PC Pitstop is the undisputed leader in PC diagnostics. Our running process library is culled from our database of over 100 million PC diagnostics and scans.

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

  

More than one possible match was found; all matches are listed below in order of their prevalence. This only tells you what the file and the correct action might be.

To understand which possibility is actually running on your own system, perform an Overdrive test and then look at the Software|Processes tab.


Match #1

asghost.exe (Identity Verification)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.19%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 13 MB


PC Pitstop Analysis

asghost.exe - Program to manage access through identity verification.


Recommendation

Win Patrol

asghost.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, asghost.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:Cognizance
Product contains:Cognizance Identity

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 asghost.exe, we have detected 14 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.
MD5 Report Summary
Program NameMD5 Count
asghost.exe14
#MD5Size
10xb5b9a61799433bd2cc7a79955dae531763488 bytes
20x3f91d1056d2cebef374be0e55428190a65536 bytes
30x6f1508599705d321806008b1d9602cff57856 bytes
40x789b45fb3d386e629c983ca6db5639f962976 bytes
50x09d01c1c7ebaf227d4d3f28d58c2085962976 bytes
60x96e88f0a891f756f757120a10266d5b7139264 bytes
70xdf6e55cae67cfa02c374a7711d5ed77d87040 bytes
80xe7692c2c1d9ebe08fec88ffada3a4924105984 bytes
90x7e91548d064be9a5238e19a23badbbd443008 bytes
100x8d09660749e448ab2cd4d3b0f258dccc43008 bytes
110x1835a3b535845b143347f16c384d50bf55808 bytes
120x3d74378876e8dfdc5f6d5ee3c1b8127556832 bytes
130xc9066e8c47347fa9467c1ba6c9d00f9e43008 bytes
140x8b9e6e8554a462826797767192844117120832 bytes

PC Pitstop Database Comparisons

Every week, we update our information about the running programs identified during the previous week's testing. asghost.exe (Identity Verification) has been seen on 0.19% 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 13 MB. The average CPU load for this program was 0%.


Vendor or Distributor's Web Site

http://www.cognizancesecurity.com/news/news02.html

Detailed Description and/or Removal Instructions

http://www.processlibrary.com/directory/files/asghost/


Match #2

asghost.exe (Identity Verification)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.07%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 22 MB


PC Pitstop Analysis

asghost.exe - Program to manage access through identity verification.


Recommendation

Win Patrol

asghost.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, asghost.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:Bioscrypt Inc.
Product is not specified

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 asghost.exe, we have detected 8 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.
MD5 Report Summary
Program NameMD5 Count
asghost.exe8
#MD5Size
10x57a359b3aa305977e7bfba481b0bedf975024 bytes
20x2ba092aefe2b0be96a3e0b7f5b30a01b65808 bytes
30x375c44af2022e4e5ff2a9be70ca1d66b75024 bytes
40x7eab127c64aaaa9134283c0fea7177d165296 bytes
50x75dba527ad2d2dc15f026fc1e538231f66048 bytes
60xbf8a029723ab3150408cc68ad92aa0a365808 bytes
70x1b149d944a144b35165838cb1b84223d78608 bytes
80x1ddc05bc9d8627f452a4d21e33d5a18f78608 bytes

PC Pitstop Database Comparisons

Every week, we update our information about the running programs identified during the previous week's testing. asghost.exe (Identity Verification) has been seen on 0.07% 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 22 MB. The average CPU load for this program was 0%.


Vendor or Distributor's Web Site

http://www.cognizancesecurity.com/news/news02.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.