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CLIStart.exe

Catalyst Control Center by Advanced Micro Devices (Signed)

Remove CLIStart.exe
Warning 36 antivirus scanners has detected malware in various versions of CLIStart.exe.

Overview

clistart.exe has 130 known versions, the most recent one is 3.5.0.0. During installation, a run registry key for all users is added that will cause the program to run each time any user logs on to Windows. The average file size is about 335.14 KB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to Advanced Micro Devices by the certification authority VeriSign. Some variations of the file have been seen to be installed with the program Catalyst Control Center - Branding from ATI Technologies, Inc..

What is clistart.exe?

AMD Catalyst is a device driver and utility software package for ATI line of video cards. The Catalyst driver package includes the ATI Catalyst Control Center, an application for manipulating many of the hardware's functions, such as 3D settings, monitor controls and video options. It shows a small 3D preview and allows the user to see how changes to the graphics settings affects the quality of the rendered image. It also shows information about the card itself and the software data.

About clistart.exe (from Advanced Micro Devices)

“The AMD Catalyst Control center has been designed from the ground up to give you a stable, reliable experience and also allow you to control every aspect of your GPU quickly and easily. AMD's award-wi”

DetailsDetails
File name:clistart.exe
Publisher:Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Product name:Catalyst® Control Center
Description:Catalyst® Control Center Launcher
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\ati technologies\ati.ace\core-static\clistart.exe
Certificate
Issued to:Advanced Micro Devices
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Expiration date:Wednesday, April 24, 2013

ResourcesPrograms installed in

(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of Catalyst® Control Center.)
Catalyst Control Center - Branding
 ATI Technologies, Inc.
5% remove
AMD Catalyst (formerly named ATI Catalyst) is a device driver and utility software package for ATI line of video cards. The Catalyst driver package included the ATI Catalyst Control Center. This softw...

BehaviorsBehaviors

(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of clistart.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'StartCCC' → "C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\Core-Static\CLIStart.exe" MSRun
Scheduled tasks
  • The task 'ATI Catalyst' runs on logon in the path '\SONY\ATI Catalyst'

MalwareMalware detections

Based on 40+ industry antivirus scanners, 36 of them detected the following malware.
Antivirus engineEngine versionDetectionFile version
Antiy Labs AVL 2.0.3.7 Virus/Win32.Sality.gen 1, 0, 0, 1
ByteHero 1.0.0.1 Trojan.Malware.Win32.xPack.m 1, 0, 0, 1
ByteHero 1.0.0.1 Trojan.Malware.Win32.xPack.m 1, 0, 0, 1
ByteHero 1.0.0.1 Trojan.Malware.Win32.xPack.m 1, 0, 0, 1
ByteHero 1.0.0.1 Trojan.Malware.Win32.xPack.i 3.5.0.0
ByteHero 1.0.0.1 Trojan.Malware.Win32.xPack.l 1, 0, 0, 1
ByteHero 1.0.0.1 Trojan.Malware.Win32.xPack.m 1, 0, 0, 1
ByteHero 1.0.0.1 Trojan.Malware.Win32.xPack.i 3.5.0.0
ByteHero 1.0.0.1 Trojan.Malware.Win32.xPack.l 1, 0, 0, 1
ByteHero 1.0.0.1 Trojan.Malware.Win32.xPack.i 3.5.0.0
ByteHero None Trojan.Malware.Win32.xPack.i 3.5.0.0
Commtouch 5.3.2.6 W32/Zbot.CM2.gen!Eldorado 3.5.0.0
F-Prot v6.4.6.5.141 W32/Zbot.CM2.gen!Eldorado 3.5.0.0
The Hacker None Trojan/Kryptik.apb 1, 0, 0, 1
The Hacker None Trojan/Kryptik.apb 1, 0, 0, 1
The Hacker None Trojan/Kryptik.apb 1, 0, 0, 1
The Hacker 6.7.0.1.211 Trojan/Kryptik.apb 1, 0, 0, 1
The Hacker None Trojan/Kryptik.apb 1, 0, 0, 1
The Hacker 6.7.0.0.018 Trojan/Kryptik.apb 1, 0, 0, 1
The Hacker None Trojan/Kryptik.apb 1, 0, 0, 1
The Hacker None Trojan/Kryptik.apb 1, 0, 0, 1
The Hacker 6.7.0.1.184 Trojan/Kryptik.apb 1, 0, 0, 1
The Hacker 6.5.2.0.265 Trojan/Kryptik.apb 1, 0, 0, 1
The Hacker 6.7.0.1.441 Trojan/Kryptik.apb 1, 0, 0, 1
The Hacker None Trojan/Kryptik.apb 1, 0, 0, 1
The Hacker None Trojan/Kryptik.apb 1, 0, 0, 1
The Hacker Trojan/Kryptik.apb 1, 0, 0, 1
The Hacker 6.7.0.1.412 Trojan/Kryptik.apb 1, 0, 0, 1
The Hacker 6.8.0.5.390 Trojan/Kryptik.apb 1, 0, 0, 1
The Hacker 6.7.0.1.305 Trojan/Kryptik.apb 1, 0, 0, 1
The Hacker None Trojan/Kryptik.apb 1, 0, 0, 1
The Hacker 6.7.0.1.406 Trojan/Kryptik.apb 1, 0, 0, 1
The Hacker None Trojan/Kryptik.apb 1, 0, 0, 1
The Hacker 6.8.0.5.343 Trojan/Kryptik.apb 1, 0, 0, 1
The Hacker 6.8.0.0.307 Trojan/Kryptik.apb 1, 0, 0, 1
ViRobot 2011.4.7.4223 JS.A.Pakes.98304.AX 1, 0, 0, 1

