Ranked
#22,636
Worldwide
Ranked
#14,145
US
Lifespan
343.8
Days
 

ActiveSpeed

Published by Ascentive

ActiveSpeed Publisher's Description

It surprises people to find out that their computer may not be optimized to take full advantage of their Internet connection. By modifying system settings that operate behind-the-scenes of your PC,...  Read more

Details

Latest version:7.5.4
Location:C:\Program Files\Ascentive\ActiveSpeed
Install size:4.34 MB (4,547,728 bytes)
About URL:http://www.ascentive.com
Language:English (9)
Uninstall:C:\Program Files\Ascentive\ActiveSpeed\Uninstall.exe

The trust score is the reputation of ActiveSpeed based on a number of factors including malware scans, behvaior, uninstall trends and general user experiences.
Poor Below average Good Excellent

Reasons behind trust score

  • Some versions are flagged as malware by multiple antivirus programs.
  • Adds a recurring scheduled task to Windows.
  • Automatically starts up each time any user logs into Windows.
  • Integrates with the Internet Explorer web browser via an extension.
  • Very poorly rated by third-party sources and expert users.
  • Known to be bundled through third-party download managers.

15
Malware detections

AS.exe has been detected by the following 15 antivirus programs:
Avira AntiVir
as BDS/Agent.1957888
avast!
as Win32:Adware-gen
Avast5
as Win32:Adware-gen
BitDefender
as Application.Generic.318757
Comodo Internet Security
as UnclassifiedMalware
Dr.Web
as BACKDOOR.Trojan
Emsisoft Anti-Malware
as Virus.Win32.AdWare!IK
F-Secure
as Application.Generic.318757
G Data
as Application.Generic.318757
Ikarus
as Virus.Win32.AdWare
NOD32
as Win32/Adware.Ascentive
Norman
as Suspicious_Gen2.CCVYV
Panda Antivirus
as Suspicious file
Vba32 AntiVirus
as Win32.Adware.Ascentive
VirusBuster
as Adware.Ascentive!1BP8oLh+soY
ActiveSpeed installs 6 unique (by hash) versions of the file AS.exe that contain multiple malware detections.
(Malware scans performed using the herdProtect meta-scan engines)

Trend data unavailable until this program becomes quantified in the next few days.

AS.exe (Main Executable)
Common path:C:\Program Files\Ascentive\ActiveSpeed\AS.exe
MD5:bc1d9d9ae9c27d89c55d868bd8dbe854
ASRes.dll
MD5:752dd3922ead520da26282f342b0089d
Launcher.exe
Name:Launcher
MD5:24fc56abdf3650b88abb1519840b93a4
ascIP95.DLL
Publisher:Microsoft
MD5:9b211bf6fe63b0f7663004ea853efce5
ascIPNT.DLL
Publisher:Microsoft
MD5:32aa9d329fa3d1401862cff77e3bf068
Uninstall.exe
MD5:b124c265a1f6b8d2cbd08f61cd0dff64

Installs by Country

66.7%
12.5%
8.3%
4.2%
4.2%
4.2%
US
DE
IT
AU
JP
GB

Installs in the United States

Latest Installs



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Versions

7.5.4 4.00%
7.5.1 4.00%
7.5.0 8.00%
7.4.7 8.00%
7.4.6 4.00%
7.4.3 8.00%
7.3.9 16.00%
7.3.6 4.00%
7.2.1 4.00%
7.1.6 8.00%
7.1.5 12.00%
7.1.2 4.00%
7.1.0 4.00%
7.0.9 12.00%

Facts

  • ActiveSpeed is developed by Ascentive.
  • It contains malware with multiple detections from the top antivirus engines.
  • This software is potentially unwanted based on the trust factor and experience of other users.
  • Ascentive monitizes the distribution of this bundled program mostly in the United States.
  • This program has a higher than normal uninstall rate of about 85.0%.
  • A scheduled task is added to Windows that will execute when a user logs in. The task is named 'ActiveSpeed@Logon'.
  • The current version is 7.5.4 with 14 known versions. The most widely installed version is 7.3.9.
  • About 66.7% of users who have this installed are located in the United States.

Operating Systems

Windows 7 45.83%
Windows Vista 41.67%
Windows XP 8.33%
Windows 8 4.17%

PC Manufacturers

HP 31.82%
Acer 22.73%
Dell 18.18%
AMI 13.64%
ASUS 9.09%
Toshiba 4.55%
 
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