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mirc.exe (IRC Client)

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, mirc.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:mIRC
Product contains:mIRC

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



Detailed Description and/or Removal Instructions

http://www.irchelp.org/irchelp/mirc/


Win Patrol

mirc.exe - Used for talking in Internet chat rooms.

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

Program Name MD5 Count
mirc.exe> 10
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
1 0xfa03ed9c81c6842343e228bf045df165 616 KB
2 0x57aa63ed077bc01acc7a474c9fcd4994 2691 KB
3 0x9edcd908f2fdef297ab4a8c691ab425e 2691 KB
4 0x2ddcadd1cf29d4c8da28579abbf13d5f 2691 KB
5 0x222c98f9faf7a0b283fd0736f0ab6c1a 2060 KB
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
6 0xfaa932b50030d848385f9ac6a215e5ba 2756096 bytes
7 0xbaacc220255971fc4aaed5dee61e57cd 2756096 bytes
8 0xca8e8d3bd736f44250eff006a778e828 2756096 bytes
9 0xf2ec6a9d197552010d1ea91f6326a3d8 2380800 bytes
10 0xfb05b68f8250b7ccbe32033318787329 1711616 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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