VersionsAll file variations of clistart.exe

MD5SHA-1File size
84bceab0fa87f0fa1288d9721a082eae 444e8ff91b7de34095630d1f8b1bdad6a922a2d5 328.5 KB
b5e09ef709f489ca59b85b3a2e2aa0f6 4caf6136afc0d30626d1bea783c1fc4ee65e5073 328.5 KB
8c6f1392e80d9185399c7b8694edc2aa 65b2a7755960450a01613870e5fb0efc08b5bc32 328.5 KB
bc51263def5774bf213bfa05ae046705 597b4e11a5a5ae1d0361ab703c4a28a9d09e5b2c 328.5 KB
7860de9e6138e7f45ecfde87656ddca7 358c59598db2afe9f1993235bd20957705392d0d 328.5 KB
7c3218ce118044136bf3ffd00755a70c 432ef6b7d42a2e5e7ac3a86b6e219830c819f34e 328.5 KB
9be5aadb373381055849df28c9c2aa77 88d85d4d6e84997b6df51b394a154a312fda6720 328.5 KB
a80ac3865225629598003f840f16a2f7 e23bedd6e563ef332b29347c01b4a542f2c00898 328.5 KB
ce06d7c07e65407f2668a6851fd72ca6 586d554749daaeddd8dc6b477decc14fcf14ce05 627.16 KB
832d3875a058f930b12ca367cb5d1886 6c8ceb27263624f76d1b868ae14f7fa16d14e039 627.16 KB
9ca54285616fbf8d83caaca820aeddf7 1018c435b0ec652bb667ca36833bbb9091b098d0 627.66 KB
7439665c5cb70b452568bf68e059475a a9e7174442ce3ee26b41b64d5acb67f3d9a490a0 328.5 KB
387cf1d83b5f4fdea193417c7f936f10 0da59423a1eb9749c08470ae8e56552b285f62c0 335.13 KB
6daceef9f3ab976aa258c2eb37109526 72af4fb0a8b887fa8d36018c5dbbdb4f7529a6cf 328.5 KB
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1402a42730fe13063d337acca25d4537 f5f95374589a0f3cbe39ba8164f963d89cf2c8b3 328.5 KB
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0d4e8a2c0af36b765b0e096fa38340ef 164e0f467583bb9c1978d24fd2b91d3352e1c1ac 335.13 KB
9f99525c244d57172d3a89613579232e a26638a847254870a512f313d5000f1c8670d214 627.66 KB
cafd59740a8d7121d41781f4768de51d 3cfd834023a2c8b9d5d8dc98a06c65a0b090b6ff 616.13 KB
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da8b4836b97995d2445cf9e8add1e645 c6073818fdf002ae03faf0e19f615076609a77b2 626.66 KB
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116f384cc3af1eed79ac049fa0051a7c 79a25acdf3a4db7122096d046b4d0668203b4937 626.66 KB
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c440f1bf19db5a1f73a958b029599f76 6fd22a7131540285498b41349ce3485a903bc8d8 328.5 KB
d92902d3dc0c2e983289d7fd37b5274a 0fd9334f099d1bb6ba552b68ae7538373c1a448a 328.5 KB
