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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

  

admunch.exe (AdMunch.exe)

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


PC Pitstop Analysis

AdMunch.exe is a valid application. It is the user's discretion if it should initiated during startup. The application removes popups and adverts but interacts with filesharing and icq/messenger applications and can cause instability. It has been reported to cause conflicts with Outlook, game sites and web-building applications.


Recommendation

Win Patrol

admunch.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, admunch.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 is not specified
Product is not specified
File name contains:Program Files\Ad Muncher\

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 admunch.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
admunch.exe> 20
#MD5Size
10x2f6f7588619ed79a28238bf466657041779776 bytes
20x3e6f4f7e7fda9a33e6d8e7565bf8c26a705024 bytes
30x4a1040bad5a2996a133260bca81040597168 bytes
40x8d2eded52becdc7c20cdb738217396fa755200 bytes
50x81cee414dc1a420fda3333f5e5aa2c7f755200 bytes
60x7577e283016bf562ea308dbb0b719b587168 bytes
70x142fe03a93e70680bb6de809ac9478dd741376 bytes
80xcd5498f94800e7cb718c0b2838dda52a7168 bytes
90x9a0e6a19d8c8c88ce1efcba4bde226f7556032 bytes
100x2e93980457ca0623783a23633565c4d0754176 bytes
110xd1a21df58bef9e4200a1cbecf6ce3b61713216 bytes
120x16d5c70ea0ec39bc00355b5390b6bb067168 bytes
130x56b879be026f0eeb349f95063d781250705024 bytes
140xa816003d42804d08f082f11c4d581169748544 bytes
150xaeeebdf1c82d37b70d0fe46793c000f57168 bytes
160x883fbb45098ae1e61f1f29572f5e0734778240 bytes
170xfed3cc83c6471d18f82b0e59a47bef3a758272 bytes
180x929fbee4b7ff0baaed55cf7324f257b3778240 bytes
190x727808d3bbba6ee1ceef6598beb62d88780288 bytes
200x02590260f09818e5cfdf93ad3140cdea780800 bytes

PC Pitstop Database Comparisons

Every week, we update our information about the running programs identified during the previous week's testing. admunch.exe (AdMunch.exe) 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 MB. The average CPU load for this program was %.


Detailed Description and/or Removal Instructions

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/startups/ADMUNCH.EXE-152.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.