Ranked
#26,502
Worldwide
Ranked
#16,378
US
Lifespan
67.5
Days
 

PC ScanAndSweep

Published by Ascentive

PC ScanAndSweep Publisher's Description

Each time you use your computer, temporary files and junk files can pile up behind-the-scenes. Over time these files can take up huge amounts of space on your computer and cause your system to run...  Read more

Details

Latest version:7.6.1
Location:C:\Program Files\Ascentive\PC ScanAndSweep
Install size:4.19 MB (4,392,703 bytes)
About URL:http://www.ascentive.com/products/scanandsweep/
Language:English (9)
Uninstall:C:\Program Files\Ascentive\PC ScanAndSweep\Uninstall.exe
The trust score is the reputation of PC ScanAndSweep 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.

3
Malware detections

PCScanAndSweep.Exe has been detected by the following 3 antivirus programs:
Commtouch
 as W32/VB.HE.gen!Eldorado
F-Prot
 as W32/VB.HE.gen!Eldorado
K7 AntiVirus
 as Riskware
(Malware scans performed using the herdProtect meta-scan engines)
Trend data unavailable until this program becomes quantified in the next few days.
pcscanandsweep.exe (Main Executable)
Common path:C:\Program Files\ascentive\pc scanandsweep\pcscanandsweep.exe
Name:PCScanAndSweep
MD5:ec3882f18b2abbc019156c455aa6fa79
Launcher.exe
Behavior:Startup File (All Users Run)
Name:Launcher
MD5:4ea3a8eb988347fadd6523e40c1d7050
SASRes.dll
Publisher:iipl
Name:ScanAndSweep English
MD5:b78af8bca228a5bd4d9c1d2463b3d8f5
Uninstall.exe
MD5:efdeed22732747d900f248fb989990f2

Installs by Country

66.7%
22.2%
5.6%
5.6%
US
JP
DE
AE

Installs in the United States

Latest Installs

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Versions

7.6.1 11.11%
7.5.7 5.56%
7.5.6 33.33%
7.5.3 5.56%
7.5.1 11.11%
7.5.0 5.56%
7.4.6 5.56%
7.4.4 11.11%
7.2.2 5.56%
7.1.4 5.56%

Facts

  • PC ScanAndSweep 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 0.0001% of all PC users, however this reach has declined from a lifetime average of 0.0065%.
  • 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 'PC ScanAndSweep@Logon'.
  • The current version is 7.6.1 with 10 known versions. The most widely installed version is 7.5.6.
  • About 66.7% of users who have this installed are located in the United States.

Operating Systems

Windows 7 72.22%
Windows Vista 27.78%

PC Manufacturers

HP 38.89%
Dell 27.78%
Acer 11.11%
AMI 5.56%
Lenovo 5.56%
Samsung 5.56%
Sony 5.56%
 
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