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PC Accelerate Pro

Posted: October 13, 2015

Threat Metric

Ranking: 19
Threat Level: 1/10
Infected PCs: 1,318,392
First Seen: October 13, 2015
Last Seen: October 17, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows


PC Accelerate Pro may not be the proper application if your PC runs sluggishly. This tool is a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that may not accelerate the operating speed of your system at all. The developer of this questionable software is a company named Installer Technology. It may use various tactics to promote the installation of PC Accelerate Pro. Some users may install the PUP from its official site completely intentionally. The description of the features that you may notice there is quite misleading. You may expect this application to fix registry errors, delete junk files, resolve issues with your Web extensions and free disk space. Unfortunately, the PUP may not achieve any of the announced functions. If you notice pop-ups and security warnings by PC Accelerate Pro, but you didn't install it willingly, then PC Accelerate Pro could have come together with third-party software.

The specialists call this approach 'bundling.' You should always invest enough time to read the details when you load freeware. In most cases, you should be able to deselect unwanted components manually. Once the PUP enters, PC Accelerate Pro may start generating fabricated scan results. Now and then, you may notice messages stating that your machine is presenting are hundreds or even thousands of errors that need to be fixed right away. However, if you click on the 'Fix Now' button, you will be redirected to a website that asks you to purchase the full version of PC Accelerate Pro. The license costs from $60 to $100, depending on the duration of the subscription. You should not buy the product because you may receive nothing for your money. Moreover, it is not guaranteed that the developers of the PUP will protect your credit card details properly. As long as PC Accelerate Pro remains in your system, you may notice bogus alerts all the time. Moreover, the suspicious application may cause some real issues to make you assume you need its help. Cyber security experts suggest you use a trustworthy security solution to eliminate PC Accelerate Pro from your system.

Technical Details

File System Modifications

Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.

The following files were created in the system:



%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\PCAcceleratePro\PCAcceleratePro.exe File name: PCAcceleratePro.exe
Size: 7.34 MB (7341568 bytes)
MD5: b9ab2f549a385ec8e899de01c92440b6
Detection count: 119
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\PCAcceleratePro
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 27, 2017
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\PCAcceleratePro\PCAcceleratePro.exe File name: PCAcceleratePro.exe
Size: 7.41 MB (7417344 bytes)
MD5: 39ff8f8a470ca0b9f943d5b34d5e5ea2
Detection count: 82
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\PCAcceleratePro
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 27, 2017
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\PCAcceleratePro\PCAcceleratePro.exe File name: PCAcceleratePro.exe
Size: 8.7 MB (8702976 bytes)
MD5: b5ec2fd6d18f05077b360cce0f6854ce
Detection count: 70
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\PCAcceleratePro
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: July 22, 2018
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\PC Accelerate Pro\PC Accelerate Pro.exe File name: PC Accelerate Pro.exe
Size: 9.53 MB (9530008 bytes)
MD5: c999afb0ba9520ad9597616568947516
Detection count: 28
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\PC Accelerate Pro
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 31, 2016
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\PCAcceleratePro\PCAcceleratePro.exe File name: PCAcceleratePro.exe
Size: 9.52 MB (9528472 bytes)
MD5: 47f364ecc161cc1c89c3b77409b99719
Detection count: 26
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\PCAcceleratePro
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 6, 2018
PC Accelerate [2].exe File name: PC Accelerate [2].exe
Size: 42.97 MB (42970792 bytes)
MD5: 1f0a989d0353d15c984759aeef15e721
Detection count: 16
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: May 25, 2023
PC Accelerate [3].exe File name: PC Accelerate [3].exe
Size: 42.92 MB (42929800 bytes)
MD5: af195ec67deba4e7864863cc17c40e31
Detection count: 16
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: May 25, 2023
file.exe File name: file.exe
Size: 5.6 MB (5602512 bytes)
MD5: 46758f6cda8caa0d60f89dcc710674f5
Detection count: 7
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: November 26, 2019
setup.exe File name: setup.exe
Size: 8.16 MB (8166232 bytes)
MD5: d7fcf737ebd79f4fbd1a3345ddf7f192
Detection count: 7
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: August 20, 2020
PC Accelerate [1].exe File name: PC Accelerate [1].exe
Size: 42.97 MB (42972624 bytes)
MD5: de6318700e4cdda86bd6dd5c19a90599
Detection count: 7
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: May 25, 2023
C:\Users\<username>\Desktop\fdf\PC Accelerate Pro.exe File name: PC Accelerate Pro.exe
Size: 6.54 MB (6546752 bytes)
MD5: 8dae6430be40b94fe55b58241314fb1a
Detection count: 5
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: C:\Users\<username>\Desktop\fdf
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: August 3, 2018

