PC Health Aid
Posted: March 17, 2017
Threat Metric
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Volume Count: Similar to the detection count, the Volume Count is specifically based on the number of confirmed and suspected threats infecting systems on a daily basis. High volume counts usually represent a popular threat but may or may not have infected a large number of systems. High detection count threats could lay dormant and have a low volume count. Criteria for Volume Count is relative to a daily detection count.
Trend Path: The Trend Path, utilizing an up arrow, down arrow or equal symbol, represents the level of recent movement of a particular threat. Up arrows represent an increase, down arrows represent a decline and the equal symbol represent no change to a threat's recent movement.
% Impact (Last 7 Days): This demonstrates a 7-day period change in the frequency of a malware threat infecting PCs. The percentage impact correlates directly to the current Trend Path to determine a rise or decline in the percentage.
Ranking: | 13,538 |
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Threat Level: | 1/10 |
Infected PCs: | 1,860 |
First Seen: | March 17, 2017 |
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Last Seen: | August 15, 2023 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The PC Health Aid is a software suite that is supposed to scan the user's computer for issues and the Registry problems automatically, and then fix them to improve the computer's performance and stability. However, users who are interested in a software of this sort should be aware that the PC Health Aid is classified as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) by the major names in the cyber security industry, and the installation of this program may not always yield the results it promises.
When the PC Health Aid by Comguard Solutions is installed, it looks just like a legitimate application that will provide users with the features they were promised. However, what the installation wizard that the PC Health Aid uses may not share with users is that the program's 'optimization features' will be locked until the user opts to purchase a premium license for the PC Health Aid. This means that the free download offered on their website is only able to scan the computer and generate a report with recommended fixes and optimizations. While this also may seem like a good offer, the scanner of the PC Health Aid tends to exaggerate some issues to convince users that they need to take urgent measures to optimize their computers. In short, the developers of the PC Health Aid use deceptive tricks to get people to purchase their software.
Apart from being unable to fix any issues without buying the premium license, the PC Health Aid also may keep displaying constant reminders that urge users to pay for the full version. These reminders may come in the form of notifications, alert boxes, and additional reports whose goal is to convince users that paying for the PC Health Aid's full version is worth it. It goes without saying that software that uses such practices to promote its features should be avoided, and the removal of the PC Health Aid is always a good idea. Uninstalling this program is a task that can be performed manually via the Windows Control Panel, or with the assistance of a trustworthy anti-virus product.
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)%\PC Health Aid\PCHealthAid.exe
File name: PCHealthAid.exeSize: 9.31 MB (9314040 bytes)
MD5: 4895e0f7f176aa6edd1440690729117a
Detection count: 1,059
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\PC Health Aid
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 9, 2018
%SYSTEMDRIVE%\Users\<username>\Desktop\Downloads\4_PCHealthAid_r1.exe
File name: 4_PCHealthAid_r1.exeSize: 6.04 MB (6042968 bytes)
MD5: de0b0ae298725ef4f498ecc19c5bcdb7
Detection count: 52
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %SYSTEMDRIVE%\Users\<username>\Desktop\Downloads\4_PCHealthAid_r1.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 12, 2022
PCHealthAid_Installed_Version.exe
File name: PCHealthAid_Installed_Version.exeSize: 6.51 MB (6519984 bytes)
MD5: 8a28b8c65fa54f6d95828e91b6c4b8e7
Detection count: 9
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: September 7, 2020
PCHealthAid_12142018.exe
File name: PCHealthAid_12142018.exeSize: 6.04 MB (6042968 bytes)
MD5: 8a89e687a18c4fbd43700a81f1aab487
Detection count: 9
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: September 7, 2020
Registry Modifications
File name without pathPC Health Aid.lnkRegexp file mask%WINDIR%\System32\Tasks\PC Health Aid%WINDIR%\System32\Tasks\PC Health Aid Delay%WINDIR%\System32\Tasks\PC Health Aid_DEFAULT%WINDIR%\System32\Tasks\PC Health Aid_UPDATES%WINDIR%\Tasks\PC Health Aid_DEFAULT.job%WINDIR%\Tasks\PC Health Aid_UPDATES.jobHKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\CompatibilityAdapter\Signatures\PC Health Aid_DEFAULT.jobSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\CompatibilityAdapter\Signatures\PC Health Aid_DEFAULT.job.fpSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\CompatibilityAdapter\Signatures\PC Health Aid_UPDATES.jobSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\CompatibilityAdapter\Signatures\PC Health Aid_UPDATES.job.fpSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\PC Health AidSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\PC Health Aid DelaySOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\PC Health Aid_DEFAULTSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\PC Health Aid_UPDATESSoftware\PC\Health\AidSoftware\PCHealthAidSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\PC\Health\AidSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\PCHealthAidHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}PCHealthAid_is1
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