PC Data App
What is PC Data App?
PC Data App is software application developed by Adware.BitCoinMiner. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 67.42% of installations running this operating system. PC Data App's installer is typically 1.00 MB in size and installs around 4 files.
PC Data App is most popular in the United States with 12.38% of installations residing in this country.
When using a computer that is connected to the internet, PC Data App is known to create 3 firewall exceptions to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.
About PC Data App?
The software is a Bitcoin mining program designed to operate with the open source CGMiner utility. This program is categorized as a Trojan malware, known for its intrusive and harmful nature. Upon installation, the program utilizes the file start.vbs to initiate PCDApp\cgminer.exe, affecting the user's computer by secretly mining for Bitcoins using its GPU resources. This can greatly disrupt the performance of the user's PC.
Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in PC Data App.
| Scanner Software | Version | Result |
|---|---|---|
| SUPERAntiSpyware | 10532 | Trojan.Agent/Gen-VBInject |
| VIPRE Antivirus | 27622 | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| 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 |
| ViRobot | 2011.4.7.4223 | Trojan.Win32.S.Agent.173070 |
Software Behaviors
- Services:
-
- StartHelp.exe runs as a service named 'Protect Monitor' (ProtectMonitor).
- Firewall:
-
- 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'.
Software Details
- URL:
- –
- Support:
- –
- Installation path:
- C:\Program Files\pcdapp
- Uninstaller:
- "C:\Program Files\PCDApp\uninstaller.exe"
- Size:
- 1.00 MB
- Language:
- English
PC Data App Executable Details
- Primary executable:
- StartHelp.exe
- Name:
- PC Data App
- Path:
- C:\Program Files\pcdapp\StartHelp.exe
- MD5:
- b3cf0d13d2542db5f0af63b7940f8177
- SHA-1:
- –
- SHA-256:
- –
| File Type | Filename | MD5 |
|---|---|---|
|
EXE
|
f2774b31a3688de99354a963c10571db | |
|
EXE
|
c68a3db00d255474c0e2052725642bd6 | |
|
EXE
|
bd126a7b59d5d1f97ba89a3e71425731 | |
|
EXE
|
StartHelp.exe
Malware
|
b3cf0d13d2542db5f0af63b7940f8177 |