Advanced PC Care

Threat Scorecard

Popularity Rank: 5,071
Threat Level: 10 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 77,022
First Seen: August 31, 2015
Last Seen: January 17, 2026
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.

SpyHunter Detects & Remove Advanced PC Care

File System Details

Advanced PC Care may create the following file(s):
# File Name MD5 Detections
1. adpc.exe 59c2c3cfa3df8312d68c75c6792b0b81 3,154
2. AppVerifier.exe 22df3973795acd154ec4c3a71a3ec954 287
3. 1.0.0.51333_apc.exe d313e4ce19286982507b4a7e992ab7bb 44
4. offer.exe 5b48b0d72a5ed2a0c359922eca6dfb37 32
5. AppVerifierService.exe.vir 2370a98a0ecba0f874acf526bf842519 6
6. setup.exe 92fb399bc4492c3194843bd01f6bcd57 4
7. apcsetupserv.exe d6c9297fc23cf4332031fdb5521a2ef9 1
8. AppVerifierService.exe 0d77c6531cd22b108aa97f6c648f96a3 1
9. C:\Program Files\advanced pc care\advancedpccare.exe 5c513a19005ed8f7ce9a7467ce4ce1c0
10. ApcEngine.dll
11. Interop.IWshRuntimeLibrary.dll
12. Microsoft.Win32.TaskScheduler.dll
13. TAFactory.IconPack.dll
14. NAudio.dll
15. AppRes.dll
16. TaskScheduler.dll
17. 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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