Estimated safety rating

asc.exe may be a dangerous program, according to heuristic analysis. This program triggers too many of the "possible danger" flags described in this document. It is yet unknown if asc.exe is malware or a legit program which doesn't cause harm the PC. We advise you to be careful with this program.

Executable file path

The default name and folder where the application is stored is
C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Advanced SystemCare\ASC.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 checksum for this file is f7ada60603d9a9f5efccafe46575be03.

Is running as a service

This program is NOT a Windows service. This is very good.

Accesses the internet

This program uses the net to communicate. In this day and age this is expected from a program. For example, most of the apps on your computer check for updates. In order to do this, Internet communications are required.

Is a 32 bit executable file

This exe runs in 32-bit mode. It does not use the entire power of modern computer CPUs. This is quite normal because the makers did not bother to upgrade it to 64-bit code.

File description

The description stored in the file is Advanced SystemCare PRO.

File version

File version 18.0.1.175.

Manufacturer

Company IObit.

Copyright

Legal copyright notice © IObit. All rights reserved.

Has valid windows

asc.exe appears to have visible windows. This is good because it doesn't run in some kind of stealth mode. Its activity is clearly shown to the user.

Is an encrypted file

The code of this program seems to be compressed or encrypted so it can not be quickly hacked.

Potentially dangerous functions

Some dangerous features of the Operating System appear to be used, such as functions for tapping the keyboard. We advise you to be very careful regarding this program.

Digitally signed

asc.exe has a digital signature. Nowadays the large majority of virus-free software applications are digitally signed.

Valid digital signature

The digital signature is invalid, which is a strong indicator that this software application may be a virus and that somebody probably modified it after the signature was applied. Please be very careful regarding this!

Certifier name

Digitally signed by: IObit CO., LTD

Issuer name

Certificate's issuer name: Sectigo Public Code Signing CA R36

Can be uninstalled

It has an uninstall string in registry, which is good. si are uninstall.