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Performance Center

Published by Ascentive

Performance Center Publisher's Description

The Ascentive Performance Center is a free program that allows users to manage multiple Ascentive products from one window. The free download of Ascentive’s Registry Cleaner, Anti-Malware Software,...  Read more

Details

Latest version:2.42
Location:C:\Program Files\Ascentive\Performance Center
Install size:1.24 MB (1,299,701 bytes)
About URL:http://www.ascentive.com
Language:English (9)
Uninstall:C:\Program Files\Ascentive\Performance Center\Uninstall.exe
The trust score is the reputation of Performance Center 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.
  • Very poorly rated by third-party sources and expert users.

13
Malware detections

ApcMain.exe has been detected by the following 13 antivirus programs:
AhnLab V3 Internet Security
 as Malware/Win32.Generic
Avira AntiVir
 as SPR/Tool.3239936
AVG
 as Fake_AntiSpyware.BEL
BitDefender
 as Spyware.3609
Comodo Internet Security
 as UnclassifiedMalware
F-Secure
 as Spyware.3609
G Data
 as Spyware.3609
K7 AntiVirus
 as Trojan
NOD32
 as Win32/Adware.Ascentive
Norman
 as W32/Spyware.CVD
nProtect
 as Trojan-Spy/W32.Agent.3239936
Panda Antivirus
 as Application/Ascentive
Vba32 AntiVirus
 as Win32.Adware.Ascentive
Performance Center installs 2 unique (by hash) versions of the file ApcMain.exe that contain multiple malware detections.
(Malware scans performed using the herdProtect meta-scan engines)

Global Reach

Install and Uninstall Trends

ApcMain.exe (Main Executable)
Common path:C:\Program Files\Ascentive\Performance Center\ApcMain.exe
MD5:1e5d8a3e31b03caa6cb6b13a7d366c66
Launcher.exe
Behavior:Startup File (All Users Run)
Description:Ascentive Performance Center Launcher Application
MD5:d91cc0ca9e11bddf87b1b2d782e476ca
apclang.dll
Name:Ascentive Performance Center
MD5:bb8b4eb499566459d8701dc0df815f62
Uninstall.exe
MD5:d914330b7114d7555bcac7a0c6563fb7

Installs by Country

81.0%
7.0%
5.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
US
JP
DE
BE
CH
AU
CA
IE
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Installs in the United States

Latest Installs

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Versions

2.42 50.50%
2.41 2.97%
2.40 21.78%
2.39 12.87%
2.38 2.97%
2.37 6.93%
2.34 0.99%
2.33 0.99%

Facts

  • Performance Center 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.
  • The current user reach of this app is about 0.0009% of all PC users, however this reach has declined from a lifetime average of 0.0359%.
  • This program has a higher than normal uninstall rate of about 87.0%.
  • A scheduled task is added to Windows that will execute when a user logs in. The task is named 'Performance Center@Logon'.
  • The current version is 2.42 with 8 known versions. The most widely installed version is 2.42.
  • About 81.0% of users who have this installed are located in the United States.

Operating Systems

Windows 7 59.41%
Windows Vista 22.77%
Windows XP 11.88%
Windows 8 5.94%

PC Manufacturers

HP 31.18%
Dell 30.11%
Acer 15.05%
Toshiba 5.38%
AMI 3.23%
Lenovo 3.23%
GIGABYTE 2.15%
Samsung 2.15%
ASUS 2.15%
Sony 2.15%
Gateway 1.08%
Intel 1.08%
Packard Bell 1.08%
 
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