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

File name without pathpcaccel[1].xmlPCAcceleratePro.lnkpcacceleratepro[1].xmlPCAPro.lnkHKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}Software\ACPTabSoftware\APCTabSoftware\APTabSOFTWARE\bokangspeedupSOFTWARE\bpcapqSOFTWARE\heavenpcapSOFTWARE\ineffablepcapSOFTWARE\ipcapSOFTWARE\iqpcapSOFTWARE\limitedpcapSOFTWARE\miapcpSoftware\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\pcacceleratepro.comSoftware\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION\PC Accelerate Pro.exeSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MAIN\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION\PCAcceleratePro & Instant support.exeSoftware\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION\PCAcceleratePro.exeSOFTWARE\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\DiagnosedApplications\RPCAcceleratePro.exeSoftware\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\PC-Accel-ProSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\PCAccelerateProSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\PCAProSOFTWARE\numidapcapSOFTWARE\PC!Accelerate!ProSOFTWARE\PCAccelerateProSOFTWARE\PCAccelProSOFTWARE\pcapcpSOFTWARE\PCAProSOFTWARE\plazypcapSOFTWARE\qtpcapSOFTWARE\TsapriSpeedupitSOFTWARE\usualspcapSOFTWARE\vemopcapSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\bokangspeedupSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\bpcapqSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\heavenpcapSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\ineffablepcapSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\ipcapSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\iqpcapSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\limitedpcapSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\miapcpSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MAIN\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION\PCAcceleratePro & Instant support.exeSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MAIN\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION\PCAcceleratePro.exeSOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\PC-Accel-ProSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\PCAccelerateProSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\PCAProSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\numidapcapSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\PC!Accelerate!ProSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\PCAccelerateProSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\PCAcceleratePro & Instant supportSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\PCAccelProSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\pcapcpSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\PCAProSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\plazypcapSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\qtpcapSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\TsapriSpeedupitSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\usualspcapSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\vemopcapSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\xpcapSOFTWARE\xpcapHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}AffairsSpeedupAnswerPCAPbokangspeedupbpcapqBrarvaSpeedupCaringSpeedUpChronoSpeedupclientpcspeedupDreamOfPcSpeedupFastPCProfheavenpcapineffablepcapipcapiqpcapKruSpeeduplimitedpcapLittleSpeedupMarSpeedpMBAffairsSpeedupMBClientPCSpeedupMBOnrymSpeedupmiapcpnumidapcapOnrymSpeedupPC!Accelerate!ProPC-Accel-ProPCAccelerateProPCAcceleratePro & Instant supportPCAccelPropcapcpPCAProplazypcapProAccelerationOfPCqtpcapSilverSpeedupTickTackSpeedupTriocySpeedupTsapriSpeedupTsapriSpeedupitusualspcapvemopcapWatchingSpeedupxpcapYixSpeedup

