pifsvc.exe task purpose and description:

PIFSvc.exe is a program which could have been installed by you, or may have even arrived on your computer the day you purchased it as this may have been preinstalled software. The actual disk location is also listed below, always verify where its located on your hard drive, as this makes sure it is not spyware or adware simply placed elsewhere on your computer, and using the same name in an attempt to fool you. This program is part of Symantec software and Symantec anti-virus anti-spyware package. This is called thier "Liveupdate" software for notifying. If you have their anti-virus software installed, then you may see this in your tasklist and in your computer startup. (See the details below for the actual location of this file.)

Actual process or task name: (You can view alphabetical task list here)
pifsvc.exe

File type:
This is an executable program

Where is this file and folder located on my computer?
The actual startup will show: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec

General information:
Be aware that many tasks will be similiar names to existing tasks or processes. You can always view the running tasks on your computer by pressing ctrl-alt-del to view the windows "task manager", and then view the "processes" tab. This will show you all tasks running or currently active on your PC. Although this shows you all running tasks, it does not show dll file thats are loaded, as they get loaded as part of other processes. Many spyware writers attempt to hide their files on your computer, for example, pifsvc.exe may be intentionally misspelled to look like a similiar task, or spyware may be named very similiar to a Windows system task. The reason they do this is so you cannot easily recognize the name in your tasklist as I have mentioned above. Make sure always check the location of the file if you are concerned. You can always find the location of pifsvc.exe on your computer by using your Windows search options, but I will also try to list the file location of every file described on this website, so you can verify the correct location. You can view the entire tasklist directory with the link below.

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