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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

  

acdaemon.exe (ArcSoft Connect Daemon)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.63%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 6 MB


PC Pitstop Analysis

ACDaemon.exe - Part of ArcSoft Print Creations.
This can be related to WebCam, Scanner, or other devices. It's not a driver, just a software installed with the driver.


Recommendation

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acdaemon.exe uses excessive system and memory resources with no corresponding benefit. Applications such as these should be disabled to improve overall system performance.

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Identification

In addition to the file name, acdaemon.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:ArcSoft
Product contains:ArcSoft Connect
File name contains:\ArcSoft\Connection Service\

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 acdaemon.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
acdaemon.exe> 20
#MD5Size
10x5ccf115e2d198ac45e5a5972260751ac64256 bytes
20x2ca9a85f96d720e0b2310efc531f008772192 bytes
30x6a68007be01cc6fef948ade8addbad2a72192 bytes
40x09240086abefede6bdc60515bb84092672192 bytes
50x87f6894ca0e2f847ebdd230f0256985b72192 bytes
60x1c982c62dff9865d99d9290874679de972192 bytes
70xea9dfb81dd12d32ffa1f2a6bb12c067798616 bytes
80x92cd8d70ade732198df6a2a877934a2231232 bytes
90x464c9d3eb01bb20968493c68b151115931232 bytes
100xa1ce2156fa39ad61903a456c627a5f72109056 bytes
110x9e05b07acccad482cafd98e017e0f9e864000 bytes
120xfbd1dcc48ba8517cdf5d0cd8b198637f64000 bytes
130xd5caeb5850817d77522d6945a6bc486257344 bytes
140x638a2b96746ca2b5dbb4dd9192d06037109056 bytes
150xce76b807c484188cae7d8d7a19080f03109056 bytes
160x593a7e9c8fd8410ad60da98b2fd2f85c162304 bytes
170x155d117e1c9cb2aff959cfd2bc80706b162304 bytes
180xbdd28d9e21fa87d4313142d266b4f780178688 bytes
190x3e5f81a1976b405e2eef4b8d70275247170496 bytes
200x6666c6599178a88e4c78b8a1d664d6aa174592 bytes

PC Pitstop Database Comparisons

Every week, we update our information about the running programs identified during the previous week's testing. acdaemon.exe (ArcSoft Connect Daemon) has been seen on 0.63% 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 6 MB. The average CPU load for this program was 0%.


Vendor or Distributor's Web Site

http://www.arcsoft.com/

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.