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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



plfseti.exe (PLFSetI)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.17%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 5 MB


In addition to the file name, plfseti.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.

Product contains:DefaultSettingEXE Application
File name contains:\Windows\

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




Win Patrol

HijackThis:

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [PLFSetI] C:\Windows\PLFSetI.exe

PLFSetI.exe has been found with Acer's Laptop. Many users has been disable it noticing nothing unusual.

plfseti.exe  uses excessive system and memory resources with no corresponding benefit. Applications such as these should be disabled to improve overall system performance.

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 plfseti.exe, we have detected 8 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.

Program Name MD5 Count
plfseti.exe8
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
1 0x2ac7f8b8bf0d5d327a3a2a00453222c4 196 KB
2 0x2f2df068bed6e62e4c007df7446b4f19 196 KB
3 0x798f20e016232fb3ac3d497ae699295b 196 KB
4 0x0d3dffa8ba3e63592fc2c652cf3b0e9c 196 KB
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
5 0x980026d32df5a177976fb7ac7c3dcfa6 200704 bytes
6 0x7ca4f113822fbf800a9c4dc9453fae05 200704 bytes
7 0xfbfa45b2d8abb107c79e0ca0f8ed0a6d 200704 bytes
8 0x17c5e2a94aa1b42d499a5396d67e0b61 206208 bytes

Match #2



plfseti.exe (PLFSetI.exe)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.01%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 12 MB


In addition to the file name, plfseti.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 contains:DefaultSettingEXE Application
File name contains:\Windows\PLFSetI.exe

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




Win Patrol

PLFSetI.exe -

plfseti.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 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.

If you are unable to identify a file, ask about it in our forums after running our full tests.