What is ASCTray.exe?

ASCTray.exe is developed by IObit according to the ASCTray.exe version information.

ASCTray.exe's description is "Advanced SystemCare 8"

ASCTray.exe is digitally signed by IObit Information Technology.

ASCTray.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Advanced SystemCare 8\' folder.

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

PropertyValue
Company nameIObit
File descriptionAdvanced SystemCare 8
Original filenameAdvanced SystemCare 8
Legal copyrightCopyright©2005-2015 IObit
Legal trademarkIObit
Product version8.0.0.0
File version8.1.0.4481

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Company nameIObit
File descriptionAdvanced SystemCare 8
Original filenameAdvanced SystemCare 8
Legal copyrightCopyright©2005-2015 IObit
Legal trademarkIObit
Product version8.0.0.0
File version8.1.0.4481

Digital signatures [?]

ASCTray.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameIObit Information Technology
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA
Certificate serial number11cadaf29da4c3cb113bf1877b120103

VirusTotal report

3 of the 57 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the ASCTray.exe file. That's a 5% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
ByteHero Trojan-PSW.win32.LdPinch.dq
GData Win32.Adware.iObit.A
TrendMicro-HouseCall Suspicious_GEN.F47V0126
3 of the 57 anti-virus programs detected the ASCTray.exe file.

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.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  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.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Advanced SystemCare 8\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.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  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.
Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the removal instructions given above








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Folder name variants

ASCTray.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Advanced SystemCare 8\. The most common variants are listed below:

Other files also named ASCTray.exe

ASCTray.exe (706 votes)

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5acd929d8754b63bbbb68b48b96f8a99e
SHA256e4dd488ba151aab58fc00458f69d5a7ac191ba488f2bdaf88be432c24250af94

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to asctray.exe:

asctray.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

asctray.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.

Advanced SystemCare 8 has stopped working.

End Program - asctray.exe. This program is not responding.

asctray.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

asctray.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

What will you do with ASCTray.exe?

To help other users, please let us know what you will do with ASCTray.exe:



What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with ASCTray.exe. 33% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 6 users.

User vote results: There were 2 votes to remove and 4 votes to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with ASCTray.exe. Only 6 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.

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