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adservice.exe (Iomega Active Disk)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.07%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 1 MB


In addition to the file name, adservice.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:Iomega Corporation
Product contains:Iomega Active Disk

To view version information with Windows Explorer, right-click the file and click Properties, Version.




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ADService.exe - An Iomega service that is used for advanced features on Zip disks. Not needed for basic reading/writing of Zip disks which is what 99% of people do. Disable this program through Administrative Tools | Services.

adservice.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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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 adservice.exe, we have detected 8 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.

Program Name MD5 Count
adservice.exe8
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
1 0xeb3c9c8057d58488e5bc035ffd76b9a6 163840 bytes
2 0xd0af4a32079a42134b9a1d76f0088b78 126976 bytes
3 0xe153f1a424f86850d3e8e0ef0726a11a 151552 bytes
4 0x508e2b24ef07843ca3c99652a8596dca 151552 bytes
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
5 0xb624180218bb196ad9869d5d6b454318 151552 bytes
6 0x4411bd279628d7c7f71cd7fd682b17d7 151552 bytes
7 0x43ca0d5c900f9d81f2287db9e5859344 151552 bytes
8 0x2337e71b282bf6aeed34f762c6d55e60 151552 bytes


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Tips from the PitCrew

Tips from the Pit Crew

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.

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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.

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