ACDaemon.exe
ArcSoft Connect by ArcSoft (Signed)
Overview
acdaemon.exe has 6 known versions, the most recent one is 1.1.0.49. acdaemon.exe is run as a standard windows process with the logged in user's account privileges. During installation, a run registry key for all users is added that will cause the program to run each time any user logs on to Windows. The average file size is about 177.84 KB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to ArcSoft by the certification authority VeriSign. Numerous variations of acdaemon.exe have been installed with both ArcSoft WebCam Companion 3 and ESU for Microsoft Windows 7. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is less than 0.01%, the average private memory consumption is about 3.77 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 5.63 MB.
What is acdaemon.exe?
ArcSoft Connect is the software updater program which runs in the background of Windows and automatically starts up when your PC boots. It checks for software udpates and automatically downloads and installs them if found.
About acdaemon.exe (from ArcSoft)
“ArcSoft Connect provides product management and helpful updates for ArcSoft applications, which enables a better user experience. ArcSoft Connect will be automatically launched while running ArcSoft”
 Details
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| File name: | acdaemon.exe |
| Publisher: | ArcSoft Inc. |
| Product name: | ArcSoft Connect |
| Description: | ArcSoft Connect Daemon |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\common files\arcsoft\connection service\bin\acdaemon.exe |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | ArcSoft |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Expiration date: | Saturday, August 14, 2010 |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of ArcSoft Connect.)
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Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of acdaemon.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'ArcSoft Connection Service' → C:\Program Files\Common Files\ArcSoft\Connection Service\Bin\ACDaemon.exe
Scheduled tasks
- The task 'ArcSoft Connect Daemon' runs weekly in the path '\ArcSoft Connect Daemon'
- Entry path '\ArcSoft Connect Daemon'
All file variations of acdaemon.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
34.78% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
19.57% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
13.04% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
8.70% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
6.52% |
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| Windows 8 |
4.35% |
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| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
4.35% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
4.35% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
2.17% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
2.17% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 53.33% of ArcSoft Connect.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
24.00% |
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| Acer |
20.00% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
20.00% |
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| Sony |
16.00% |
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| Medion |
8.00% |
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| Toshiba |
8.00% |
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| GIGABYTE |
4.00% |
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