Should I block it?

45%
45% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization

VersionsAdditional versions

7.1.0.625 4.17%
7.0.1.608 4.17%
7.0.1.606 4.17%
6.1.0.296 8.33%
6.0.8.289 70.83%
6.0.7.274 8.33%

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PE structurePE file structure

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Import table
advapi32.dll
RegQueryValueExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegCloseKey, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, RegSetValueExA, RegSetValueExW, RegReplaceKeyW, RegQueryValueExA, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegOpenKeyExA, RegOpenKeyW, RegFlushKey, RegEnumValueW, RegEnumKeyA, RegEnumKeyExW, RegDeleteValueA, RegDeleteValueW, RegDeleteKeyW, RegCreateKeyExA, RegCreateKeyExW, OpenThreadToken, OpenProcessToken, LookupPrivilegeValueW, IsValidSid, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, GetUserNameA, GetUserNameW, GetTokenInformation, GetSidSubAuthorityCount, GetSidSubAuthority, GetSidIdentifierAuthority, FreeSid, AllocateAndInitializeSid, AdjustTokenPrivileges, UnlockServiceDatabase, StartServiceW, QueryServiceStatus, QueryServiceLockStatusW, QueryServiceConfigW, OpenServiceW, OpenSCManagerW, LockServiceDatabase, EnumServicesStatusW, ControlService, CloseServiceHandle, ChangeServiceConfigW
cabinet.dll
FDIDestroy, FDICopy, FDIIsCabinet, FDICreate
comctl32.dll
InitializeFlatSB, FlatSB_SetScrollProp, FlatSB_SetScrollPos, FlatSB_SetScrollInfo, FlatSB_GetScrollPos, FlatSB_GetScrollInfo, _TrackMouseEvent, ImageList_SetIconSize, ImageList_GetIconSize, ImageList_Write, ImageList_Read, ImageList_GetDragImage, ImageList_DragShowNolock, ImageList_DragMove, ImageList_DragLeave, ImageList_DragEnter, ImageList_EndDrag, ImageList_BeginDrag, ImageList_GetIcon, ImageList_Remove, ImageList_DrawEx, ImageList_Replace, ImageList_Draw, ImageList_GetBkColor, ImageList_SetBkColor, ImageList_ReplaceIcon, ImageList_Add, ImageList_SetImageCount, ImageList_GetImageCount, ImageList_Destroy, ImageList_Create, InitCommonControls
comdlg32.dll
PrintDlgW, GetSaveFileNameA, GetSaveFileNameW, GetOpenFileNameW
datastate.dll
Func, Server, Clear
gdi32.dll
UnrealizeObject, TextOutA, StretchDIBits, StretchBlt, StartPage, StartDocA, StartDocW, SetWindowOrgEx, SetWinMetaFileBits, SetViewportOrgEx, SetTextColor, SetStretchBltMode, SetROP2, SetPixel, SetMapMode, SetEnhMetaFileBits, SetDIBColorTable, SetBrushOrgEx, SetBkMode, SetBkColor, SetBitmapBits, SetAbortProc, SelectPalette, SelectObject, SelectClipRgn, SaveDC, RoundRect, RestoreDC, ResizePalette, Rectangle, RectVisible, RealizePalette, Polyline, Polygon, PlayEnhMetaFile, PatBlt, MoveToEx, MaskBlt, LineTo, IntersectClipRect, GetWindowOrgEx, GetWinMetaFileBits, GetViewportOrgEx, GetTextMetricsW, GetTextFaceA, GetTextExtentPointW, GetTextExtentPoint32A, GetTextExtentPoint32W, GetSystemPaletteEntries, GetStockObject, GetRgnBox, GetPixel, GetPaletteEntries, GetObjectA, GetObjectW, GetNearestPaletteIndex, GetEnhMetaFilePaletteEntries, GetEnhMetaFileHeader, GetEnhMetaFileBits, GetDeviceCaps, GetDIBits, GetDIBColorTable, GetDCOrgEx, GetCurrentPositionEx, GetClipRgn, GetClipBox, GetBrushOrgEx, GetBitmapBits, GdiFlush, FrameRgn, ExtTextOutW, ExcludeClipRect, EndPage, EndDoc, Ellipse, DeleteObject, DeleteEnhMetaFile, DeleteDC, CreateSolidBrush, CreateRoundRectRgn, CreateRectRgnIndirect, CreateRectRgn, CreatePenIndirect, CreatePen, CreatePalette, CreateICW, CreateHalftonePalette, CreateFontIndirectW, CreateFontA, CreateFontW, CreateEllipticRgn, CreateDIBitmap, CreateDIBSection, CreateDCW, CreateCompatibleDC, CreateCompatibleBitmap, CreateBrushIndirect, CreateBitmap, CopyEnhMetaFileW, CombineRgn, BitBlt
