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45%
45% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization

VersionsAdditional versions

7.1.0.625 4.17%
7.0.1.608 4.17%
7.0.1.606 4.17%
6.1.0.296 8.33%
6.0.8.289 70.83%
6.0.7.274 8.33%

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advapi32.dll
RegQueryValueExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegCloseKey, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, RegSetValueExA, RegSetValueExW, RegReplaceKeyW, RegQueryValueExA, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegOpenKeyExA, RegOpenKeyW, RegFlushKey, RegEnumValueW, RegEnumKeyA, RegEnumKeyExW, RegDeleteValueA, RegDeleteValueW, RegDeleteKeyW, RegCreateKeyExA, RegCreateKeyExW, OpenThreadToken, OpenProcessToken, LookupPrivilegeValueW, IsValidSid, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, GetUserNameA, GetUserNameW, GetTokenInformation, GetSidSubAuthorityCount, GetSidSubAuthority, GetSidIdentifierAuthority, FreeSid, AllocateAndInitializeSid, AdjustTokenPrivileges, UnlockServiceDatabase, StartServiceW, QueryServiceStatus, QueryServiceLockStatusW, QueryServiceConfigW, OpenServiceW, OpenSCManagerW, LockServiceDatabase, EnumServicesStatusW, ControlService, CloseServiceHandle, ChangeServiceConfigW
cabinet.dll
FDIDestroy, FDICopy, FDIIsCabinet, FDICreate
comctl32.dll
InitializeFlatSB, FlatSB_SetScrollProp, FlatSB_SetScrollPos, FlatSB_SetScrollInfo, FlatSB_GetScrollPos, FlatSB_GetScrollInfo, _TrackMouseEvent, ImageList_SetIconSize, ImageList_GetIconSize, ImageList_Write, ImageList_Read, ImageList_GetDragImage, ImageList_DragShowNolock, ImageList_DragMove, ImageList_DragLeave, ImageList_DragEnter, ImageList_EndDrag, ImageList_BeginDrag, ImageList_GetIcon, ImageList_Remove, ImageList_DrawEx, ImageList_Replace, ImageList_Draw, ImageList_GetBkColor, ImageList_SetBkColor, ImageList_ReplaceIcon, ImageList_Add, ImageList_SetImageCount, ImageList_GetImageCount, ImageList_Destroy, ImageList_Create, InitCommonControls
comdlg32.dll
PrintDlgW, GetSaveFileNameA, GetSaveFileNameW, GetOpenFileNameW
datastate.dll
Func, Server, Clear
gdi32.dll
UnrealizeObject, TextOutA, StretchDIBits, StretchBlt, StartPage, StartDocA, StartDocW, SetWindowOrgEx, SetWinMetaFileBits, SetViewportOrgEx, SetTextColor, SetStretchBltMode, SetROP2, SetPixel, SetMapMode, SetEnhMetaFileBits, SetDIBColorTable, SetBrushOrgEx, SetBkMode, SetBkColor, SetBitmapBits, SetAbortProc, SelectPalette, SelectObject, SelectClipRgn, SaveDC, RoundRect, RestoreDC, ResizePalette, Rectangle, RectVisible, RealizePalette, Polyline, Polygon, PlayEnhMetaFile, PatBlt, MoveToEx, MaskBlt, LineTo, IntersectClipRect, GetWindowOrgEx, GetWinMetaFileBits, GetViewportOrgEx, GetTextMetricsW, GetTextFaceA, GetTextExtentPointW, GetTextExtentPoint32A, GetTextExtentPoint32W, GetSystemPaletteEntries, GetStockObject, GetRgnBox, GetPixel, GetPaletteEntries, GetObjectA, GetObjectW, GetNearestPaletteIndex, GetEnhMetaFilePaletteEntries, GetEnhMetaFileHeader, GetEnhMetaFileBits, GetDeviceCaps, GetDIBits, GetDIBColorTable, GetDCOrgEx, GetCurrentPositionEx, GetClipRgn, GetClipBox, GetBrushOrgEx, GetBitmapBits, GdiFlush, FrameRgn, ExtTextOutW, ExcludeClipRect, EndPage, EndDoc, Ellipse, DeleteObject, DeleteEnhMetaFile, DeleteDC, CreateSolidBrush, CreateRoundRectRgn, CreateRectRgnIndirect, CreateRectRgn, CreatePenIndirect, CreatePen, CreatePalette, CreateICW, CreateHalftonePalette, CreateFontIndirectW, CreateFontA, CreateFontW, CreateEllipticRgn, CreateDIBitmap, CreateDIBSection, CreateDCW, CreateCompatibleDC, CreateCompatibleBitmap, CreateBrushIndirect, CreateBitmap, CopyEnhMetaFileW, CombineRgn, BitBlt
