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PCAppStore.exe file information
The process known as PC App Store or PC ?PP STORE - revision (version W7 Setup) or PC App Store Runtime appears to belong to software PC App Store by Fast Corporate LTD or Baidu or Fast Corporation LTD or Fast.
Description: PCAppStore.exe is not essential for Windows and will often cause problems. PCAppStore.exe is located in a subfolder of the user's profile folder—e.g. C:\Users\USERNAME\PCAppStore\.
Known file sizes on Windows 10/11/7 are 1,777,624 bytes (40% of all occurrences), 2,333,544 bytes, 1,856,344 bytes or 3,561,304 bytes. 
The program starts when Windows starts (see Registry key: Run).
PCAppStore.exe is not a Windows system file. It is certified by a trustworthy company. The program has no visible window.
PCAppStore.exe is able to record keyboard and mouse inputs, monitor applications and connect to the Internet.
Therefore the technical security rating is 86% dangerous.
Recommended: Identify PCAppStore.exe related errors
If PCAppStore.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files", the security rating is 0% dangerous. The file size is 5,346,336 bytes.
The program has a visible window. The file is not a Windows system file. It is digitally signed. The PCAppStore.exe file is a Verisign signed file. The process listens for or sends data on open ports to a LAN or the Internet.
PCAppStore.exe is able to monitor applications.
Important: Some malware also uses the file name PCAppStore.exe, for example not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.PCAppStore.gen (detected by Kaspersky), and Generic Reputation PUA (PUA) (detected by Sophos). Therefore, you should check the PCAppStore.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. If PC App Store has changed your browser's search engine and start page, you can recover your browser's default settings as follows:
Reset default browser settings for
Internet-Explorer ▾
- In Internet Explorer, press the key combination Alt + X to open the Tools menu.
- Click Internet options.
- Click the Advanced tab.
- Click the Reset... button.
- Enable the Delete personal settings option.
This will reset your Internet Explorer to its default settings. Your browser will start with the familiar start page and search engine—without popups, ads, cookies, but all browser add-ons are deleted too
[1].
Make cleaning up your browser and your computer simpler and safer with
Security Task Manager.
- Copy chrome://settings/resetProfileSettings into your Chrome browser's address bar.
- Click Reset.
Chrome will then restart with an empty start page and with Google as the default search engine—without any popups, ads, cookies, themes or extensions
[1].
If you want to re-enable some extensions, please enter
chrome://extensions/ into your Chrome browser's address bar.
Make cleaning up your browser and your computer simpler and safer with
Security Task Manager.
- Copy about:support into your Firefox browser's address bar.
- Click Refresh Firefox.
Firefox now looks brand new. Bookmarks and saved passwords are retained, but all browser extensions and their related data are deleted
[1].
Make cleaning up your browser and your computer simpler and safer with
Security Task Manager.
Best practices for resolving PCAppStore issues
A clean and tidy computer is the key requirement for avoiding problems with PCAppStore. This means running a scan for malware, cleaning your hard drive using 1cleanmgr and 2sfc /scannow, 3uninstalling programs that you no longer need, checking for Autostart programs (using 4msconfig) and enabling Windows' 5Automatic Update. Always remember to perform periodic backups, or at least to set restore points.
Should you experience an actual problem, try to recall the last thing you did, or the last thing you installed before the problem appeared for the first time. Use the 6resmon command to identify the processes that are causing your problem. Even for serious problems, rather than reinstalling Windows, you are better off repairing of your installation or executing the 7DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth command. This allows you to repair the operating system without losing data.
To get your computer running as fast as it did on day one, you can 8reset your PC. Your personal files will remain intact, but any programs you installed will need to be reinstalled.
To help you analyze the PCAppStore.exe process on your computer, the following programs have proven to be helpful: ASecurity Task Manager displays all running Windows tasks, including embedded hidden processes, such as keyboard and browser monitoring or Autostart entries. A unique security risk rating indicates the likelihood of the process being potential spyware, malware or a Trojan. A good Bantivirus software detects and removes sleeping spyware, adware, Trojans, keyloggers, malware and trackers from your hard drive.
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User Comments
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Summary: Average user rating of PCAppStore.exe: based on 2 votes with 1 user comment. One user thinks it's neither essential nor dangerous. One user thinks PCAppStore.exe is dangerous and recommends removing it. One user is not sure about it.