kernel32.dll
GetACP, Sleep, VirtualFree, VirtualAlloc, GetSystemInfo, GetTickCount, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetVersion, GetCurrentThreadId, VirtualQuery, WideCharToMultiByte, SetCurrentDirectoryW, MultiByteToWideChar, lstrlenW, lstrcpynW, LoadLibraryExW, GetThreadLocale, GetStartupInfoA, GetProcAddress, GetModuleHandleW, GetModuleFileNameW, GetLocaleInfoW, GetLastError, GetCurrentDirectoryW, GetCommandLineW, FreeLibrary, FindFirstFileW, FindClose, ExitProcess, ExitThread, CreateThread, CompareStringW, WriteFile, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetFilePointer, SetEndOfFile, RtlUnwind, ReadFile, RaiseException, GetStdHandle, GetFileSize, GetFileType, CreateFileW, CloseHandle, TlsSetValue, TlsGetValue, LocalAlloc, DllMain, GetLongPathNameW
mpr.dll
WNetOpenEnumW, WNetGetUserA, WNetGetUniversalNameW, WNetEnumResourceW, WNetCloseEnum
msimg32.dll
AlphaBlend, TransparentBlt
ole32.dll
CreateStreamOnHGlobal, OleUninitialize, OleInitialize, CoTaskMemFree, CoTaskMemAlloc, CLSIDFromProgID, ProgIDFromCLSID, StringFromCLSID, CoCreateInstance, CoUninitialize, CoInitializeEx, CoInitialize, IsEqualGUID, CLSIDFromString
oleaut32.dll
SysFreeString, SysReAllocStringLen, SysAllocStringLen, CreateErrorInfo, GetErrorInfo, SetErrorInfo, GetActiveObject, SafeArrayPtrOfIndex, SafeArrayGetUBound, SafeArrayGetLBound, SafeArrayCreate, VariantChangeType, VariantCopy, VariantClear, VariantInit
powerconfig.dll
DeletePwrCFGByName, SetGamePwrCFG, SetPwrCFG, GetCurrentPwrCFG
psapi.dll
GetProcessImageFileNameW
scan.dll
CreateScanThreadObj, CreateScanObj, CreateRepairObj, CreateDbObj, CreateEnumObj
sdcore.dll
ThreadStop, ThreadStart, ThreadClose, ThreadCreate, ReportEnum, ReportEnumInitialize, ReportClose, ReportCreate, StateClose, StateCreate, MapClose, MapCreate
sdlib.dll
FileGetPath, HandleFieldGet, HandleFieldSet
shell32.dll
Shell_NotifyIconW, ShellExecuteExA, ShellExecuteExW, ShellExecuteA, ShellExecuteW, SHGetFileInfoW, SHFileOperationW, SHGetSpecialFolderPathW, SHGetSpecialFolderLocation, SHGetPathFromIDListW, SHGetMalloc, SHGetDesktopFolder, SHBrowseForFolderW, SHGetPathFromIDListA, SHQueryRecycleBinW
sqlite3.dll
sqlite3_bind_parameter_index, sqlite3_bind_null, sqlite3_bind_int64, sqlite3_bind_int, sqlite3_bind_double, sqlite3_bind_text, sqlite3_bind_blob, sqlite3_reset, sqlite3_finalize, sqlite3_column_int64, sqlite3_column_type, sqlite3_column_text, sqlite3_column_double, sqlite3_column_bytes, sqlite3_column_blob, sqlite3_step, sqlite3_column_decltype, sqlite3_column_name, sqlite3_column_count, sqlite3_prepare_v2, sqlite3_changes, sqlite3_free, sqlite3_errcode, sqlite3_errmsg, sqlite3_close, sqlite3_open
urlmon.dll
URLDownloadToFileW
user32.dll
GetKeyboardType, LoadStringW, MessageBoxA, CharNextW, DllMain
version.dll
VerQueryValueA, VerQueryValueW, GetFileVersionInfoSizeA, GetFileVersionInfoSizeW, GetFileVersionInfoA, GetFileVersionInfoW
webres.dll
QStringClose, QStringGet, QStringCreate, WebUIResourceEnum, WebUIResourceData, WebUIResourceUnregister, WebUIResourceRegister
wininet.dll
InternetSetOptionW, InternetReadFile, InternetOpenW, InternetConnectW, InternetCloseHandle, HttpSendRequestW, HttpQueryInfoW, HttpOpenRequestW, HttpAddRequestHeadersW, FindNextUrlCacheEntryW, FindFirstUrlCacheEntryW, DeleteUrlCacheEntryW
winmm.dll
timeGetTime
winspool.drv
OpenPrinterW, EnumPrintersW, DocumentPropertiesW, ClosePrinter
wsock32.dll
WSACleanup, WSAStartup, gethostbyname, socket, setsockopt, sendto, send, select, recvfrom, recv, inet_addr, htons, connect, closesocket, bind

