Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

8.0.0.232 14.29%
8.0.0.196 14.29%
8.0.0.144 14.29%
8.0.0.72 14.29%
7.0.1.70 14.29%
5.2.0.124 14.29%
4.1.0.132 14.29%

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ACU.exe

ACU by Atheros Communications Inc. (Signed)

Remove ACU.exe
Version:   8.0.0.232
MD5:   f2bb7c8982b8e9d2371dafd94e01d867
SHA1:   227ff67fee49e7b2394cb2cc5f4f473d29685279

What is ACU.exe?

The Atheros Client Utility (ACU) is a user-mode utility designed to edit and add profiles, as well as display display diagnostics pertaining to the Atheros network adapter.

Overview

ACU.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. 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). The file is digitally signed by Atheros Communications Inc. which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:ACU.exe
Publisher:Atheros Communications, Inc.
Product name:ACU
Description:Atheros Client Utility
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\atheros\acu.exe
File version:8.0.0.232
Size:463.25 KB (474,368 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Atheros Communications Inc.
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Expiration date:Friday, January 4, 2013
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'ACU' → "C:\Program Files\Atheros\ACU.exe" -nogui

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00421047%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00236099%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00184948%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:1,953,125 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:60/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:5.95 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):7.7 MB
Private (minimum):7.67 MB
Non-paged memory:5.95 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:57.76 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):58.77 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:7.7 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):7.7 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:3
12
Handles:138
600
GUI GDI count:35
103
GUI USER count:79
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Tray notification:Yes
Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\atheros\acu.exe" -nogui
Owner:User
Parent process:explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Microsoft Windows XP 100.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

Thailand installs about 16.67% of ACU.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Toshiba 40.00%
Dell 40.00%
Acer 20.00%
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