Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

Additional versions

4.05.3501	38.46%
4.05.3004	23.08%
4.05.3002	15.38%
4.05.3000	15.38%
4.00.3006	7.69%

Relationships

AcerVCM.exe

Acer Video Conference Manager by Acer Incorporated (Signed)

Remove AcerVCM.exe

Version:	4.00.3006
MD5:	7d726324e6403ad7a3933d713731a6a7
SHA1:	fb13e6c79009f52c410a6b50d36c86b80f6946cf
SHA256:	a68120e18fb605e4eb9cf13526b738ea668e7572421900bbe86937241f2ed45b

Overview

acervcm.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. During installation, it (or a shortcut) is added to the user's startup folder which is designed to automatically launch when the user logs into Windows. This is typically installed with the program Acer VCM published by Acer Incorporated. The file is digitally signed by Acer Incorporated which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA). Note, some antivirus scanners have flagged this file, however it is not necessarily considered malware (see below for details).

Details

File name:	acervcm.exe
Publisher:	Acer Incorporated
Product name:	Acer Video Conference Manager
Description:	Acer VCM
Typical file path:	C:\Program Files\acer\acer vcm\acervcm.exe
File version:	4.00.3006
Size:	552 KB (565,248 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:	Acer Incorporated
Authority (CA):	VeriSign
Effective date:	Friday, September 3, 2010
Expiration date:	Saturday, September 14, 2013
Digital DNA
File packed:	No
.NET CLR:	No

More details

Programs

The following program will install this file

Acer VCM

Acer Incorporated

21% remove

“Acer Video Conference Manager (VCM) is an application that is preinstalled on selected Acer Aspire One models. Acer VCM enhances Instant Messenger video conferencing. Acer VCM works with Windows Live Messenger, AOL Instant Messenger, and Skype and provides additional value to the instant messenger by allowing for crisper calls in high resolution. Additionally, the Acer VCM software extends the functionality of the instant messenger to a...”

Behaviors

User start menu folder

Shortcut pointer placed in '%appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu'

Shortcut to 'acervcm.exe'

Resource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00170746%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00095661%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00075084%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	438 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:	75/sec	284/sec
Memory
Private memory:	2.04 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	5.93 MB
Private (minimum):	560 KB
Non-paged memory:	2.04 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	43.46 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	44.46 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	672 KB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	5.95 MB	37.95 MB
Page faults:	1,752/min	2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:	155 Bytes/sec	1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:	1/sec	343/min
I/O other transfer:	401 Bytes/sec	448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:	2/sec	1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:	3	12
Handles:	160	600
GUI GDI count:	37	103
GUI USER count:	33	49

Process properties

Tray notification:	Yes
Integrety level:	Undefined
Platform:	32-bit
Command line:	"C:\Program Files\acer\acer vcm\acervcm.exe"
Owner:	User
Parent process:	Explorer.EXE (Windows Explorer by Microsoft)

Threads

Averages

AcerVCM.exe (main module)
Total CPU:	0.00150318%	0.272967%
Kernel CPU:	0.00092240%	0.107585%
User CPU:	0.00058078%	0.165382%
Context switches:	2/sec	79/sec
Memory:	568 KB	1.16 MB
skype4com.dll (Skype4COM by Skype Technologies)
Total CPU:	0.00034170%
Kernel CPU:	0.00006834%
User CPU:	0.00027336%
Context switches:	71/sec
Memory:	2.06 MB