ASC.exe

Advanced SystemCare Ultimate by IObit Information Technology (Signed)

Remove ASC.exe
Version:   7.0.1.608
MD5:   607eae9e42c2e66787aba6826fa70ca8
SHA1:   10346153649da1c493ebafa3fa6604c807ba603f

Overview

asc.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. This is typically installed with the program Advanced SystemCare Ultimate 7 published by IObit. The file is digitally signed by IObit Information Technology which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:asc.exe
Publisher:IObit
Product name:Advanced SystemCare Ultimate
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\iobit\advanced systemcare ultimate\asc.exe
File version:7.0.1.608
Product version:7.0.1
Size:4.53 MB (4,750,144 bytes)
Build date:1/5/2014 10:00 PM
Certificate
Issued to:IObit Information Technology
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Expiration date:Saturday, January 5, 2013
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following program will install this file
IObit
  59% remove
Advanced SystemCare is a comprehensive PC care utility that takes one-click approach to help protect, repair and optimize your computer. Scanning and finding what other utilities might miss, it can keep your PC error-free and smoother than ever. This fantastic program is available free of charge. Advanced SystemCare brings you the new Real-time Protector - A light yet powerful feature to protect your PC against Malware in the backgroun...

BehaviorsBehaviors

Scheduled tasks
  • The job 'ASC7U_SkipUac_Doug Finnell' runs in the path '\ASC7U_SkipUac_Doug Finnell'
  • The task 'ASC7U_SkipUac_t' runs in the path '\ASC7U_SkipUac_t'
  • The job 'ASC7U_SkipUac_Jared' runs in the path '\ASC7U_SkipUac_Jared'
  • The job 'ASCAntivirusScan' runs daily in the path '\ASCAntivirusScan'
  • Entry path '\ASCAntivirusScan'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.02613435%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00654695%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.01958740%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:130,261 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:126.73 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):48.19 MB
Private (minimum):9.49 MB
Non-paged memory:126.73 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:363.71 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):368.22 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:7.89 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):125.07 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:15
12
Handles:393
600
GUI GDI count:3124
103
GUI GDI peak:3134
142
GUI USER count:89
49
GUI USER peak:115
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:High
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\iobit\advanced systemcare ultimate 7\asc.exe" /skipuac
Owner:User
Parent process:taskeng.exe (Task Scheduler Engine by Microsoft)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 33.33%
Windows 7 Ultimate 25.00%
Windows 8 Pro 16.67%
Microsoft Windows XP 12.50%
Windows 8 4.17%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 4.17%
Windows 8 Release Preview 4.17%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 37.50% of Advanced SystemCare Ultimate.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Lenovo 28.57%
Acer 14.29%
Toshiba 9.52%
MSI 9.52%
ASUS 9.52%
Sony 9.52%
Dell 9.52%
Hewlett-Packard 4.76%
American Megatrends 4.76%
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