thu, 02 Aug 2007 06:44:46 GMTd67277c4-116b-43f1-b688-e9ef184ea916:1081665Steve<p>.....and the new BBC iPlayer service now uses KService.exe too. I have Sky, 4OD and BBC iPlayer on the PC - and now the PC won&#39;t start any of them after installing the new BBC player - something got scrambled</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1081665" width="1" height="1">http://msmvps.com/blogs/thenakedmvp/archive/2006/02/17/84036.aspx#1028863Mon, 16 Jul 2007 19:26:50 GMTd67277c4-116b-43f1-b688-e9ef184ea916:1028863Carld<p>Thanks Gavin, pc has kservice.exe I was sure I never installed Sky broadband, but the wife said she watched some channel 4 prog &nbsp;on the PC the other night, Channel &nbsp;4OD now deleted</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1028863" width="1" height="1">http://msmvps.com/blogs/thenakedmvp/archive/2006/02/17/84036.aspx#597985Mon, 19 Feb 2007 14:43:42 GMTd67277c4-116b-43f1-b688-e9ef184ea916:597985Gavin Steele<p>As an aside, a friend of mine just had trouble with this since 4OD (4's new on demand service) also uses it.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=597985" width="1" height="1">http://msmvps.com/blogs/thenakedmvp/archive/2006/02/17/84036.aspx#174506Fri, 13 Oct 2006 12:34:53 GMTd67277c4-116b-43f1-b688-e9ef184ea916:174506Tony Clarke<p>Since found out that this service can open up your PC to use by anybody outside your local network.</p> <p>Dodgy and dangerous software. &nbsp;recommend that you diable the service if you are unable to remove it</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=174506" width="1" height="1">http://msmvps.com/blogs/thenakedmvp/archive/2006/02/17/84036.aspx#84437Tue, 21 Feb 2006 22:03:16 GMTd67277c4-116b-43f1-b688-e9ef184ea916:84437NickWhittomeAgreed, all of Mark's tools are fantastic.<div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=84437" width="1" height="1">http://msmvps.com/blogs/thenakedmvp/archive/2006/02/17/84036.aspx#84402Tue, 21 Feb 2006 16:48:24 GMTd67277c4-116b-43f1-b688-e9ef184ea916:84402Ishmael RufusTry using &quot;Rootkit Revealer&quot;. It is great for getting rid of residue left behind dirty applications. You would be suprised what one application could leave behind.<div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=84402" width="1" height="1">