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Acmon.exe

nathy1284 -  
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Hello,

I am using Tune Up Utilities for maintenance on my Asus laptop, and it finds two Acmon.exe keys (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\ACMON.EXE) that are empty and can be deleted, as well as an empty ATK0100 key (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ATK0100).
I deleted them, but they reappear at every startup. I tried deleting them directly in the registry, and the same thing happened; they are still there. Can you help me? Are these folders dangerous or not? Thank you very much.

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    ginto5 Posted messages 8747 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   683
     
    Hello,

    Have you tried uninstalling Acmon through the usual methods?
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  2. nathy1284 Posted messages 6 Status Member
     
    I don't even know what Acmon is for. I searched on my computer, in my programs, it doesn't exist. Only TuneUp finds these folders. I use CCleaner every day, they don't appear in Avast or Malwarebytes. I installed AdwCleaner, but they're still there. I'm mainly worried because they reappear despite being deleted after each startup; I hope it's not a virus. I'd like someone to confirm this for me; if I'm not at risk, maybe I can leave them?
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    1. ginto5 Posted messages 8747 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   683
       
      Look it up on Google or something.
      But I don't think Acmon is listed as a virus.
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    2. nathy1284 Posted messages 6 Status Member
       
      I can't find anything on this topic on Google, except that it's supposed to be a key for an Asus program, but the path doesn't match; it is in the registry under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\ACMON.EXE.
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    3. ginto5 Posted messages 8747 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   683
       
      And under c:\program files?
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    4. nathy1284 Posted messages 6 Status Member
       
      Nothing in the program files either, not even in hidden folders, I didn't find anything it refers to...?
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  3. nathy1284 Posted messages 6 Status Member
     
    After checking, in program files, I indeed have an acmon application in asus splendid. How can I tell if it is related to the nonexistent key that keeps reappearing?
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    1. ginto5 Posted messages 8747 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   683
       
      1 - Take a system restore point, just in case
      2 - In c:\program files, rename acmon.exe to acmon_machin.exe
      3 - Perform a registry cleanup with Ccleaner which will remove the keys since the program is no longer there
      4 - Restart the PC
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    2. nathy1284 Posted messages 6 Status Member
       
      I will try this right away, thank you.
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    3. nathy1284 Posted messages 6 Status Member
       
      Yes, but should I rename the application or the key folder that I want to delete?
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    4. ginto5 Posted messages 8747 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   683
       
      If you have other known programs in the folder, only rename acmon.exe.
      Otherwise, rename the folder.
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    5. nathy1284
       
      It didn't work, CCleaner didn't delete the renamed file, I did it with TuneUp, but it reappeared when the computer started up :(
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