What is ASCTray.exe?

ASCTray.exe is part of Advanced SystemCare and developed by IObit according to the ASCTray.exe version information.

ASCTray.exe's description is "Advanced SystemCare Tray"

ASCTray.exe is digitally signed by IObit Information Technology.

ASCTray.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Advanced SystemCare\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected ASCTray.exe.

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VirusTotal report

3 of the 65 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the ASCTray.exe file. That's a 5% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
DrWeb	Program.Unwanted.2520
eGambit	PUP.Optional.IObit
Malwarebytes	PUP.Optional.AdvancedSystemCare

Sandbox Report

The following information was gathered by executing the file inside Cuckoo Sandbox.

Summary

Successfully executed process in sandbox.

Generic

[
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1565412788.3125,
        "ppid": 376
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "The executable contains unknown PE section names indicative of a packer (could be a false positive)",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "section",
                "ioc": ".itext",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "pe_features"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "The file contains an unknown PE resource name possibly indicative of a packer",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "resource name",
                "ioc": "MAD",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "pe_unknown_resource_name"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "Foreign language identified in PE resource",
        "severity": 2,
        "marks": [
            {
                "name": "RT_MANIFEST",
                "language": "LANG_CHINESE",
                "offset": "0x003861d0",
                "filetype": "XML 1.0 document, ASCII text, with CRLF line terminators",
                "sublanguage": "SUBLANG_CHINESE_SIMPLIFIED",
                "type": "generic",
                "size": "0x00000352"
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "origin_langid"
    }
]

Yara

The Yara rules did not detect anything in the file.

Network

{
    "tls": [],
    "udp": [
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "192.168.56.255",
            "offset": 546,
            "time": 3.0624718666077,
            "dport": 137,
            "sport": 137
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 4318,
            "time": 3.0008749961853,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 51001
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 4646,
            "time": 1.0134580135345,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53595
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 4974,
            "time": 3.0086350440979,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53848
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 5302,
            "time": 1.5182440280914,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 54255
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 5630,
            "time": -0.10036611557007,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 55314
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 5958,
            "time": 1.1086218357086,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 1900
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 16800,
            "time": 1.0478630065918,
            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 20992,
            "time": 3.1093299388885,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 53598
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "c27d5cc0a68ad526b3038de42023fdb33d5fd0d1be488862e04de9385ee67c08",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "4d8c414b2c08a66580362f3c784408b59f05de818dac9acefefd0923c63ec49a",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Screenshots

ASCTray.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove ASCTray.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the ASCTray.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that ASCTray.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.

   
3. When the scan is finished, locate ASCTray.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the ASCTray.exe file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate ASCTray.exe in the scan result.

   

   

   C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Advanced SystemCare\ASCTray.exe

   
4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the ASCTray.exe file.

   
5. Restart your computer.
6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If ASCTray.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If ASCTray.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
7. If ASCTray.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
8. Restart your computer.
9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that ASCTray.exe no longer appear in the scan result.

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