acs.exe

Atheros Configuration Service (ACS) by Atheros Communications Inc. (Signed)

Remove acs.exe
Version:   8.0.0.232
MD5:   9c94f47d0e40229920a10e6f60cd0715
SHA1:   358b379a8b50018c764a0ad8adcccadf2175e715
SHA256:   b5c89552d8db397668627ee66840624897fb0f5d63ed9828ea0c4999c7a4f5f4

What is acs.exe?

The Atheros Configuration Service (ACS) is a Windows Service that handles wireless configuration and authentication. It is also an alternate to the built-in Windows Wireless Zero Config (WZC) service.

Overview

acs.exe runs as a service under the name Atheros beállítási szolgáltatás (ACS) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). The file is digitally signed by Atheros Communications Inc. which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:acs.exe
Publisher:Atheros
Product name:Atheros Configuration Service (ACS)
Description:ACS
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\acs.exe
File version:8.0.0.232
Size:491.24 KB (503,032 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Atheros Communications Inc.
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Expiration date:Friday, January 4, 2013
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'ACS' (Atheros beállítási szolgáltatás)
  • ACS
Network connections
  • [UDP] listens on port 9977

  • ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.00086057%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.00039140%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.00046917%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:4,171,875 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    Context switches:394/sec
    284/sec
    Memory
    Private memory:7.82 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):8.97 MB
    Private (minimum):8.95 MB
    Non-paged memory:7.82 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:72.16 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):73.16 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:8.96 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):8.97 MB
    37.95 MB
    Resource allocations
    Threads:15
    12
    Handles:215
    600
    GUI GDI count:4
    103
    GUI USER count:1
    49

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Integrety level:Undefined
    Platform:32-bit
    Command line:C:\Windows\System32\acs.exe
    Owner:SYSTEM
    Windows Service
    Service name:ACS
    Display name:Atheros beállítási szolgáltatás
    Description:“Gives access to single sign on and a mechanism to communicate with the supplicant for security negotiation.”
    Type:Win32OwnProcess
    Parent process:services.exe (by Microsoft)

    Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

    OS versiondistribution
    Microsoft Windows XP 100.00%

    Distribution by countryDistribution by country

    United States installs about 24.14% of Atheros Configuration Service (ACS).

    OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

    PC Manufacturerdistribution
    Dell 37.50%
    Toshiba 18.75%
    Compaq 12.50%
    MSI 12.50%
    American Megatrends 9.38%
    Hewlett-Packard 9.38%
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