What is ACFinder.exe?
ACFinder.exe is part of PCDI and developed by CDIS according to the ACFinder.exe version information.
ACFinder.exe's description is "MDIS"
ACFinder.exe is usually located in the 'c:\Documents and Settings\Ken Shaw\Local Settings\Application Data\AppCore\ACFinder\' folder.
Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected ACFinder.exe.
If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.
Vendor and version information [?]
The following is the available information on ACFinder.exe:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | PCDI |
| Company name | CDIS |
| File description | MDIS |
| Internal name | Smad.exe |
| Original filename | Smad.exe |
| Legal copyright | |
| Product version | 5.0.0.0 |
| File version | 5.0.0.0 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | PCDI |
| Company name | CDIS |
| File description | MDIS |
| Internal name | Smad.exe |
| Original filename | Smad.exe |
| Legal copyright | |
| Product version | 5.0.0.0 |
| File version | 5.0.0.0 |
Digital signatures [?]
ACFinder.exe is not signed.
VirusTotal report
25 of the 42 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the ACFinder.exe file. That's a 60% detection rate.
| Scanner | Detection Name |
|---|---|
| AhnLab-V3 | Spyware/Win32.Spnr |
| AntiVir | SPR/Tool.47616.11 |
| Avast | MSIL:Adware-A [Adw] |
| AVG | Generic5.EIB |
| BitDefender | Application.Generic.396703 |
| CAT-QuickHeal | Trojan.SanctionedMedia |
| Comodo | UnclassifiedMalware |
| Emsisoft | Win32.AdWare!IK |
| eSafe | Win32.Trojan |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of MSIL/Adware.SanctionedMedia.A |
| F-Secure | Application.Generic.396703 |
| Fortinet | Adware/Fam.NB |
| GData | Application.Generic.396703 |
| Ikarus | Win32.AdWare |
| K7AntiVirus | Riskware |
| McAfee | GenericTRA-AL!097A078A4E77 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | GenericTRA-AL!097A078A4E77 |
| Microsoft | Adware:MSIL/SanctionedMedia |
| Panda | Generic Malware |
| PCTools | Trojan-PSW.Generic!rem |
| Sophos | Sanctioned Media |
| Symantec | Infostealer |
| TrendMicro | TROJ_SPNR.29DN12 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | TROJ_SPNR.29DN12 |
| VIPRE | SanctionedMedia (fs) |
ACFinder.exe removal instructions
The instructions below shows how to remove ACFinder.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the ACFinder.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that ACFinder.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:
- Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
- Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
- When the scan is finished, locate ACFinder.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the ACFinder.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 ACFinder.exe in the scan result.
c:\Documents and Settings\Ken ..s\Application Data\AppCore\ACFinder\ACFinder.exe 
- Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the ACFinder.exe file.
- Restart your computer.
- Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If ACFinder.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If ACFinder.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
- If ACFinder.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
- Restart your computer.
- Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that ACFinder.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Folder name variants
ACFinder.exe may also be located in other folders than c:\Documents and Settings\Ken Shaw\Local Settings\Application Data\AppCore\ACFinder\. The most common variants are listed below:
- C:\Users\Jeremy\AppData\Local\AppCore\ACFinder\
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | 097a078a4e772ab4d0359e5572905df1 |
| SHA256 | 1e9d1cd22775bfcc0539e4290b8952decf90b45b9fc40340cadd82f5991535ba |
Error Messages
These are some of the error messages that can appear related to acfinder.exe:
acfinder.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
acfinder.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.
MDIS has stopped working.
End Program - acfinder.exe. This program is not responding.
acfinder.exe is not a valid Win32 application.
acfinder.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.
What will you do with ACFinder.exe?
To help other users, please let us know what you will do with ACFinder.exe:
What did other users do?
The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with ACFinder.exe. 100% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 12 users.
| Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Keep | 0 % | 0 | |
| Remove | 100 % | 12 |
NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with ACFinder.exe. Only 12 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.
Comments
Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.
I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.
Below is a report from cports.exe that shows a suspicious process opening a port on my system. This port was being used as a proxy server on my Firefox (which broke Firefox and was the reason I found it).
The process (ACFinder.exe) was trying to be stealthy by opening the port momentarily every few seconds and then closing it again.
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Process Name : ACFinder.exe
Process ID : 10040
Protocol : TCP
Local Port : 1222
Local Port Name :
Local Address : 127.0.0.1
Remote Port : 49717
Remote Port Name :
Remote Address : 127.0.0.1
Remote Host Name : localhost
State : Sent
Process Path : C:\Documents and Settings\randy\Local Settings\Application Data\AppCore\ACFinder\ACFinder.exe
Product Name : PCDI
File Description : MDIS
File Version : 5.0.0.0
Company : CDIS
Process Created On: 2/23/2012 8:42:21 AM
User Name : XXXXX\Randy
Process Services :
Process Attributes:
Added On : 2/28/2012 7:58:20 AM
Module Filename :
Remote IP Country :
Window Title :
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# 28 Feb 2012, 6:20
R Pickett writes