Additional Information

The following directories were created:
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\AffairsSpeedup%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\AnswerPCAP%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\PC Accelerate Pro%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\PCAcceleratePro%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\AweAPCP%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\BrarvaSpeedup%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\CaringSpeedUp%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\ChronoSpeedup%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\DreamOfPcSpeedup%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\FastPCProf%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\KruSpeedup%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\LittleSpeedup%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\MBAffairsSpeedup%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\MBClientPCSpeedup%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\MBOnrymSpeedup%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\MarSpeedp%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\PCAPro%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\PCAcceleratePro%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\ipcap%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\miapcp%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\OnrymSpeedup%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\PC Accelerate Pro%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\PC!Accelerate!Pro%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\PCAP%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\PCAPro%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\PCAcceleratePro%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\ProAccelerationOfPC%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\SilverSpeedup%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\PCAcceleratePro%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\TickTackSpeedup%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\TriocySpeedup%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\TsapriSpeedup%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\TsapriSpeedupit%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\WatchingSpeedup%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\YixSpeedup%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\bokangspeedup%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\bpcapq%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\clientpcspeedup%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\estimatespeedup%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\heavenpcap%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\ineffablepcap%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\ipcap%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\iqpcap%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\limitedpcap%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\miapcp%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\numidapcap%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\pcapcp%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\plazypcap%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\qtpcap%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\usualspcap%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\vemopcap%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\PCAcceleratePro%APPDATA%\PC Accelerate Pro%APPDATA%\PCAccPro%APPDATA%\PCAcceleratePro%LOCALAPPDATA%\AnswerPCAP%LOCALAPPDATA%\AweAPCP%LOCALAPPDATA%\CaringSpeedUp%LOCALAPPDATA%\DreamOfPcSpeedup%LOCALAPPDATA%\FAPCPro%LOCALAPPDATA%\FastPCProf%LOCALAPPDATA%\KruSpeedup%LOCALAPPDATA%\LittleSpeedup%LOCALAPPDATA%\MBAffairsSpeedup%LOCALAPPDATA%\MBClientPCSpeedup%LOCALAPPDATA%\MBOnrymSpeedup%LOCALAPPDATA%\MarSpeedp%LOCALAPPDATA%\OnrymSpeedup%LOCALAPPDATA%\PC Accelerate Pro%LOCALAPPDATA%\PC!Accelerate!Pro%LOCALAPPDATA%\PCAP%LOCALAPPDATA%\PCAPro%LOCALAPPDATA%\PCAccelerateP%LOCALAPPDATA%\PCAcceleratePro%LOCALAPPDATA%\ProAccelerationOfPC%LOCALAPPDATA%\SilverSpeedup%LOCALAPPDATA%\TickTackSpeedup%LOCALAPPDATA%\TriocySpeedup%LOCALAPPDATA%\TsapriSpeedup%LOCALAPPDATA%\TsapriSpeedupit%LOCALAPPDATA%\WatchingSpeedup%LOCALAPPDATA%\bokangspeedup%LOCALAPPDATA%\bpcapq%LOCALAPPDATA%\clientpcspeedup%LOCALAPPDATA%\estimatespeedup%LOCALAPPDATA%\heavenpcap%LOCALAPPDATA%\ineffablepcap%LOCALAPPDATA%\ipcap%LOCALAPPDATA%\iqpcap%LOCALAPPDATA%\iqpcap_dfolder%LOCALAPPDATA%\limitedpcap%LOCALAPPDATA%\miapcp%LOCALAPPDATA%\numidapcap%LOCALAPPDATA%\pcapcp%LOCALAPPDATA%\plazypcap%LOCALAPPDATA%\usualspcap%LOCALAPPDATA%\vemopcap%LOCALAPPDATA%\xpcap%LOCALPPADATA%\qtpcap%LOCALPPADATA%\qtpcap_dfolder%PROGRAMFILES%\AnswerPCAP%PROGRAMFILES%\AweAPCP%PROGRAMFILES%\CaringSpeedUp%PROGRAMFILES%\DreamOfPcSpeedup%PROGRAMFILES%\FAPCPro%PROGRAMFILES%\FastPCProf%PROGRAMFILES%\Installer_P.C.A.P%PROGRAMFILES%\KruSpeedup%PROGRAMFILES%\LittleSpeedup%PROGRAMFILES%\MBAffairsSpeedup%PROGRAMFILES%\MBClientPCSpeedup%PROGRAMFILES%\MBOnrymSpeedup%PROGRAMFILES%\MarSpeedp%PROGRAMFILES%\MirxayzarAPCP%PROGRAMFILES%\MultiSpeedUp%PROGRAMFILES%\PC!Accelerate!Pro%PROGRAMFILES%\PCAP%PROGRAMFILES%\PCAPDownloader%PROGRAMFILES%\PCAccPro%PROGRAMFILES%\PCAccelerateP%PROGRAMFILES%\PCAcceleratePro%PROGRAMFILES%\ProAccelerationOfPC%PROGRAMFILES%\RedSpeedup%PROGRAMFILES%\SilverSpeedup%PROGRAMFILES%\TickTackSpeedup%PROGRAMFILES%\TsapriSpeedup%PROGRAMFILES%\TsapriSpeedupit%PROGRAMFILES%\WatchingSpeedup%PROGRAMFILES%\acceleratepcpro%PROGRAMFILES%\bokangspeedup%PROGRAMFILES%\bpcapq%PROGRAMFILES%\clientpcspeedup%PROGRAMFILES%\heavenpcap%PROGRAMFILES%\ineffablepcap%PROGRAMFILES%\ipcap%PROGRAMFILES%\iqpcap%PROGRAMFILES%\limitedpcap%PROGRAMFILES%\miapcp%PROGRAMFILES%\numidapcap%PROGRAMFILES%\pcapcp%PROGRAMFILES%\plazypcap%PROGRAMFILES%\qtpcap%PROGRAMFILES%\usualspcap%PROGRAMFILES%\vemopcap%PROGRAMFILES%\xpcap%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\FAPCPro%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Installer_P.C.A.P%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\PC!Accelerate!Pro%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\PCAP%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\PCAPDownloader%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\PCAPro%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\PCAccPro%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\PCAccelerateP%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\PCAcceleratePro%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\TsapriSpeedupit%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\acceleratepcpro%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\bokangspeedup%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\bpcapq%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\heavenpcap%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\ineffablepcap%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\ipcap%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\iqpcap%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\limitedpcap%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\miapcp%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\numidapcap%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\pcapcp%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\plazypcap%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\qtpcap%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\usualspcap%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\vemopcap%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\xpcap%ProgramFiles%\TrouqrinSpeedup%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\PC Accelerate Pro%allusersprofile%\xpcap%localappdata%\RedSpeedup%programfiles%\EstimateSpeedUp
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