kernel32.dll
GetACP, Sleep, VirtualFree, VirtualAlloc, GetSystemInfo, GetTickCount, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetVersion, GetCurrentThreadId, VirtualQuery, WideCharToMultiByte, SetCurrentDirectoryW, MultiByteToWideChar, lstrlenW, lstrcpynW, LoadLibraryExW, GetThreadLocale, GetStartupInfoA, GetProcAddress, GetModuleHandleW, GetModuleFileNameW, GetLocaleInfoW, GetLastError, GetCurrentDirectoryW, GetCommandLineW, FreeLibrary, FindFirstFileW, FindClose, ExitProcess, ExitThread, CreateThread, CompareStringW, WriteFile, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetFilePointer, SetEndOfFile, RtlUnwind, ReadFile, RaiseException, GetStdHandle, GetFileSize, GetFileType, CreateFileW, CloseHandle, TlsSetValue, TlsGetValue, LocalAlloc, DllMain, GetLongPathNameW
mpr.dll
WNetOpenEnumW, WNetGetUserA, WNetGetUniversalNameW, WNetEnumResourceW, WNetCloseEnum
msimg32.dll
AlphaBlend, TransparentBlt
ole32.dll
CreateStreamOnHGlobal, OleUninitialize, OleInitialize, CoTaskMemFree, CoTaskMemAlloc, CLSIDFromProgID, ProgIDFromCLSID, StringFromCLSID, CoCreateInstance, CoUninitialize, CoInitializeEx, CoInitialize, IsEqualGUID, CLSIDFromString
oleaut32.dll
SysFreeString, SysReAllocStringLen, SysAllocStringLen, CreateErrorInfo, GetErrorInfo, SetErrorInfo, GetActiveObject, SafeArrayPtrOfIndex, SafeArrayGetUBound, SafeArrayGetLBound, SafeArrayCreate, VariantChangeType, VariantCopy, VariantClear, VariantInit
powerconfig.dll
DeletePwrCFGByName, SetGamePwrCFG, SetPwrCFG, GetCurrentPwrCFG
psapi.dll
GetProcessImageFileNameW
scan.dll
CreateScanThreadObj, CreateScanObj, CreateRepairObj, CreateDbObj, CreateEnumObj
sdcore.dll
ThreadStop, ThreadStart, ThreadClose, ThreadCreate, ReportEnum, ReportEnumInitialize, ReportClose, ReportCreate, StateClose, StateCreate, MapClose, MapCreate
sdlib.dll
FileGetPath, HandleFieldGet, HandleFieldSet
shell32.dll
Shell_NotifyIconW, ShellExecuteExA, ShellExecuteExW, ShellExecuteA, ShellExecuteW, SHGetFileInfoW, SHFileOperationW, SHGetSpecialFolderPathW, SHGetSpecialFolderLocation, SHGetPathFromIDListW, SHGetMalloc, SHGetDesktopFolder, SHBrowseForFolderW, SHGetPathFromIDListA, SHQueryRecycleBinW
sqlite3.dll
sqlite3_bind_parameter_index, sqlite3_bind_null, sqlite3_bind_int64, sqlite3_bind_int, sqlite3_bind_double, sqlite3_bind_text, sqlite3_bind_blob, sqlite3_reset, sqlite3_finalize, sqlite3_column_int64, sqlite3_column_type, sqlite3_column_text, sqlite3_column_double, sqlite3_column_bytes, sqlite3_column_blob, sqlite3_step, sqlite3_column_decltype, sqlite3_column_name, sqlite3_column_count, sqlite3_prepare_v2, sqlite3_changes, sqlite3_free, sqlite3_errcode, sqlite3_errmsg, sqlite3_close, sqlite3_open
urlmon.dll
URLDownloadToFileW
user32.dll
GetKeyboardType, LoadStringW, MessageBoxA, CharNextW, DllMain
version.dll
VerQueryValueA, VerQueryValueW, GetFileVersionInfoSizeA, GetFileVersionInfoSizeW, GetFileVersionInfoA, GetFileVersionInfoW
webres.dll
QStringClose, QStringGet, QStringCreate, WebUIResourceEnum, WebUIResourceData, WebUIResourceUnregister, WebUIResourceRegister
wininet.dll
InternetSetOptionW, InternetReadFile, InternetOpenW, InternetConnectW, InternetCloseHandle, HttpSendRequestW, HttpQueryInfoW, HttpOpenRequestW, HttpAddRequestHeadersW, FindNextUrlCacheEntryW, FindFirstUrlCacheEntryW, DeleteUrlCacheEntryW
winmm.dll
timeGetTime
winspool.drv
OpenPrinterW, EnumPrintersW, DocumentPropertiesW, ClosePrinter
wsock32.dll
WSACleanup, WSAStartup, gethostbyname, socket, setsockopt, sendto, send, select, recvfrom, recv, inet_addr, htons, connect, closesocket, bind

