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

VersionsAdditional versions

4,0,7,71382 2.17%
4,0,1,55251 4.35%
4,0,0,48672 2.17%
3,7,1,43377 17.39%
3,7,1,42904 2.17%
3,7,1,41782 2.17%
3,7,1,39149 4.35%
3,2,0,29 13.04%
3,2,0,25 2.17%
3,0,0,4 2.17%
1,18,0,9 2.17%
1,17,0,4 10.87%
1,16,0,7 17.39%
1,16,0,6 2.17%
1,13,0,17 15.22%

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pcfaster.exe

Baidu PC Faster by Baidu Online Network Technology (Beijing)Co. (Signed)

Remove pcfaster.exe
Version:   3,2,0,29
MD5:   ca0a5a5284713bcd8ebe8f1025babd30
SHA1:   48e3880627dce0f0948528ca477d55e15aecec87
SHA256:   2591b177b6a3b15c1369d9342f1331a6a8fe0faffc1c88d673da74141ebdd4f2

Overview

pcfaster.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). This is typically installed with the program Baidu PC Faster published by Baidu, Inc. and is most likely removed by most users once installed (65% removed). The file is digitally signed by Baidu Online Network Technology (Beijing)Co. which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:pcfaster.exe
Publisher:Baidu Inc.
Product name:Baidu PC Faster
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\baidu security\pc faster\pcfaster.exe
File version:3,2,0,29
Size:2.02 MB (2,121,432 bytes)
Build date:5/19/2013 7:59 PM
Certificate
Issued to:Baidu Online Network Technology (Beijing)Co.
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following program will install this file
Baidu PC Faster
 Baidu, Inc.
  65% remove
The software is typically bundled with third party installers such as Open Candy. "Offer your users a free system maintenance and utility suite to help them get the most out of their PC’s performance."

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'Baidu PC Faster 4.0.0.0' → "C:\Program Files\Baidu Security\PC Faster\4.0.0.0\PCFaster.exe" -auto -start
  • 'Baidu PC Faster 3.7.0.0' → "C:\Program Files\Baidu Security\PC Faster\3.7.0.0\PCFaster.exe" -auto -start
  • 'Baidu PC Faster 3.2.0.25' → "C:\Program Files\Baidu Security\PC Faster\3.2.0.25\PCFaster.exe" -auto -start
  • 'Baidu PC Faster 3.2.0.29' → "C:\Program Files\Baidu Security\PC Faster\3.2.0.29\PCFaster.exe" -auto -start
  • 'Baidu PC Faster 3.0.0.4' → "C:\Program Files\Baidu Security\PC Faster\3.0.0.4\PCFaster.exe" -auto -start
  • 'Baidu PC Faster 1.18.0.9' → "C:\Program Files\Baidu Security\PC Faster\1.18.0.9\PCFaster.exe" -auto -start
  • 'BaiduPCFaster' → "C:\Program Files\Baidu Security\PC Faster\PCFaster.exe" -auto -start

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.28823540%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.14237209%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.14586331%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:3,433,335 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:29/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:20.04 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):26.83 MB
Private (minimum):24.38 MB
Non-paged memory:20.04 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:106.88 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):117.32 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:26.56 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):28.28 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:45,172/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:7.85 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:2/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:127 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:260 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:16/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:14
12
Handles:712
600
GUI GDI count:108
103
GUI GDI peak:104
142
GUI USER count:24
49
GUI USER peak:33
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Tray notification:Yes
Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:32-bit
Command lines:
  • "C:\Program Files\baidu security\pc faster\3.2.0.29\pcfaster.exe"
  • "C:\Program Files\baidu security\pc faster\3.2.0.29\pcfaster.exe" restart
Owner:User
Parent process:Explorer.EXE (Windows Explorer by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
PCFaster.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00977043%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00572626%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00404417%
0.165382%
Memory:2.04 MB
1.16 MB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.00053684%
Kernel CPU:0.00028631%
User CPU:0.00025053%
Memory:700 KB
baidustore.dll (Baidu PC Faster by Baidu)
Total CPU:0.00007158%
Kernel CPU:0.00000000%
User CPU:0.00007158%
Memory:1.2 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
Microsoft Windows XP 32.61%
Windows 7 Ultimate 26.09%
Windows 7 Professional 19.57%
Windows 7 Home Premium 6.52%
Windows 8 Pro 4.35%
Windows 8 Single Language 2.17%
Windows 8.1 2.17%
Windows 8.1 Enterprise 2.17%
Windows 8.1 Pro 2.17%
Windows 7 Enterprise 2.17%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

Thailand installs about 36.96% of Baidu PC Faster.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Acer 26.47%
Hewlett-Packard 11.76%
GIGABYTE 11.76%
Compaq 11.76%
Intel 11.76%
Lenovo 5.88%
ASUS 5.88%
MSI 5.88%
Toshiba 5.88%
American Megatrends 2.94%
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