act2.exe

By Ashampoo GmbH & Co. KG (Signed)

Remove act2.exe
Version:   2.0.0.0
MD5:   567cf354af896856319d424aaf278380
SHA1:   f2a3bd5dcc315a635fbaa78e75f3d0d84209afd9
SHA256:   39b2fddb56a4a87f05d52baff64bb1a7bbce0ef3a01d9895b261f7678b8735cd

Overview

act2.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges usually within the context of Windows Explorer. It is set to be start when the PC boots and any user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the all users under the local machine). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Ashampoo Core Tuner 2 v.2.0.1 published by Ashampoo GmbH & Co. KG, Ashampoo Core Tuner 2 2.0.1 from Ashampoo GmbH & Co. KG and Ashampoo Core Tuner 2 2.0.1 by Ashampoo GmbH & Co. KG.

DetailsDetails

File name:act2.exe
Publisher:Ashampoo Development GmbH & Co. KG
Description:Ashampoo Core Tuner 2 Client
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\ashampoo\ashampoo core tuner 2\act2.exe
File version:2.0.0.0
Size:4.98 MB (5,220,768 bytes)
Build date:8/22/2011 4:31 AM
Certificate
Issued to:Ashampoo GmbH & Co. KG
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Monday, March 7, 2011
Expiration date:Friday, February 28, 2014
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Ashampoo GmbH & Co. KG
  56% remove
Ashampoo Core Tuner 2 enables you to use the complete power of your processor in the best possible way, while it hardly uses up any resources itself thanks to driver technology. The optimization of single processes can take place fully-automatic or manually. Furthermore, the new Live Tuner accelerates the start of new applications by instantly assigning all available resources, while the system is already working to full capacity.
Ashampoo GmbH & Co. KG
25% remove
Ashampoo Core Tuner 2 enables you to use the complete power of your processor in the best possible way, while it hardly uses up any resources itself thanks to driver technology. The optimization of single processes can take place fully-automatic or manually. Furthermore, the new Live Tuner accelerates the start of new applications by instantly assigning all available resources, while the system is already working to full capacity. Adva...

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'Ashampoo Core Tuner 2' → "C:\Program Files\Ashampoo\Ashampoo Core Tuner 2\ACT2.exe" -TRAY
Scheduled tasks
  • The task '{F0F629E2-4573-4051-850B-6AFC33803912}' runs on registration in the path '\{F0F629E2-4573-4051-850B-6AFC33803912}'
  • The task '{9C618C0A-8048-4D54-A6BD-16FA891522D0}' runs on registration in the path '\{9C618C0A-8048-4D54-A6BD-16FA891522D0}'
  • The job '{59A873D1-1CB4-44FC-B7EC-DD9719676528}' runs on registration in the path '\{59A873D1-1CB4-44FC-B7EC-DD9719676528}'
  • The job '{55889BA5-068A-474F-9699-366EAD5BF1AD}' runs on registration in the path '\{55889BA5-068A-474F-9699-366EAD5BF1AD}'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00051947%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00026150%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00025797%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:1,982,222 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:7,790,455/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:190/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:23.09 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):13.71 MB
Private (minimum):3.76 MB
Non-paged memory:23.09 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:168.29 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):175.72 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:13.56 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):28.1 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:52,350/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:12.82 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:24/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:0 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:6.52 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:326/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:17
12
Handles:239
600
GUI GDI count:618
103
GUI GDI peak:625
142
GUI USER count:65
49
GUI USER peak:67
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\ashampoo\ashampoo core tuner 2\act2.exe" -tray
Owner:User
Parent process:explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
ACT2.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00213908%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00096422%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00117486%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:583,582/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:13/sec
79/sec
Memory:5.65 MB
1.16 MB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.00001902%
Kernel CPU:0.00001185%
User CPU:0.00000717%
CPU cycles:1,480/sec
Memory:1.66 MB

Common loaded modules

These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 60.00%
Windows 7 Professional 20.00%
Windows 8.1 10.00%
Windows 8 Pro 10.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

Hungary installs about 60.00% of act2.exe.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 57.14%
Medion 28.57%
Hewlett-Packard 14.29%
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