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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



arccon.ac (ArcSoft - Alert Remind)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.26%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 10 MB


In addition to the file name, arccon.ac, 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.


Vendor or Distributor's Web Site

http://www.arcsoft.com/



Win Patrol

ArcCon.ac - Part of ArcSoft Print Creations.

Alert Remind. It Shows alerts, like remind to register.

This can be related to WebCam, Scanner, or other devices. It's not a driver, just a software installed with the driver.

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

Program Name MD5 Count
arccon.ac> 10
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
1 0xc6a0711f7ca262c2770ff634f5040c4e 244224 bytes
2 0x3ada3b925cb55f7a19e406c983920afa 207360 bytes
3 0x52e9b2c2570242ca88509cdc80e27788 81920 bytes
4 0x0719ccf5a1e48f8e97fe8b5e86a30eac 121344 bytes
5 0xab6f2efb4dc6e48fa91f3e8272e7b585 268800 bytes
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
6 0x4e97c0f6702c257f54ecac1f9524db7a 221496 bytes
7 0x2bd4aa9daaa1c176c4906da2009b45df 268800 bytes
8 0x3e73087f97c806167dab55bdde54d9fd 268800 bytes
9 0x6cce3df19d428a0d2651b876e863a16d 252416 bytes
10 0x974258efc988502101ee64f00648955b 317952 bytes

Match #2



arccon.ac (ArcCon.ac)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.00%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 10 MB


In addition to the file name, arccon.ac, 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 Inc.
Product contains:ArcSoft Connect
File name contains:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\ArcSoft\Connection Service\Bin\ArcCon.ac

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




Win Patrol

ArcCon.ac -

arccon.ac  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

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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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