ASC.exe

Advanced SystemCare Ultimate by IObit Information Technology (Signed)

Remove ASC.exe
Version:   6.1.0.296
MD5:   f35c7f25e1fa543a00ebf16a189a5f6c
SHA1:   571d78fee51b34c5599bbb29adac221350d3a988

Overview

asc.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges typically within the context of its parent asctray.exe (Advanced SystemCare Ultimate by IObit Information Technology). This is typically installed with the program Advanced SystemCare Ultimate 6 published by IObit. The file is digitally signed by IObit Information Technology which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:asc.exe
Publisher:IObit
Product name:Advanced SystemCare Ultimate
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\iobit\advanced systemcare ultimate\asc.exe
File version:6.1.0.296
Product version:6.1
Size:5.18 MB (5,428,032 bytes)
Build date:7/8/2013 12:38 AM
Certificate
Issued to:IObit Information Technology
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Expiration date:Saturday, January 5, 2013
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
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ResourcesPrograms

The following program will install this file
IObit
24% remove
Advanced SystemCare Ultimate 6 is a stand-alone product. Besides the newly built-in antivirus functionality, it includes all the features of Advanced SystemCare PRO. PRO users who uninstalled Advanced SystemCare during the trial can easily revert it back at any time.

BehaviorsBehaviors

Scheduled tasks
  • The job 'ASC7U_SkipUac_Doug Finnell' runs in the path '\ASC7U_SkipUac_Doug Finnell'
  • The task 'ASC7U_SkipUac_t' runs in the path '\ASC7U_SkipUac_t'
  • The job 'ASC7U_SkipUac_Jared' runs in the path '\ASC7U_SkipUac_Jared'
  • The job 'ASCAntivirusScan' runs daily in the path '\ASCAntivirusScan'
  • Entry path '\ASCAntivirusScan'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.03277113%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.02297957%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00979156%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:278,852 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:18,099,616/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:342/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:150.53 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):89.58 MB
Private (minimum):1.61 MB
Non-paged memory:150.53 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:467.15 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):548.46 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:6.79 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):146.95 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:4,390,746/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:2.27 MB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:236/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:235.65 KB/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:10/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:283.76 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:5,935/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:17
12
Handles:380
600
GUI GDI count:2966
103
GUI GDI peak:3829
142
GUI USER count:251
49
GUI USER peak:387
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\iobit\advanced systemcare ultimate\asc.exe"
Owner:User
Parent processes:

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 33.33%
Windows 7 Ultimate 25.00%
Windows 8 Pro 16.67%
Microsoft Windows XP 12.50%
Windows 8 4.17%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 4.17%
Windows 8 Release Preview 4.17%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 37.50% of Advanced SystemCare Ultimate.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Lenovo 28.57%
Acer 14.29%
Toshiba 9.52%
MSI 9.52%
ASUS 9.52%
Sony 9.52%
Dell 9.52%
Hewlett-Packard 4.76%
American Megatrends 4.76%
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