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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



aacenter.exe (aaCenter.exe)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.20%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 8 MB


The file name alone identifies this program.


Vendor or Distributor's Web Site

http://www.asus.com/index.aspx



Win Patrol

aaCenter.exe - Asus automated assistance.

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

Program Name MD5 Count
aacenter.exe> 10
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
1 0x9d826fe5b102a4df5225786db5e586c9 603648 bytes
2 0xbda95f288c55c5ae8100c12f311db9e3 613376 bytes
3 0x9b8febdb9d6d2a19a985c45f9fd7d83d 603648 bytes
4 0x9f70010f49a2ad211ca4b9a55e7924fa 604672 bytes
5 0x6969ac56e6faa233afbab8c6f80b3172 591872 bytes
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
6 0xaa81b4424c6fff0309168bb25a917568 591360 bytes
7 0xedc29a825fc83d43696ff58836a95c9c 607232 bytes
8 0x7a8b710fc9f47e06977ebf6417ef17ab 591872 bytes
9 0xa3ac233cfef2fcea31d2996d99dca82b 610304 bytes
10 0x59766d940825f9a41484a4b6252efdab 610816 bytes

Match #2



aacenter.exe (aaCenter.exe)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.14%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 6 MB


In addition to the file name, aacenter.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:ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
Product is not specified
File name contains:\Program Files\ASUS\AASP\1.01.02\aaCenter.exe

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




Win Patrol

aaCenter.exe -

aacenter.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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