Should I remove PC Data App?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
79% remove it21% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #4,544
United States Rank #23,241
Reach 0.1160%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 144.94 days
818.20 days >
Average installed length: 429.90 days
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PC Data App
from Adware.BitCoinMiner
What is PC Data App?
The software is a Trojan Bitcoin miner that utilizes the open source CGMiner utility. The Trojan Bitcoin miner is an invasive multiple component malware infection. This is a potentially unwanted program that installs malware on the user's PC using the file start.vbs to launch PCDApp\cgminer.exe. Once running it utilizes the computer's GPU resources in order to mine for Bitcoins without the user's knowledge. This will seriously impact the performance of the user's PC.
Overview
Upon being installed, the software adds a Windows Service which is designed to run continuously in the background. Manually stopping the service has been seen to cause the program to stop functing properly. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The primary executable is named StartHelp.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 33 files and is usually about 1.72 MB (1,800,285 bytes).
- Malware detected in the program
- Connects to the Internet
- Adds a background Windows Service
- Most users and experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in PC Data App.
| StartHelp.exe (b3cf0d13d2542db5f0af63b7940f8177) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| SUPERAntiSpyware |
10532 |
Trojan.Agent/Gen-VBInject |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
27622 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| dgen.exe (6c703d7d0f984a5253a494ae3e1594be) has been flagged by the following 33 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
12.0.163.0 |
Trojan.Generic.11326041 |
| Agnitum Outpost |
5.5.1.3 |
Riskware.Agent! |
| AhnLab-V3 |
2014.06.21.00 |
Unwanted/Win32.BitCoinMiner |
| Avira AntiVir |
7.11.155.214 |
TR/Rogue.11326041 |
| Antiy-AVL |
1.0.0.1 |
Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric |
| avast! |
8.0.1489.320 |
Win32:Malware-gen |
| Baidu-International |
3.5.1.41473 |
Hacktool.Win32.BitCoinMiner.45 |
| Bitdefender |
7.2 |
Trojan.Generic.11326041 |
| ByteHero BDV |
1.0.0.1 |
Trojan.Malware.KillAV.Gen.001 |
| CAT-QuickHeal |
14.00 |
RiskTool.BitCoinMiner.r8 (Not a Virus) |
| Comodo Security |
18606 |
UnclassifiedMalware |
| Dr.Web |
7.0.7.12100 |
Tool.BtcMine.306 |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
3.0.0.600 |
Trojan.Generic.11326041 (B) |
| ESET-NOD32 |
9973 |
a variant of Win32/BitCoinMiner.BS |
| Fortinet FortiGate |
5.1.152.0 |
W32/BitCoinMiner.BS |
| F-Secure |
11.0.19100.45 |
Trojan.Generic.11326041 |
| G Data |
24 |
Trojan.Generic.11326041 |
| IKARUS anti.virus |
T3.1.6.1.0 |
not-a-virus:RiskTool.Win32.BitCoinMiner |
| K7 AntiVirus |
9.180.12463 |
Trojan ( 0049990a1 ) |
| K7GW |
9.180.12463 |
Trojan ( 0049990a1 ) |
| McAfee |
6.0.4.564 |
W32/CoinMiner!6C703D7D0F98 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
2013 |
Heuristic.LooksLike.Win32.Suspicious.J!89 |
| MicroWorld-eScan |
12.0.250.0 |
Trojan.Generic.11326041 |
| NANO AntiVirus |
0.28.0.60253 |
Riskware.Win32.BtcMine.cwbwaz |
| nProtect |
2014-06-20.01 |
Trojan.Generic.11326041 |
| Panda Antivirus |
10.0.3.5 |
Trj/Dtcontx.M |
| Qihoo-360 |
1.0.0.1015 |
Win32/Trojan.721 |
| Sophos |
4.98.0 |
Mal/Generic-S |
| Symantec |
20131.1.5.61 |
Trojan.ADH |
| Trend Micro |
9.740.0.1012 |
HKTL_COINMINE |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
HKTL_COINMINE |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
30478 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| ViRobot |
2011.4.7.4223 |
Trojan.Win32.S.Agent.173070 |
View all 35 all detections
Program details
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\pcdapp
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\PCDApp\uninstaller.exe"
Estimated size: 1.72 MB
Files installed by PC Data App
| Program executable: | StartHelp.exe (Malware detected) |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\pcdata\StartHelp.exe |
| MD5: | b3cf0d13d2542db5f0af63b7940f8177 |
Additional files:
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(Malware detected) dgen.exe
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(Malware detected) StartHelp.exe
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uninstaller.exe
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wget.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Service
- StartHelp.exe runs as a service named 'Protect Monitor' (ProtectMonitor).
3 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
- StartHelp.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\PCDApp\StartHelp.exe'.
- wget.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\PCDApp\wget.exe'.
- dgen.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\PCDApp\dgen.exe'.
Network connections
- dgen.exe connects to 128.199.210.17 (port 8003).
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| dgen.exe |
| Memory: | 27.98 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0000936320% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00006247% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00003117% | |
How do I remove PC Data App?
You can uninstall PC Data App from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program PC Data App, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove PC Data App.
- If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.
HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 79%
Keep it 21%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #4,544
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
67.42% |
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| Windows 10 |
23.57% |
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| Windows XP |
7.26% |
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| Windows Vista |
1.71% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.04% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
30.83% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
14.62% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
14.49% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
7.16% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
4.48% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
4.08% |
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Geography
8.00% of installs come from Brazil
Which countries install it?
| Brazil |
8.00% |
| India |
6.49% |
| MA |
5.51% |
| Turkey |
4.53% |
| Saudi Arabia |
4.40% |
| Indonesia |
4.18% |
| United States |
3.38% |
| Romania |
3.02% |
| DZ |
2.75% |
| Malaysia |
2.71% |
| Philippines |
2.35% |
| Iran |
2.31% |
| Thailand |
1.87% |
| Czech Republic |
1.78% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
24.44% |
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| Acer |
20.25% |
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| Dell |
18.59% |
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| ASUS |
8.83% |
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| Lenovo |
6.84% |
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| GIGABYTE |
6.24% |
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| Samsung |
6.18% |
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| Toshiba |
5.18% |
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| Intel |
1.59% |
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| Sahara |
1.06% |
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| American Megatrends |
0.80% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
4.95% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
3.80% |
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| Dell Inspiron 3521 |
3.47% |
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| Dell Inspiron N5010 |
3.14% |
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| Dell Inspiron N5110 |
2.97% |
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| Samsung 300E4C/300E5C/300... |
2.64% |
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