Advance System Care
Posted: March 13, 2017
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Ranking: | 5,061 |
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Threat Level: | 1/10 |
Infected PCs: | 36,495 |
First Seen: | March 13, 2017 |
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Last Seen: | October 17, 2023 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The Advance System Care is a piece of software that claims to be a reliable system optimizer that can take care of a broad range of tasks whose completion should lead to a significant improvement of the Windows' stability and performance. According to their official website, the Advance System Care can provide users with a quick way to clean and optimize their Registries, manage their Web browser add-ons, as well as control which programs are started when Windows is booted automatically. Although these features are useful, it is worth nothing that most of them are not available in the free version of the Advance System Care – this means that users who install this software might not be able to execute some of these operations until they purchase a premium license for the Advance System Care. The publishers of the Advance System Care don't require a one-time payment and, instead, their software is offered with a subscription plan – €29.95 for the first six months, and €14.95 every six months after that.
Many legitimate pieces of software use the Advance System Care's way of monetizing their product – they provide a handful of features in the free version and offer an extended functionality with the full version. However, the Advance System Care is different because users who don't opt to pay the subscription fee may end up experiencing some annoying issues that the Advance System Care may cause. When the Advance System Care creates a report of recommended fixes and optimizations, it may start to remind the users that their computers need to be optimized continuously and purchasing the full version is strongly recommended. These notifications may appear in new windows, in the notification area or even in alert boxes. This may turn out to be rather disruptive while doing any computer work, and it is not a surprise that the Advance System Care is classified as a Potentially Unwanted Program.
The Advance System Care does not offer any unique features that justify its high price tag, nor does it uses fair techniques to convince users to purchase the full version. Also, the fact that multiple anti-virus vendors classify the Advance System Care as a PUP means that users who opt to remove it would make a good choice, although the removal of the program is not mandatory.
Technical Details
File System Modifications
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The following files were created in the system:%PROGRAMFILES%\Advance -System Care for DESKTOP-I5892MO\scad.exe
File name: scad.exeSize: 2.14 MB (2140528 bytes)
MD5: 6c1992a64729a09520a9e9e5c76fd646
Detection count: 1,164
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\Advance -System Care for DESKTOP-I5892MO
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: June 5, 2020
%PROGRAMFILES%\Advanced-SystemCare for LENOVO-PC\scad.exe
File name: scad.exeSize: 1.88 MB (1884832 bytes)
MD5: bd50d6fbecadff55a36cfecf66805ba4
Detection count: 262
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\Advanced-SystemCare for LENOVO-PC
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: September 15, 2017
%PROGRAMFILES%\Advance -System Care for LAPTOP-1GLVLE3A\scad.exe
File name: scad.exeSize: 1.83 MB (1836920 bytes)
MD5: 6ff3379e57558bb0b19d76369b1bd6ae
Detection count: 152
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\Advance -System Care for LAPTOP-1GLVLE3A
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: October 23, 2018
C:\Program Files\Advance - System Care for MAHDAVI-PC\scad.exe
File name: scad.exeSize: 1.83 MB (1836408 bytes)
MD5: d623a593f2527fb8f3dfd1df249e2e7a
Detection count: 103
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: C:\Program Files\Advance - System Care for MAHDAVI-PC\scad.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 12, 2022
%PROGRAMFILES%\Advance - System Care for MARIOMARCUS\scad.exe
File name: scad.exeSize: 1.83 MB (1835896 bytes)
MD5: 3a1169123f6994f2f005ee76b3de943a
Detection count: 68
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\Advance - System Care for MARIOMARCUS
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: September 15, 2017
%PROGRAMFILES%\Advance-System Care for FAMILLE\scad.exe
File name: scad.exeSize: 1.88 MB (1883784 bytes)
MD5: 54181ecf89df89d291008991bdb7c91a
Detection count: 66
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\Advance-System Care for FAMILLE
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 16, 2018
%PROGRAMFILES%\Advance - System Care for ROLAND-PC\scad.exe
File name: scad.exeSize: 1.83 MB (1836408 bytes)
MD5: c160b3be9db0e5178f4576eb53dab5c1
Detection count: 54
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\Advance - System Care for ROLAND-PC
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: September 15, 2017
%PROGRAMFILES%\Advance - System Care for HP-PC\scad.exe
File name: scad.exeSize: 1.83 MB (1836408 bytes)
MD5: c302033b40ed6fd4714af39098c53cd9
Detection count: 49
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\Advance - System Care for HP-PC
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: September 15, 2017
%PROGRAMFILES%\Advance- System Care for D-PC\scad.exe
File name: scad.exeSize: 1.83 MB (1836408 bytes)
MD5: d4c8077fd0a1094b21f2f24f258bd88b
Detection count: 44
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\Advance- System Care for D-PC
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: September 15, 2017
%PROGRAMFILES%\Advance -System Care for HEINZ\scad.exe
File name: scad.exeSize: 1.83 MB (1836408 bytes)
MD5: 47a8b6334f555ac006faae61084b17bf
Detection count: 40
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\Advance -System Care for HEINZ
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: September 15, 2017
C:\Program Files\Advance -System Care for ZANE-HP\scad.exe
File name: scad.exeSize: 1.83 MB (1836408 bytes)
MD5: dd774c7093ca8eaa4de0f0c73153d460
Detection count: 40
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: C:\Program Files\Advance -System Care for ZANE-HP\scad.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 7, 2021
%PROGRAMFILES%\Advance- System Care for DESKTOP-OMD9D1Q\scad.exe
File name: scad.exeSize: 1.83 MB (1836408 bytes)
MD5: 314b6dcdc62bc7a9e435223472c90434
Detection count: 33
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\Advance- System Care for DESKTOP-OMD9D1Q
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: September 15, 2017
C:\Program Files\Advance -System Care for ALLE-HP\scad.exe
File name: scad.exeSize: 1.83 MB (1836920 bytes)
MD5: 6f277b2f9c268998510e77c255c51790
Detection count: 33
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: C:\Program Files\Advance -System Care for ALLE-HP\scad.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 21, 2022
C:\Program Files\Advance- System Care for RORO\scad.exe
File name: scad.exeSize: 1.83 MB (1836408 bytes)
MD5: 78c643f1239b5402c504a59ab4338749
Detection count: 26
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: C:\Program Files\Advance- System Care for RORO\scad.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 19, 2022
%PROGRAMFILES%\Advance-SystemCare for JRXPR2WWI73NSOI\scad.exe
File name: scad.exeSize: 1.81 MB (1819336 bytes)
MD5: 799df252ccd2593b8cd1fda35df71dd4
Detection count: 23
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\Advance-SystemCare for JRXPR2WWI73NSOI
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: September 15, 2017
ascsitesetup.exe
File name: ascsitesetup.exeSize: 5.43 MB (5435872 bytes)
MD5: 70da88a719c711edc59212930defa810
Detection count: 21
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: August 17, 2022
Registry Modifications
File name without pathAdvance -System Care.lnkAdvance System Care.lnkBuy Advance System Care.lnkUninstall Advance System Care.lnkRegexp file mask%WINDIR%\System32\Tasks\Advance System Care_LogonHKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}SOFTWARE\advancepctools.infoSOFTWARE\asc-prSOFTWARE\ASCValidatorServiceSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\Advance System Care_LogonSYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\ASCValidatorSYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\ASCValidatorSYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\ASCValidatorHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}{F751A81C-AAF7-4E24-8E40-231FD881A20B}_is1
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