ascsvc.exe
Advanced SystemCare Ultimate by IObit Information Technology (Signed)
Overview
ascsvc.exe has 2 known versions, the most recent one is 6.0.0.73. It is started as a Windows Service called 'AdvancedSystemCareService6' with the name 'AdvancedSystemCareService6' and described as “Advanced SystemCare Service”. .  In addition, it is run under the context of the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the administrator accounts have the same privileges). The average file size is about 1 MB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to IObit Information Technology by the certification authority VeriSign. Some variations of the file have been seen to be installed with the program Advanced SystemCare Ultimate 6 from IObit. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0071% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 20.15 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 440.03 KB per minute for reads and 26.02 KB per minute for writes. 
|  Details
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| File name: | ascsvc.exe | 
| Publisher: | IObit | 
| Product name: | Advanced SystemCare Ultimate | 
| Description: | Advanced SystemCare Service | 
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\iobit\advanced systemcare ultimate\ascsvc.exe | 
| Original name: | Advanced SystemCare Service | 
| Certificate | 
| Issued to: | IObit Information Technology | 
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign | 
| Effective date: | Monday, December 7, 2009 | 
| Expiration date: | Friday, January 4, 2013 | 
| Windows Service | 
| Service name: | AdvancedSystemCareService6 | 
| Display name: | AdvancedSystemCareService6 | 
| Description: | “Advanced SystemCare Service” | 
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess, InteractiveProcess | 
 Programs installed in
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of Advanced SystemCare Ultimate.)
“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...”
 
 Behaviors
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of ascsvc.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- AdvancedSystemCareService6
- 'AdvancedSystemCareService6'  (Advanced SystemCare Service 6)
 All file variations of ascsvc.exe
All file variations of ascsvc.exe
 Distribution by Windows OS
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution | 
| Windows 7 Home Premium | 37.50% |  | 
| Windows 7 Ultimate | 15.63% |  | 
| Microsoft Windows XP | 15.63% |  | 
| Windows 8 Pro | 12.50% |  | 
| Windows 7 Home Basic | 6.25% |  | 
| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center | 4.69% |  | 
| Windows 8 | 3.13% |  | 
| Windows 7 Professional | 3.13% |  | 
| Windows 8 Release Preview | 1.56% |  | 
 Distribution by country
Distribution by country
United States installs about 31.25% of Advanced SystemCare Ultimate.
 Distribution by PC manufacturer
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution | 
| Dell | 27.12% |  | 
| Lenovo | 20.34% |  | 
| Acer | 15.25% |  | 
| Toshiba | 6.78% |  | 
| MSI | 6.78% |  | 
| ASUS | 6.78% |  | 
| Hewlett-Packard | 6.78% |  | 
| American Megatrends | 6.78% |  | 
| Sony | 3.39% |  |