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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 2 anti-malware scanners. 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:
fb79b25bc839f6db7cfeb91f97fe6e00

SHA-1:
9719fdbf85664b9f3dfddec2b44d200a92fddd27

SHA-256:
d803df2e22d3c9cdeb11d0f683f5d2855d8ec445b31540cc9a893021a441bc7b

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
5/15/2025 5:51:53 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AegisLab AV Signature
AdWare.MSIL.Kranet
2.1.4+

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

File size:
2 MB (2,134,624 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 10:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/9/2015 10:00:00 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:
9/26/2014 5:42:49 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:oRSVw3RpTeJFCsz+/bYkAFh7ZeAjPLFjzXXfJtdBNKAFVsUsQTF:c4MuFXq/baeAjPLFnXXJBNRHl

Entry address:
0x208EA2

Entry point:
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Entropy:
5.9429

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

Code size:
2 MB (2,125,824 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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