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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

  

adsub.exe (AdSub)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.00%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 2 MB


PC Pitstop Analysis

AdSub.exe - Removes advertisments from Web pages.


Recommendation

Win Patrol

adsub.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, adsub.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:\AdSubtract\

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 adsub.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
adsub.exe> 20
#MD5Size
10xd06e382169174aeb486b905a28f3ddd861440 bytes
20x5c486e37f44c6b92565ab2028ab3675c61440 bytes
30xc5f471eca93dfde812ed12fba849525a65536 bytes
40x066c6041bbf29006624b7a16a3feba8765536 bytes
50x20e732ee050d09b1de3673e5882abe1f790528 bytes
60x3c5489843c293887839a55d12408a2d761440 bytes
70xbaaec0e323ca44b800634e6411cab55b65536 bytes
80xe703e290fe40efbf56075db30f7043db720896 bytes
90x20abb99bff6d43638f226ece1cfe71fa774144 bytes
100xcaa2499719f0764d1f7dba72c7794887782336 bytes
110xb558851e200bca42440bacf0464165aa49152 bytes
120x4dc377734cef3e894bd310775d7a3ee065536 bytes
130xfc57f96c3a5d571bf1491dba8e7cda4565536 bytes
140xdd9499b9056a008eda68630d5a9a032165536 bytes
150x7ef4519ad9da39ed0b3f2c2cb0861adc782336 bytes
160x315fbf1dbc6670d714aadc22752c2a7465536 bytes
170x86d9c8099216c5001166104836339873790528 bytes
180x8afacb2e35b46e829984bf618d7d824765536 bytes
190xbe285e76afdbd0ec1399b2d5c38117a465536 bytes
200x707543e31fa2d51badabf4492e8ab2b9790528 bytes

PC Pitstop Database Comparisons

Every week, we update our information about the running programs identified during the previous week's testing. adsub.exe (AdSub) 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 2 MB. The average CPU load for this program was 0%.


Vendor or Distributor's Web Site

http://www.intermute.com/products/adsubtract.html

Detailed Description and/or Removal Instructions

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/startups/AdSub.exe-5255.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.