What does the ADC.exe file do?
The ADC.exe process is also known as Active Desktop Calendar Application and is a part of Active Desktop Calendar. This software is produced by XemiComputers ltd (www.xemico.com). An outdated or faulty version of ADC.exe can cause problems for your computer, ranging from slowness to error messages like these:
- Active Desktop Calendar Application has stopped working. Windows is checking for a solution to the problem... (Windows 11, 10, 7)
- Active Desktop Calendar Application has stopped working. A problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Windows will close the program and notify you if a solution is available. (Windows 11, 10, 7)
- ADC.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close.
- Access violation at address FFFFFFFF in module ADC.exe. Read of address 00000000.
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What you should know about ADC.exe Active Desktop Calendar Application
ADC.exe is not part of Windows, but it is important nonetheless. ADC.exe is found in a subdirectory of "C:\Program Files".
Frequently occurring are file sizes such as 7,608,832 bytes (42% of all these files), 5,730,304 bytes, 7,601,152 bytes or, as the case may be, 5,726,720 bytes.
This file was developed by a so-called third party provider - and not by Microsoft. ADC.exe can read anything that you enter on the keyboard. To remove the file and its related software from your computer, click Programs in Control Panel This process does not appear as a visible window, but only in Task Manager. Windows starts the process each time that the computer boots up (Registry: Run).
ADC.exe is capable of log keyboard entries as well as modify other Windows tasks.
For this reason, 62% of all experts consider this file to be a possible threat. The probability that it can cause harm is high.
If you see this file on your hard drive or in Windows Task Manager, please make sure that it is not a malicious variant. It's a fact that many trojans try to cloak their true identity by calling themselves ADC.exe. With the above information or by using tools like Security Task Manager you can determine if, in your case, the file is an undesirable variant.
What do other computer users say about ADC?
| Activ Desktop Calendar : Xemi Computers ltd. | |
| Caledar Software | |
| It is the exe of a good calender on your desktop Franco | |
| It is an Calendar application which show info on desktop Rahul | |
| Absolutely love this app. but do think its dangerous. Questions that I still have not answered is, Why does it record keyboard inputs? This worries me. Recently I had my pc infected & was only able to clean it after unistalling ADC, the mouse hook dll seemed to create or was somehow responsible. This is all my opinion & I admit that I am no expert. Kevin Robb |
Summary: 9 users consider ADC.exe essential and should not be removed. However, one user considers this to be a suspicious process and would like to get rid of it. source: file.net
How to uninstall Active Desktop Calendar
To remove Active Desktop Calendar Application from your computer, please follow the manual instructions below.
- Click the Windows Start Button. You can find it in the lower-left corner of the taskbar.
- Type 'uninstall'.
- Click Add or remove programs.
- Now locate Active Desktop Calendar in the list of displayed applications.
- Click the program, and then click Uninstall.
How to check if ADC.exe (Active Desktop Calendar Application) was uninstalled completely
After uninstalling, restart your computer. Then open Windows Explorer and check if a folder with the software name still exists under C:\Program Files. Also, check the Registry for remnants of Active Desktop Calendar Application. To do this, start Regedit, then look under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > Software for: Active Desktop Calendar Application or the name of the producer. Keep in mind that only a computer professional should delete entries in the Windows Registry directly.
Last but not least
If Windows is not working properly, startup is slow, or ADC.exe is causing problems, a good Windows diagnostic tool may help. This is especially effective when it comes to older computers that have accumulated vast quantities of "garbage data" as the result of many software installs and uninstalls.
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