pctssvc.exe
By PC Tools (Signed)
| Version: | 7.0.0.168 |
| MD5: | 1b556ab08795428e2f3dafcfcb54c782 |
| SHA1: | 7d17cfc7f8ff097c4c2fe4ae3e2b448020572088 |
| SHA256: | 4b651fff5f1a876f0fa207e06966f540b9dfe669173da4feb5e3c193a6b27548 |
What is pctssvc.exe?
PC Tools Security Service for PC Tools Security.
About pctssvc.exe (from PC Tools)
“PC Tools Security is a full antivirus and antispyware package designed to protect from known viruses, worms, Trojans and other threats while defending against spyware, adware, bots, keyloggers and oth”
Details
| File name: | pctssvc.exe |
| Publisher: | PC Tools |
| Description: | PC Tools Security Service |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\pc tools security\pctssvc.exe |
| File version: | 7.0.0.168 |
| Product version: | 8.0 |
| Size: | 1.07 MB (1,117,144 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | PC Tools |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
“Behavior Guard, built on ThreatFire?s patent-pending ActiveDefense technology, intelligently scans and analyzes computer processes to accurately detect and block any malicious activity when you simply add the plug-in. Spyware Doctor is a spyware remover and provides real-time protection against spyware, adware, Trojan horses, keyloggers, spyware cookies, adbots, spybots, browser hijackers, and phishing attacks. Spyware Doctor is easy to...”
PC Tools Internet Security is a personal firewall. The program is a two-way firewall, monitoring incoming and outgoing traffic from a computer. It is a paid software designed for Windows 7 (32-/64-bit), Windows Vista (32-/64-bit) and Windows XP (32-bit).
“As part of Symantec's commitment to your online protection, we are streamlining our product range to offer you fewer, better solutions. ”
Behaviors
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'sdCoreService' (PC Tools Security Service)
- sdCoreService
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00007039% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00003438% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00003601% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 25,085 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 3,389,809/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 196 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 207.69 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 207.03 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 196 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 630.64 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 638.84 MB | |
| Working set: | 207.39 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 208.07 MB | |
| Page faults: | 143,303/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 171.22 KB/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 147/sec | |
| I/O write transfer: | 56.01 KB/sec | |
| I/O write operations: | 51/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 18.04 KB/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 175/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 86 | |
| Handles: | 1146 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | System |
| Platform: | 64-bit |
| Command line: | "C:\Program Files\pc tools security\pctssvc.exe" |
| Owner: | SYSTEM |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | sdCoreService |
| Display name: | PC Tools Security Service |
| Description: | “Provides spyware and malware protection for the system. If this service is disabled spyware protection will be disabled.” |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
| Parent process: | services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft) |
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
30.77% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
23.08% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
15.38% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
15.38% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
7.69% |
|
| Windows 7 Enterprise |
7.69% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 76.92% of pctssvc.exe.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| ASUS |
25.00% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
25.00% |
|
| Dell |
25.00% |
|
| Gateway |
25.00% |
|
