pctssvc.exe
By PC Tools (Signed)
| Version: | 7.0.0.95 |
| MD5: | e4f354ba21b0638d1fc2d03f1fc82150 |
| SHA1: | 9894518fb21a2840681e549c5c186b49c0f98206 |
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: | 7.0.0.95 |
| Product version: | 7.0 |
| Size: | 1.09 MB (1,141,712 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | PC Tools |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following program will install this file
“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 use and requires few PC resources. Its scanning speed is delivered by multiple specialized scanners. Almost any function of Spyware Doctor can be updated through the Smart Update process. The OnGuard feature is design...”
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: | 0.00014355% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00008868% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00005487% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 261,309 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 6,967,232/sec | |
| Context switches: | 285/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 202.47 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 256.72 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 12.1 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 202.47 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 633.39 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 897.75 MB | |
| Working set: | 15.96 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 292.98 MB | |
| Page faults: | 1,361,392/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 14.05 MB/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 12,636/sec | |
| I/O write transfer: | 8.47 MB/sec | |
| I/O write operations: | 7,354/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 15.41 MB/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 12,038/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 38 | |
| Handles: | 1020 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | System |
| Platform: | 32-bit |
| Command line: | "C:\Program Files\spyware doctor\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) |
Threads
Averages
| pctsSvc.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 0.04923792% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.01950048% | |
| User CPU: | 0.02973744% | |
| CPU cycles: | 1,496,961/sec | |
| Context switches: | 14/sec | |
| Memory: | 1.12 MB | |
| rtl100.bpl |
| Total CPU: | 0.04102433% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.02664807% | |
| User CPU: | 0.01437626% | |
| CPU cycles: | 1,781,305/sec | |
| Context switches: | 2/sec | |
| Memory: | 876 KB | |
| ntdll.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00015710% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00003928% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00011783% | |
| CPU cycles: | 2,104/sec | |
| Memory: | 1.66 MB | |
Common loaded modules
These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.
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% |
|
