Windows Defender Network Inspection Service

Contents 1 General Information 2 Windows 8 2.1 Default Description 2.2 Additional Information 2.3 Default Startup Type 2.4 Service Names 2.5 Default Path and Command Line Options 2.6 Log On As 2.7 Dependencies 3 Additional Reading

General Information

This service is new for Windows 8.

Windows 8

Default Description

Helps guard against intrusion attempts targeting known and newly discovered vulnerabilities in network protocols.

Additional Information

None at this time.

Default Startup Type

OS	WDP
Windows 8 WDP	Manual

Service Names

Service Name (registry): WdNisSvc

Display Name: Windows Defender Network Inspection Service

Default Path and Command Line Options

C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\NisSrv.exe

Log On As

Account: Local Service

Dependencies

Note: No dependencies are listed for any service in the WDP build I used to draft this information.

Additional Reading

None at this time.