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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



aclient.exe (Altiris Client Service )

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.04%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 3 MB


In addition to the file name, aclient.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:Altiris
Product contains:Altiris Client Agent for Windows
File name contains:\ACLIENT\

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


Vendor or Distributor's Web Site

http://www.altiris.com/


Detailed Description and/or Removal Instructions

http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/pest/pest.aspx?id=8041


Win Patrol

ACLIENT.exe - Part of the Atiris Client Agent. **CHECK THE PATH** aclient.exe is also the Aladino Trojan. Legitimate file will contain \ACLIENT\.

aclient.exe  is a user invoked program and a normal part of PC operations. No action required.

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

Program Name MD5 Count
aclient.exe> 10
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
1 0x8b2c3a586b6bb8ace47ffe8d23a79d55 4840 KB
2 0x23036c3870133604d9fe7dd5932fa3ca 4732 KB
3 0x6191b1241a5759823dc5e0c620a4b93d 3924 KB
4 0x469a6654ffc71648e536ccf403ba4395 4716 KB
5 0x8d4d82e37b8d1d3b462307f11b937d3d 1956 KB
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
6 0x72bd327255385f1113e387906fe070fd 4673612 bytes
7 0xda5529d3eab846cdc293fe8982cd2bd4 4984908 bytes
8 0x6ecbd8de353ff1e951ea2546f23cd4be 589824 bytes
9 0x2944e658283c0eb7c610f83882b07157 5136460 bytes
10 0x475cf62a766008a9ddfa0ee398af441a 4837452 bytes

Match #2



aclient.exe (ACLIENT.EXE)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.00%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 4 MB


In addition to the file name, aclient.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:Altiris, Inc.
Product contains:Altiris Client Agent for Windows
File name contains:\Program Files\Altiris\AClient\ACLIENT.EXE

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




Win Patrol

ACLIENT.EXE -

aclient.exe  is returning insufficient information about this program.

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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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