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45% of PCs block this file from running.
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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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ASC.exe

Advanced SystemCare Ultimate by IObit Information Technology (Signed)

Remove ASC.exe
Version:   6.0.8.289
MD5:   753fffcfe8602e04b2f73139ed0a70e4
SHA1:   6c61b910330298aef60dc7515289b7278e52621b
SHA256:   f0e880efd6a995f162b50cc74a01e7659a94cb261ffe3688c7ce0b868b792e80

Overview

asc.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges usually within the context of Windows Explorer. This is typically installed with the program Advanced SystemCare Ultimate 6 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:6.0.8.289
Product version:6.0
Size:4.96 MB (5,202,384 bytes)
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
Advanced SystemCare Ultimate 6
 IObit
24% remove
“Advanced SystemCare Ultimate 6 is a stand-alone product. Besides the newly built-in antivirus functionality, it includes all the features of Advanced SystemCare PRO. PRO users who uninstalled Advanced SystemCare during the trial can easily revert it back at any time.”

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'
Network connections
  • [TCP] 93.184.221.133:80

    • ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.00800602%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.00464749%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.00335853%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:106,011,458 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    CPU cycles:10,155,957/sec
    17,470,203/sec
    Context switches:209/sec
    284/sec
    Memory
    Private memory:110.67 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):76.34 MB
    Private (minimum):11.37 MB
    Non-paged memory:110.67 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:347.17 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):398.98 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:20.26 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):122.89 MB
    37.95 MB
    Page faults:3,322,762/min
    2,039/min
    I/O
    I/O read transfer:39.23 MB/sec
    1.02 MB/min
    I/O read operations:2,879/sec
    343/min
    I/O write transfer:6.14 MB/sec
    274.99 KB/min
    I/O write operations:138/sec
    227/min
    I/O other transfer:1.07 MB/sec
    448.09 KB/min
    I/O other operations:48,142/sec
    1,671/min
    Resource allocations
    Threads:15
    12
    Handles:346
    600
    GUI GDI count:2543
    103
    GUI GDI peak:2577
    142
    GUI USER count:153
    49
    GUI USER peak:159
    71

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Integrety level:High
    Platform:32-bit
    Command lines:
    • "C:\Program Files\iobit\advanced systemcare ultimate\asc.exe"
    • "C:\Program Files\iobit\advanced systemcare ultimate\asc.exe" /widget_scan
    Owner:User
    Parent processes:

    ResourcesThreads

    Averages
     
    ASC.exe (main module)
    Total CPU:1.69444200%
    0.272967%
    Kernel CPU:0.75079173%
    0.107585%
    User CPU:0.94365027%
    0.165382%
    CPU cycles:12,086,268/sec
    5,741,424/sec
    Context switches:34/sec
    79/sec
    Memory:5.02 MB
    1.16 MB
    smartscn.dll (smartscn Dynamic Link Library)
    Total CPU:0.17509213%
    Kernel CPU:0.17509213%
    User CPU:0.00000000%
    Context switches:2/sec
    Memory:288 KB
    ole32.dll
    Total CPU:0.00728624%
    Kernel CPU:0.00485749%
    User CPU:0.00242875%
    Memory:1.24 MB
    wow64.dll
    Total CPU:0.00038720%
    Kernel CPU:0.00000000%
    User CPU:0.00038720%
    CPU cycles:14,335/sec
    Memory:252 KB

    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 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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