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pcactivator.exe

TotalSystemCare

AB eCommerce Inc

The application pcactivator.exe by AB eCommerce Inc has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This file is typically installed with the program PCActivator by Avanquest Software S.A..
Publisher:
AB eCommerce Inc  (signed and verified)

Product:
TotalSystemCare

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
008a74c21151d34b22e0549348e3e4e1

SHA-1:
6ab68a4a2d5991e0244156743c5025c661bb9635

SHA-256:
7a761f169d165c86e93347b7c2a3a91a1a9f33df5ba643c086537949db8ec69d

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
5/15/2025 6:59:34 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PCActivator.Optional.Meta (L)
16.3.17.9

File size:
2.1 MB (2,163,632 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014

Original file name:
TotalSystemCare.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\pcactivator\pcactivator.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AB eCommerce Inc

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
7/3/2014 9:30:00 AM

Valid to:
6/9/2015 9:30:00 PM

Subject:
CN=AB eCommerce Inc, O=AB eCommerce Inc, L=Montreal, S=Quebec, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0975652C10C0C9CDD0398B66A18B5FD1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/6/2014 7:21:57 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:t66PPzlLHFh2+ULKhMQP+jD1S1gUE7YgPM5FGYWmpV42sL4iMudBNKAFVMUsQ24:thPP5yshB0S1gUgYgPM5FTWmp21BNRHh

Entry address:
0x20EF96

Entry point:
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Entropy:
5.9494

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
2.1 MB (2,150,912 bytes)

The file pcactivator.exe has been discovered within the following program.

PCActivator  by Avanquest Software S.A.
Publisher's description - “The free diagnostic scan will help you identify items which can be cleaned up or optimized to improve your PC's performance and remove potential privacy risks. ”
www.pcactivator.com
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