Should I block it?
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SymcPCCULaunchSvc.exe
Norton PC Checkup Launcher Service by Symantec Corporation (Signed)
Version: | 3.0.1.31 |
MD5: | 6a12e8b9ca7a29bb9a7b536f851d3df3 |
SHA1: | 92b537ab134e8e56e9942ed7d00933f8920eae41 |
SHA256: | 521642b755541ef1b1b5e36ce4ea72b65d547adab79509461c43e63dc4951ed6 |
What is SymcPCCULaunchSvc.exe?
Norton PC Checkup is a program by Symantec downloaded either separately or as a bundle with updates to Adobe Flash or other applications, provided to enable users to perform a system checkup of their PC.
About SymcPCCULaunchSvc.exe (from Symantec Corporation)
“Free PC Checkup from Norton analyzes your PC's health, scans for viruses and offers tips to improve overall PC performance.”
Overview
symcpcculaunchsvc.exe runs as a service under the name Toshiba Laptop Checkup Application Launcher (Norton PC Checkup Application Launcher) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Norton PC Checkup published by NortonLive Services, Norton PC Checkup from Symantec Corporation and Norton PC Checkup by Symantec Corporation. The file is digitally signed by Symantec Corporation which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
File name: | symcpcculaunchsvc.exe |
Publisher: | Symantec Corporation |
Product name: | Norton PC Checkup Launcher Service |
Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\norton pc checkup 3.0\symcpcculaunchsvc.exe |
File version: | 3.0.1.31 |
Product version: | 3.0 |
Size: | 128.96 KB (132,056 bytes) |
Certificate |
Issued to: | Symantec Corporation |
Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
Effective date: | Wednesday, September 8, 2010 |
Expiration date: | Sunday, November 24, 2013 |
Digital DNA |
PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
File packed: | No |
Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ 9.0 |
.NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
Norton PC Checkup is a program downloaded either separately or as a bundle with updates to Adobe Flash, provided to enable users to perform a system checkup of their Microsoft Windows based personal computers.
Behaviors
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'Norton PC Checkup Application Launcher' (Toshiba Laptop Checkup Application Launcher)
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
CPU |
Total CPU: | 0.00208404% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00091131% | |
User CPU: | 0.00117272% | |
Kernel CPU time: | 71,462 ms/min | |
CPU cycles: | 50,860/sec | |
Memory |
Private memory: | 2.33 MB | |
Private (maximum): | 5.67 MB | |
Private (minimum): | 3.57 MB | |
Non-paged memory: | 2.33 MB | |
Virtual memory: | 48.01 MB | |
Virtual memory (peak): | 51.1 MB | |
Working set: | 4.27 MB | |
Working set (peak): | 6.72 MB | |
Page faults: | 2,840/min | |
I/O |
I/O read transfer: | 4.38 KB/sec | |
I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
I/O write transfer: | 0 Bytes/sec | |
I/O write operations: | 1/sec | |
I/O other transfer: | 43 Bytes/sec | |
I/O other operations: | 4/sec | |
Resource allocations |
Threads: | 5 | |
Handles: | 186 | |
GUI GDI count: | 4 | |
GUI USER count: | 2 | |
Process properties
Integrety level: | System |
Platform: | 64-bit |
Command lines: |
- "C:\Program Files\norton pc checkup 3.0\symcpcculaunchsvc.exe" /s
- "C:\Program Files\pc checkup\symcpcculaunchsvc.exe" /s
|
Owner: | SYSTEM |
Windows Service |
Service name: | Norton PC Checkup Application Launcher |
Display name: | Toshiba Laptop Checkup Application Launcher |
Description: | “Provides consolidated application launching facility” |
Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
Parent process: | services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft) |
Threads
Averages
npggNT.des |
Total CPU: | 0.04249894% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
User CPU: | 0.04249894% | |
Memory: | 284 KB | |
advapi32.dll (Advanced Windows 32 Base API by Microsoft) |
Total CPU: | 0.00815268% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00203514% | |
User CPU: | 0.00611754% | |
Memory: | 620 KB | |
sechost.dll |
Total CPU: | 0.00686132% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00364670% | |
User CPU: | 0.00321463% | |
CPU cycles: | 114,561/sec | |
Memory: | 100 KB | |
wow64.dll (Win32 Emulation on NT64 by Microsoft) |
Total CPU: | 0.00471382% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00265738% | |
User CPU: | 0.00205644% | |
CPU cycles: | 85,957/sec | |
Memory: | 252 KB | |
SymcPCCULaunchSvc.exe (main module) |
Total CPU: | 0.00064710% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00042631% | |
User CPU: | 0.00022079% | |
CPU cycles: | 10,861/sec | |
Memory: | 144 KB | |
wow64cpu.dll |
Total CPU: | 0.00004084% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00002042% | |
User CPU: | 0.00002042% | |
CPU cycles: | 925/sec | |
Memory: | 36 KB | |
ntdll.dll |
Total CPU: | 0.00003488% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
User CPU: | 0.00003488% | |
CPU cycles: | 81/sec | |
Memory: | 1.66 MB | |
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
55.88% |
|
Windows 8 |
13.24% |
|
Windows Vista Home Premium |
11.03% |
|
Microsoft Windows XP |
9.56% |
|
Windows 7 Ultimate |
4.41% |
|
Windows 7 Professional |
2.94% |
|
Windows 8 Pro |
2.21% |
|
Windows Vista Home Basic |
0.74% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 71.32% of Norton PC Checkup Launcher Service.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Toshiba |
58.21% |
|
Dell |
10.45% |
|
Hewlett-Packard |
9.70% |
|
Acer |
8.21% |
|
Intel |
5.97% |
|
Samsung |
2.99% |
|
ASUS |
2.99% |
|
Alienware |
1.49% |
|