7d0527ed5763c288cb21fa1801452417 fa65caea09c7ef91a88f2c5875a2b3b16959e491 328.5 KB
1994575d3a983fa622a3bf254beb9ff8 5e27fff00817b0281e605a17defe17e572e6be86 627.25 KB
ba68ba9b18055ea06e5c2f178f5d2014 22404995062caeafb01e44bf0a5707df8e5b80cd 328.5 KB
9efc437e0242bf565c56a1e4ad61c296 5df67a707546eade498f260bfa5f912906c2875e 335.13 KB
0d78bbe4f3e4cd8deca3407a740a1967 5f9399acbc6983f7e059a6731698156557311dfc 335.13 KB
b9646fa4d1a66fe3402db028a19904f5 972d287807e5f6ff49831865f8770253db9506c0 627.66 KB
31b016d1162746af708f872a0009a4ee 5341446d87186218bdc63f67c4795de0ff62fd2e 627.75 KB
d1a14f7d216d0c91b923418d4f0e718b ffe8540746c20c4fa14e586808a02ed7ad3f748f 660.75 KB
1478033130a626c96d0b48abba970974 169c4998b130e01141d103d5042257e78dd4e77a 328.5 KB
38d8776f8ec474667a939b2309f9c75f 80cd335ffa772d94def76f8ed21acf4f2542fdd1 626.63 KB
0210577a83c3e30c724e21ec3211ed95 83e2586c9d5540ceb9845706bad9e9ca13c513a8 748.25 KB
c41acdd329b400d6f67920681464e1be ba7ab1cb58d9b1cc4540198b631f87c4d562e4ce 328.5 KB
dce712fb0ab5d2091c58268adc2f7c3d 2e21d358af75bf0d7a466e921b6bd0629e32fa39 627.59 KB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 46.34%
Windows 7 Ultimate 13.82%
Microsoft Windows XP 8.94%
Windows 8 7.32%
Windows 8.1 6.10%
Windows 7 Professional 4.88%
Windows 8.1 Pro 2.85%
Windows Vista Home Premium 1.63%
Windows 8 Single Language 1.22%
Windows 8 Pro 1.22%
Windows Vista Home Basic 1.22%
Windows Vista Business 0.81%
Windows 8.1 Single Language 0.41%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 0.41%
Windows Vista Ultimate 0.41%
Windows 7 Home Basic 0.41%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 0.41%
Windows 8 Pro N 0.41%
Windows 7 Ultimate N 0.41%
Windows 8 Enterprise Evaluation 0.41%
Windows 7 Starter 0.41%
21 other Windows OS version

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 50.41% of Catalyst® Control Center.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 29.96%
Dell 16.74%
Acer 11.89%
ASUS 11.45%
Toshiba 9.69%
Sony 7.05%
Lenovo 3.52%
GIGABYTE 2.64%
Gateway 2.64%
Medion 0.88%
MSI 0.88%
Compaq 0.88%
Intel 0.88%
Samsung 0.44%
American Megatrends 0.44%
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