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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



seccenter.exe (BitDefender)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.14%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 1 MB


In addition to the file name, seccenter.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:Defender
File name contains:\BitDefender

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


Vendor or Distributor's Web Site

http://www.bitdefender.com/



Win Patrol

seccenter.exe is part of BitDefender's security center.

seccenter.exe  is required by third-party software or hardware and should not disabled.

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

Program Name MD5 Count
seccenter.exe> 10
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
1 0xd8d66b870b08dfce64c83e74d770bf8d 405504 bytes
2 0x56780bb02e924f64a0ad30cde6d2892b 540672 bytes
3 0xe63303930d7f95e3c841628ac0ef1eff 409600 bytes
4 0x49855665b56b4d7e8eac374e0db7f997 409600 bytes
5 0x04fddcce20a82f26ed0f5fc681900fbf 413696 bytes
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
6 0xc3e67b8019624d4342eb912d25c8fab8 421888 bytes
7 0x2826ccb34e219d18dd68c1754db9c2a3 413696 bytes
8 0x3c6b19c6f6337d22478e5dd5efbe40bc 425984 bytes
9 0xd1ed4a2fd9095b72e6a7d7edc57b5d13 405504 bytes
10 0xc0fc6f7b209abea94ea4da4364fc7782 376832 bytes

Match #2



seccenter.exe (seccenter.exe)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.04%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 4 MB


In addition to the file name, seccenter.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:Defender Pro
Product contains:The Shield Deluxe 2009
File name contains:\Program Files\PCSecurityShield\BitDefender 2009\seccenter.exe

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




Win Patrol

seccenter.exe -

seccenter.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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