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60%
60% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization

VersionsAdditional versions

1.1.0.49 84.78%
1.1.0.47 4.35%
1.1.0.45 2.17%
1.1.0.43 2.17%
1.1.0.35 4.35%
1.1.0.8 2.17%

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advapi32.dll
RegCreateKeyExA, RegOpenKeyA, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, RegQueryValueExA, RegSetValueExA, RegCloseKey
kernel32.dll
FreeLibrary, Sleep, ResetEvent, OpenEventW, SetEvent, OpenProcess, GetProcAddress, LoadLibraryW, TerminateThread, SetWaitableTimer, CreateWaitableTimerW, CreateThread, ReleaseMutex, CreateMutexW, GetLastError, GlobalFree, CreateEventW, GlobalAlloc, SetCurrentDirectoryW, SetEnvironmentVariableW, GetEnvironmentVariableW, VirtualFree, CreateDirectoryW, VirtualAlloc, GetModuleFileNameW, DeleteFileW, ReadFile, WriteFile, SetNamedPipeHandleState, WaitNamedPipeW, CreateFileW, CancelWaitableTimer, UnmapViewOfFile, WaitForMultipleObjects, MapViewOfFile, CreateFileMappingW, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetOEMCP, GetACP, LCMapStringW, LCMapStringA, SetEndOfFile, LoadLibraryA, GetStringTypeW, CreateProcessW, CloseHandle, WaitForSingleObject, GetStringTypeA, SetStdHandle, IsBadCodePtr, IsBadReadPtr, EnterCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, InterlockedExchange, DeleteCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, InterlockedDecrement, InterlockedIncrement, MultiByteToWideChar, RtlUnwind, RaiseException, HeapFree, HeapAlloc, GetModuleHandleA, GetStartupInfoW, GetVersion, ExitProcess, TerminateProcess, GetCurrentProcess, HeapReAlloc, HeapSize, GetCurrentThreadId, TlsSetValue, TlsAlloc, SetLastError, TlsGetValue, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, GetModuleFileNameA, GetEnvironmentVariableA, GetVersionExA, HeapDestroy, HeapCreate, IsBadWritePtr, SetHandleCount, GetStdHandle, GetFileType, GetStartupInfoA, SetFilePointer, UnhandledExceptionFilter, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStrings, GetCommandLineW, GetCommandLineA, FlushFileBuffers, WideCharToMultiByte, GetCPInfo
psapi.dll
EnumProcesses, EnumProcessModules, GetModuleFileNameExW
shell32.dll
SHGetFolderPathW, SHGetSpecialFolderPathW
shlwapi.dll
PathFileExistsW
user32.dll
DefWindowProcW, RegisterClassExW, CreateWindowExW, GetMessageW, TranslateMessage, DispatchMessageW, IsWindow, DestroyWindow, MsgWaitForMultipleObjectsEx, PostThreadMessageW, SetTimer

ACDaemon.exe

ArcSoft Connect by ArcSoft (Signed)

Remove ACDaemon.exe
Version:   1.1.0.49
MD5:   a7810b302294793de88542aae177d1b1
SHA1:   78d806370b16de5afacd076901ec4eb7635d1009
SHA256:   f0ee3684dbeb0aaad912dc04d060976d1eae92489e192bae900fa0f417ad20a7

What is ACDaemon.exe?

ArcSoft Connect is the software updater program which runs in the background of Windows and automatically starts up when your PC boots. It checks for software udpates and automatically downloads and installs them if found.

About ACDaemon.exe (from ArcSoft)

“ArcSoft Connect provides product management and helpful updates for ArcSoft applications, which enables a better user experience. ArcSoft Connect will be automatically launched while running ArcSoft”

DetailsDetails

File name:acdaemon.exe
Publisher:ArcSoft Inc.
Product name:ArcSoft Connect
Description:ArcSoft Connect Daemon
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\common files\arcsoft\connection service\bin\acdaemon.exe
File version:1.1.0.49
Size:202.56 KB (207,424 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:ArcSoft
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Expiration date:Saturday, August 14, 2010
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
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 ArcSoft
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ESU for Microsoft Windows 7
 Hewlett-Packard
24% remove
This package installs Microsoft fixes and enhancements for the Microsoft 7 Operating Systems, as well as providing other fixes and enhancements that are specific to the listed notebook models. These fixes and enhancements are required to improve the performance of these notebook models.

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'ArcSoft Connection Service' → C:\Program Files\Common Files\ArcSoft\Connection Service\Bin\ACDaemon.exe
Scheduled tasks
  • The task 'ArcSoft Connect Daemon' runs weekly in the path '\ArcSoft Connect Daemon'
  • Entry path '\ArcSoft Connect Daemon'
Network connections
  • [TCP] 66.35.215.12:80

    • ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.06108681%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.02245713%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.03862969%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:2,802 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    Context switches:86/sec
    284/sec
    Memory
    Private memory:5.18 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):5.96 MB
    Private (minimum):1.78 MB
    Non-paged memory:5.18 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:101.19 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):114.24 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:2.19 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):12.41 MB
    37.95 MB
    Resource allocations
    Threads:8
    12
    Handles:315
    600
    GUI GDI count:9
    103
    GUI GDI peak:11
    142
    GUI USER count:6
    49
    GUI USER peak:7
    71

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Integrety level:High
    Platform:64-bit
    Command lines:
    • acdaemon.exe -u
    • acdaemon.exe -i
    Owner:User

    Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

    OS versiondistribution
    Windows 7 Home Premium 34.78%
    Windows 7 Ultimate 19.57%
    Microsoft Windows XP 13.04%
    Windows 7 Professional 8.70%
    Windows 8 Pro 6.52%
    Windows 8 4.35%
    Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 4.35%
    Windows Vista Home Premium 4.35%
    Windows 8.1 2.17%
    Windows 7 Home Basic 2.17%

    Distribution by countryDistribution by country

    United States installs about 53.33% of ArcSoft Connect.

    OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

    PC Manufacturerdistribution
    Dell 24.00%
    Acer 20.00%
    Hewlett-Packard 20.00%
    Sony 16.00%
    Medion 8.00%
    Toshiba 8.00%
    GIGABYTE 4.00%
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