If you use Web3 or decentralized apps, ipfsvc.exe is likely benign. If you’ve never heard of IPFS, run Windows Defender Offline Scan and check the file location.
I recently stumbled upon a process named ipfsvc.exe running in my Task Manager and noticed it was consuming a moderate amount of RAM and network bandwidth. Given that it wasn’t a standard Windows process, I decided to investigate. Here’s what I found. Probably not. The legitimate ipfsvc.exe (IPFS Service Executable) is associated with IPFS Desktop or IPFS Companion , developed by Protocol Labs. It stands for InterPlanetary File System Service . ipfsvc.exe
Has anyone else seen ipfsvc.exe bundled with non-obvious software? Let me know in the comments. If you use Web3 or decentralized apps, ipfsvc