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Process Library

  
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act8.exe (act8.exe)

This program has not been seen on any systems tested at PC Pitstop in the past week.

PC Pitstop Analysis

Act8.exe - Management software from Sage Software.

Recommendation

Win Patrol

act8.exe is a user invoked program and a normal part of PC operations. No action required.

PC Pitstop recommends WinPatrol Plus for monitoring all of the background activity on your PC. WinPatrol Plus provides a easy to understand descriptions of over 15,000 processes and programs.


Identification

In addition to the file name, act8.exe, the following version information is used to identify the file. If the file does not match this information, it may be a different file. To ensure the file is absolutely correct, run a free and comprehensive scan.

Vendor contains:Sage Software SB, Inc
Product contains:ACT!

To view version information with Windows Explorer, right-click the file and click Properties, Version.

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 act8.exe, we have detected 6 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.
MD5 Report Summary
Program NameMD5 Count
act8.exe6
#MD5Size
10x79c61e5e6403cd4081138f8ce529d8891015808 bytes
20x3ae942a242c407278769e20e6e56c1c81015808 bytes
30xcaf0cf4bb800bdca93f7bb458c1ca9221015808 bytes
40xa430059a7b027cae9fed4a45b13467c41015808 bytes
50x1f8334907bcb270dcc1baf23833161c61015808 bytes
60x78c4de632da468dbc1a7d467d477b7711015808 bytes

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Every week, we update our information about the running programs identified during the previous week's testing. This program has not been seen on any systems tested at PC Pitstop in the past week.

Vendor or Distributor's Web Site

http://www.act.com/

Detailed Description and/or Removal Instructions

http://fileinfo.prevx.com/adware/qqcf7317556729-act83375047/act8.exe.html

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.