Advanced PC Care

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 1,819
Threat Level: 10 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 76,103
First Seen: August 31, 2015
Last Seen: March 18, 2024
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Advanced PC Care is a potentially unwanted program that may be found useful by some users. The application is best described as a PC optimization tool that has the ability to scan, clean and optimize the Windows registry, modify Windows start-up items, control web browser extensions, and provide the user with access to several other neat features that may help them take better control over their system. Everything about Advanced PC Care would be great if it weren't for the questionable distribution and promotion techniques that its authors have adopted. The Advanced PC Care software may often be distributed via software bundles, so the significant fractions of this software's total installations may have occurred without the user's knowledge. Furthermore, once installed the Advanced PC Care software uses a trial version that includes a working scanner. However, the trial version is incapable of performing any optimizations, so users may be prompted to purchase the full version of the software if they want to optimize their computer.

The software costs $19.95, and the price may seem justified at first. However, security specialists are somewhat suspicious of Advanced PC Care's functionality, and they aren't entirely convinced that this PC optimization tool can perform the tasks it promises to. Overall, the Advanced PC Care potentially unwanted program offers questionable functionality, dubious propagation and promotion techniques, and it only lets your clean your PC if you pay for the full version of the program. With that in mind, we have no other choice but to recommend Advanced PC Care's removal unless you are convinced that this software works as expected or if you are satisfied with the results it delivers.

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File System Details

Advanced PC Care may create the following file(s):
# File Name MD5 Detections
1. adpc.exe 59c2c3cfa3df8312d68c75c6792b0b81 3,153
2. apc.exe 255cb2e4f9ee1a661d9b6de59e1c8b64 2,073
3. AppVerifierService.exe 93a581cff518b02e88c46754baf2de4b 422
4. AppVerifier.exe 22df3973795acd154ec4c3a71a3ec954 286
5. AppVerifier.exe 21ce6f4ff2ae4eaaf63672409ae8f328 209
6. 1.0.0.51333_apc.exe d313e4ce19286982507b4a7e992ab7bb 44
7. offer.exe 5b48b0d72a5ed2a0c359922eca6dfb37 32
8. AppVerifierService.exe 542c3cc75ee5beb839ffec7431d31408 29
9. apcsetupserv.exe 06ea7fffb181cb1cdf94be87d7b47687 17
10. AppVerifierService.exe 491965bb994f490759b80d1fe546df93 7
11. AppVerifierService.exe 60318600cfb7c8262ba556ad98eee22a 6
12. setup.exe 92fb399bc4492c3194843bd01f6bcd57 4
13. AppVerifierService.exe 97db744c43f1f08013fcee07e72aee94 1
14. apcsetupserv.exe 855b4a5b18f7b6f200075014d4ac58fe 1
15. AppVerifierService.exe 4765be1c6c082b9b44dea078adf58acf 1
16. AppVerifierService.exe ff55f869d755e02d83d457b9e9c6acbc 1
17. apcsetupserv.exe e45ebf7ba701c6f3a06d32072d1a95f5 1
18. apcsetupserv.exe 9c8e46c1c2b194d76976fc57ef3042ae 1
19. AppVerifierService.exe 1aa174bcd44aeb1682993a18ddd5f986 1
20. apcsetupserv.exe 1f7e7e54614c94ad4e3c43a0cd93184d 1
21. AppVerifierService.exe 5f3858e13456bc07df70514026b21fd0 1
22. apcsetupserv.exe 278995e8e0c45340d392299bcbdf9c55 1
23. apcsetupserv.exe b19c419bb988bfcf23a5e1dc6aeb038f 1
24. apcsetupserv.exe d6c9297fc23cf4332031fdb5521a2ef9 1
25. AppVerifierService.exe 0d77c6531cd22b108aa97f6c648f96a3 1
26. C:\Program Files\advanced pc care\advancedpccare.exe 5c513a19005ed8f7ce9a7467ce4ce1c0
27. ApcEngine.dll
28. Interop.IWshRuntimeLibrary.dll
29. Microsoft.Win32.TaskScheduler.dll
30. TAFactory.IconPack.dll
31. NAudio.dll
32. AppRes.dll
33. TaskScheduler.dll
34. installer.exe 90ef26d6ecc9f675e5232bdb73aaf95a 0
More files

Registry Details

Advanced PC Care may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
File name without path
Advanced PC Care.lnk
Advanced PC-Care.lnk
Advanced-PC-Care.lnk
http_www.advancedpccare.com_0.localstorage
http_www.advancedpccare.com_0.localstorage-journal
www.advancedpccare[1].xml
Regexp file mask
%WINDIR%\System32\Tasks\Advanced PC Care_Logon
%WINDIR%\System32\Tasks\Advanced PC-Care_Logon
%WINDIR%\System32\Tasks\Advanced-PC-Care_Logon
%WINDIR%\Tasks\Advanced-PC-Care_Logon.job
Software\Advancedpccare.com
Software\advancedpccare.net
Software\advpccare.com\Advance -PC- Care
SOFTWARE\AppVerifier
Software\efixmypc.com
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\advancedpccare.net
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\www.advancedpccare.net
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\advancedpccare_RASAPI32
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\advancedpccare_RASMANCS
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\apc_RASAPI32
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\apc_RASMANCS
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\Advanced PC Care_Logon
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\Advanced PC-Care_Logon
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\Advanced-PC-Care_Logon
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Advanced PC Care_logon
SOFTWARE\pcv-var
SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\AppVerifier
SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\eventlog\Application\AppVerifier
SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\AppVerifier
SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\eventlog\Application\AppVerifier
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\AppVerifier
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\eventlog\Application\AppVerifier

Directories

Advanced PC Care may create the following directory or directories:

%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Advancedpccare.com
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\App-verifier
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\Advancedpccare.com
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\App-verifier
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\Appverifier
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\advancedpccare.net
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\efixmypc.com
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Appverifier
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Advance -PC- Care
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Advance-PC-Care
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Advanced PC Care
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Advanced PC-Care
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Advanced-PC-Care
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Advance-PC-Care
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Advanced PC Care
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Advanced-PC-Care
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\advancedpccare.net
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\advancedpccare.online
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\advpccare.com
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\efixmypc.com
%APPDATA%\Advancedpccare.com
%APPDATA%\Advancedpccare.net
%APPDATA%\advpccare.com
%PROGRAMFILES%\Advance PC-Care
%PROGRAMFILES%\Advance- PC Care
%PROGRAMFILES%\Advance-PC-Care
%PROGRAMFILES%\Advanced PC Care
%PROGRAMFILES%\Advanced PC-Care
%PROGRAMFILES%\Advanced-PC-Care
%PROGRAMFILES%\advance -pc- care
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Advanced-PC-Care
%appdata%\EasyFileOpener
%appdata%\efo

URLs

Advanced PC Care may call the following URLs:

www.advancedpccare.com
www.advancedpccare.com/help

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