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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%

Relationships

Child processes
Related files

ASC.exe

Advanced SystemCare Ultimate by IObit Information Technology (Signed)

Remove ASC.exe
Version:   6.0.7.274
MD5:   a7d7693bfab12bcd78bf82d2b3826ac2
SHA1:   cd6cc7c5ecd2ec4b87ca17a2cd16f41165057fc3
SHA256:   a1608fd6ffad7a8226d00b4d0b4983e35c3c7cea2614b564ba9bf8e1b043d271

Overview

asc.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. 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:6.0.7.274
Product version:6.0
Size:5.21 MB (5,467,008 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
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:0.02818037%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.00910137%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.01907901%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:429,763 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    CPU cycles:1,743,264/sec
    17,470,203/sec
    Context switches:495/sec
    284/sec
    Memory
    Private memory:225.48 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):119.8 MB
    Private (minimum):37.53 MB
    Non-paged memory:225.48 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:583.71 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):676.29 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:55.27 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):165.48 MB
    37.95 MB
    Page faults:20,818,299/min
    2,039/min
    I/O
    I/O read transfer:202.37 MB/sec
    1.02 MB/min
    I/O read operations:12,490/sec
    343/min
    I/O write transfer:56.28 MB/sec
    274.99 KB/min
    I/O write operations:2,320/sec
    227/min
    I/O other transfer:3.91 MB/sec
    448.09 KB/min
    I/O other operations:197,942/sec
    1,671/min
    Resource allocations
    Threads:20
    12
    Handles:456
    600
    GUI GDI count:2381
    103
    GUI GDI peak:2392
    142
    GUI USER count:146
    49
    GUI USER peak:150
    71

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Integrety level:High
    Platform:64-bit
    Command lines:
    • "C:\Program Files\iobit\advanced systemcare ultimate\asc.exe" /widget_scan
    • "C:\Program Files\iobit\advanced systemcare ultimate\asc.exe"
    Owner:User
    Parent process:explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

    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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