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Tip from the PitCrew

Every process running on your computer takes up CPU cycles and valuable memory. For optimal PC performance and resource utilization, you should be aware of every process on your computer. PC Pitstop designed this process library to help you know which processes are worthwhile and others that slow system performance.

Furthermore, perhaps the quickest and most straight forward method to detect malware is through a running process analysis.

Process Library

  

perfs.exe (AdClientDl A)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.00%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 5 MB


PC Pitstop Analysis

perfs.exe - According to CA:

Description

Category

Downloader: A program that downloads and may execute or install software without user permission.

Trojan: Any program with a hidden intent. Trojans are one of the leading causes of breaking into machines. If you pull down a program from a chat room, new group, or even from unsolicited e-mail, then the program is likely trojaned with some subversive purpose. The word Trojan can be used as a verb: To trojan a program is to add subversive functionality to an existing program. For example, a trojaned login program might be programmed to accept a certain password for any user's account that the hacker can use to log back into the system at any time. Rootkits often contain a suite of such trojaned programs.


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Identification

The file name alone identifies this program.


MD5 Hashes

MD5 hashes is the way that computers can define the uniqueness of a file. Anti malware vendors frequently use this technique to detect and clean malware. It is common for a program to have multiple MD5 hashes as the developers create newer versions of the program. For the program called perfs.exe, we have detected more than 20 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.
MD5 Report Summary
Program NameMD5 Count
perfs.exe> 20
#MD5Size
10x4a6e75c2198ce3880233f7c0a205010c34304 bytes
20x0a597e463167b064b587bc455a01f08a188416 bytes
30x16b89c4ae90416af706ca04d4070abc6186880 bytes
40x9752cf8fad28272f4ead1a50164858e4187392 bytes
50x26893b6b53b8473f4f5c5c142b8a8981186880 bytes
60xbaf17596e7a900fdb75cd30ca7cd8d0734304 bytes
70xdbff576f8a8905eded52a79672c1e8f735328 bytes
80xe1ed9d6284ba6a75b6164e86592919cd187904 bytes
90x7ef44c8f106b3b3d3fa49f57bbad42c1187392 bytes
100x0a84ccd103babd7ed8031a750819536c34816 bytes
110x2cd6fe39192626cf4fc64fd10a10fb54187392 bytes
120xd46aac0e9891855cc600c73116520226188416 bytes
130x0b99c01a43c6588f1cacf71320d29de034816 bytes
140x46efc60a61dff9b44f5fa364d23ddce333792 bytes
150xb84753317aa01aa2c7b00717aacb778e34816 bytes
160xf56256ab74b6665c2f3b3983590dd89433280 bytes
170xf70500141e48b716f4ac0109ec282242120320 bytes
180x32677d345fd2b7ad5a45f642be068ed235840 bytes
190xca6b5578e259f58856092798f49d0722186880 bytes
200xc718623e879717da90e77ddb757cc0eb34304 bytes

PC Pitstop Database Comparisons

Every week, we update our information about the running programs identified during the previous week's testing. perfs.exe (AdClientDl A) has been seen on 0.00% of systems tested at PC Pitstop. As a point of comparison, it is rare for a particular malicious program (virus or spyware) to be seen on more than one or two percent of all systems tested. The average RAM memory usage for this process was 5 MB. The average CPU load for this program was 0%.


Vendor or Distributor's Web Site

http://www.ca.com/securityadvisor/pest/pest.aspx?id=453139244

Detailed Description and/or Removal Instructions

http://search.ca.com/search/ca?style=en&qt=routing.exe&col=

Important note: A file name alone may not be enough for positive identification. PC Pitstop's Overdrive tests and spyware scan use information such as the company name, product name, or install directory. If you are unable to identify a file, ask about it in our forums after running our full tests.