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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.

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Match #1



admunch.exe (AdMunch.exe)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.04%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 4 MB


In addition to the file name, admunch.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 is not specified
Product is not specified
File name contains:Program Files\Ad Muncher\

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



Detailed Description and/or Removal Instructions

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/startups/ADMUNCH.EXE-152.html


Win Patrol

AdMunch.exe is a valid application. It is the user's discretion if it should initiated during startup. The application removes popups and adverts but interacts with filesharing and icq/messenger applications and can cause instability. It has been reported to cause conflicts with Outlook, game sites and web-building applications.

admunch.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 an easy to understand descriptions of over 15,000 processes and programs.


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 admunch.exe, we have detected more than 10 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.

Program Name MD5 Count
admunch.exe> 10
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
1 0x2f6f7588619ed79a28238bf466657041 779776 bytes
2 0x3e6f4f7e7fda9a33e6d8e7565bf8c26a 705024 bytes
3 0x4a1040bad5a2996a133260bca8104059 7168 bytes
4 0x8d2eded52becdc7c20cdb738217396fa 755200 bytes
5 0x81cee414dc1a420fda3333f5e5aa2c7f 755200 bytes
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
6 0x7577e283016bf562ea308dbb0b719b58 7168 bytes
7 0x142fe03a93e70680bb6de809ac9478dd 741376 bytes
8 0xcd5498f94800e7cb718c0b2838dda52a 7168 bytes
9 0x9a0e6a19d8c8c88ce1efcba4bde226f7 556032 bytes
10 0x2e93980457ca0623783a23633565c4d0 754176 bytes

Match #2



admunch.exe (AdMunch.exe)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.02%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 11 MB


In addition to the file name, admunch.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:Murray Hurps Corp Pty Ltd
Product contains:Ad Muncher
File name contains:\Program Files\Ad Muncher\AdMunch.exe

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




Win Patrol

AdMunch.exe -

admunch.exe  is returning insufficient information about this program.

PC Pitstop recommends WinPatrol Plus for monitoring all of the background activity on your PC. WinPatrol Plus provides an easy to understand descriptions of over 15,000 processes and programs.




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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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