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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. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. 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:
891b4099a91a741930a23691f65107d4

SHA-1:
cf6135176ed48e5c8ff145d1f757b65c7599f2ec

SHA-256:
ca66a805ceb9d779230f7c1d645d5370d3812de4ad3e47b13ab9a55c0b184317

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
8/10/2025 12:05:01 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

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

File size:
1.9 MB (1,950,304 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:
7/2/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/9/2015 5:00:00 AM

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:
7/22/2014 6:45:22 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:JOQUeeOK0zCKYBh8TsYr6T5kF0DR1+LWFym30bsFV9UsQ3Y:Dy8ST5ZR1+LWFJ30IHP

Entry address:
0x1DBF2A

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 02, 00, 00, 00, 8F, 00, 00, 00, 6C, BF, 1D, 00, 6C, A1, 1D, 00, 52, 53, 44, 53, 2D, 0D, 63, AD, 5E, F7, 52, 44, A3, 09, 1E, 29, 79, 84, 3E, 14, 01, 00, 00, 00, 43, 3A, 5C, 55, 73, 65, 72, 73, 5C, 42, 75, 69, 6C, 64, 65, 72, 5C, 41, 70, 70, 44, 61, 74, 61, 5C, 4C, 6F, 63, 61, 6C, 5C, 54, 65, 6D, 70, 5C, 31, 5C...
 
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Entropy:
5.8960

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

Code size:
1.9 MB (1,941,504 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
PCActivator.Autostart

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Description:
Starts DriverManager when user logs on.


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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