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No, this file is 100% safe to run.

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8dd5f 50.00%
14b25 50.00%
(Note, Search Safer Inc. publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)

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pcmax.exe

By Search Safer Inc. (Signed)

Remove pcmax.exe
MD5:   8dd5fc9d12e463c2bccee9628e4e94b8
SHA1:   02f18375ef776089296105d8ed756ba018d84df9

Overview

pcmax.exe runs as a service under the name pcmaxservice Service (pcmaxservice) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). The file is digitally signed by Search Safer Inc. which was issued by the DigiCert Inc certificate authority (CA). This particular version is usually found on Windows 8.1 (6.2.9200.0).

DetailsDetails

File name:pcmax.exe
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\pcmax\pcmax.exe
Size:235.69 KB (241,344 bytes)
Build date:5/29/2014 7:02 AM
Certificate
Issued to:Search Safer Inc.
Authority (CA):DigiCert Inc
Effective date:Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Expiration date:Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'pcmaxservice' (pcmaxservice Service)

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00008216%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00004815%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00003400%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:531 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:5,765/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:2.11 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):8.3 MB
Private (minimum):7.46 MB
Non-paged memory:2.11 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:82.09 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):89.66 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:8.01 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):8.33 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:5,892/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:0 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:0 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:51 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:2/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:2
12
Handles:220
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\pcmax\pcmax.exe"
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:pcmaxservice
Display name:pcmaxservice Service
Type:Win32OwnProcess, InteractiveProcess

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
wow64win.dll
Total CPU:0.00007366%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00002833%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00004533%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:1,072/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:416 KB
1.16 MB
pcmax.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00001133%
Kernel CPU:0.00000567%
User CPU:0.00000567%
CPU cycles:143/sec
Memory:248 KB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 8.1 100.00%

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Toshiba 100.00%
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