Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
Additional versions
(Note, Murray Hurps publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)
Relationships
Parent process
Related files
AdMunch.exe
Ad Muncher by Murray Hurps (Signed)
Version: | 4.91 Build 32562 |
MD5: | ebdc00691a3efa33298d91a0fee33325 |
SHA1: | b45f8c5188da3e61686fe4079b1e13ccabc72523 |
SHA256: | fe02990cd5303218b6e19b2eeb7a451b8f5dff4e41b6d87f09dd27e28fa24224 |
About AdMunch.exe (from Murray Hurps)
“Ad Muncher is a powerful advert and popup blocking system for all browsers and advert-displaying programs like Pando, SopCast, ICQ, Morpheus, Kazaa, Grokster, Opera, PalTalk, iMesh, Bearshare, LimeWir”
Overview
admunch.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges usually within the context of Windows Explorer. It is set to be start when the PC boots and any user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the all users under the local machine). The file is digitally signed by Murray Hurps which was issued by the The USERTRUST Network 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: | admunch.exe |
Publisher: | Murray Hurps Corp Pty Ltd |
Product name: | Ad Muncher |
Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\ad muncher\admunch.exe |
File version: | 4.91 Build 32562 |
Size: | 523.2 KB (535,752 bytes) |
Certificate |
Issued to: | Murray Hurps |
Authority (CA): | The USERTRUST Network |
Digital DNA |
PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
File packed: | Yes |
.NET CLR: | No |
More details
Behaviors
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'Ad Muncher' → "C:\Program Files\Ad Muncher\AdMunch.exe" /bt
Network connections
[TCP] proxy3.videoslasher.com (178.33.62.174:80)
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
CPU |
Total CPU: | 0.01192362% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00861769% | |
User CPU: | 0.00330593% | |
Kernel CPU time: | 6,997 ms/min | |
Context switches: | 116/sec | |
Memory |
Private memory: | 12.65 MB | |
Private (maximum): | 19.55 MB | |
Private (minimum): | 15.96 MB | |
Non-paged memory: | 12.65 MB | |
Virtual memory: | 87.58 MB | |
Virtual memory (peak): | 93.12 MB | |
Working set: | 18.54 MB | |
Working set (peak): | 22.37 MB | |
Resource allocations |
Threads: | 8 | |
Handles: | 212 | |
GUI GDI count: | 34 | |
GUI GDI peak: | 38 | |
GUI USER count: | 22 | |
GUI USER peak: | 58 | |
Process properties
Threads
Averages
AdMunch.exe (main module) |
Total CPU: | 0.25222576% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.07071638% | |
User CPU: | 0.18150939% | |
CPU cycles: | 5,307,782/sec | |
Context switches: | 17/sec | |
Memory: | 4.59 MB | |
mswsock.dll |
Total CPU: | 0.10567493% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.08173911% | |
User CPU: | 0.02393583% | |
CPU cycles: | 2,268,509/sec | |
Context switches: | 64/sec | |
Memory: | 240 KB | |
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 7 Ultimate |
75.00% |
|
Windows 7 Enterprise |
25.00% |
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Distribution by country
United Arab Emirates installs about 75.00% of Ad Muncher.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
ASUS |
100.00% |
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