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1. Run Security Task Manager to check your ACS.exe process
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Process name: ACS or Agnitum Client Service or Agnitum Outpost Service
Product: acs.exe or ACU Configuration Service or Atheros Configuration Service or vitalsource KEY or NETGEAR Wireless Adapter WG311T or NETGEAR Wireless Adapter WPN or Belkin Wireless Utility or IBM ThinkPad Scroll Lock or Atheros Configuration Service (ACS) or D-Link Configuration Service or DWL-G520M Wireless 108G MIMO or D-Link Wireless G WNA- or 802.11g Wireless CardBus & PCI Adapter HW.61 V or VGA Dual Camera or NETGEAR WG311T Wireless Adapter or SMCWPCIT-G 108Mbps Wireless PCI adapter or NETGEAR WPN311 Wireless Adapter or D-Link RangeBooster G WNA- or 108Mbps Wireless LAN Adapter or Proxim Configuration Service or SMCWCB-G WLAN Cardbus or 3Com Configuration Service or TRENDnet TEW-441PC/TEW-443PI 802.11g Wireless Cardbus/PCI Adapter Driver and Utility or TP-LINK Configuration Service or Ekahau Configuration Service or Agnitum Outpost Security or Agnitum Outpost Firewall Pro
Company: NETGEAR or Belkin (www.belkin.com) or Atheros or OEM or SMC or TRENDnet or Agnitum Ltd
File: ACS.exe


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All comments about ACS.exe:
Andrei ACX.exe
LOW_RAM Depends where it is located, Its not a windows sined .exe it dosent belong in c:/windows/system32/...... del it if you want but may be assoaited with freewere or paywere or choclatewere be careful save a backup just in case.
Justin C. D-LINK wi-fi or Atheros based chips
Christian Fellner Atheros Configuration Service (gehört zu WLAN-Treiber für Atheros WLAN-Karten)  See also: Link
John Brodeur ACU Configuration Service Atheros Configuration Service  See also: Link
Eric Atheros chipset configuration used in D-Link wireless LAN  See also: Link
Boton Atheros Configuration Service  See also: Link
thinkpaduser needed for my atheros wlan
ken collins Atheros Configuration Service, software for a lancom pci adaptor  See also: Link
rick h. related to atheros wireless lan
Berry O. D-Link Wireless Access WLAN
Daniel Jars may be dangerous (W32.Kelvir.W MSNM worm) or not, check link for information how to check if it is.
Renee Part of the DLink AirPlus wireless card drivers install
S Donkers Possibly it is Cisco Secure Access Connectivity Server (Secure ACS)
Spooner Wi-Fi application
Andrew Atheros configuration util
IcyJ Used for D-Link Wireless Card
junior bueno, tengo wlan y veo que solo en los equipos que se conecta por wlan es que se monta este proceso cuando resete losa access point todo se resolvio
Simon Hoff Kunze Run by SYSTEM. Uses 60 MB RAM and 220 MB pagefile. Can't be tha "Atheros" conf util!
Krimo Atheros Configuration service
Jonatj Atheros Configuration Service
Luis S. Service for D-Link wireless
Frank d-link atheros wireless lan
mjv atheros wlan
fanculo fanculo
Luca Used for Wi-Fi application.Needed to connect via 802.11b/g.The file in my system is dated 12.07.2004 21:06 and has been installed with the driver of a PCMCIA Wi-Fi card
T. Mark Gibson Atheros Configuration Service -- used by the software that came with my D-Link DWL-G650 wireless networking PCMCIA card  See also: Link
Tom I don't have a D-Link product, but I do have a Netgear one, must be used with that as well
Michael it's a pain on my win 2000 machine, it's a d-link program
MonarKc Part of the DLink AirPlus wireless card drivers install
Liam Configuration Service for Atheros Wireless Chipset  See also: Link
Frank DLink Airplus Extreme Wireless card driver
Atheros Configuration Service
Teresa Wireless card on laptop
Mike D-Link Wireless Card
cheryl higgins acs.exe is a worm W32.Kelvir.W.  See also: Link
It appears after install D-link wireless card
Dave Once removed , connection lost
Jessie Startup program for Atheros Client Utility [Wireless]
Jody Atheros Configuration /Service file Uses network connection
Asher Atheros Configuration Service
Helen M. D-Link needed
Daniel Dykstra It is part of my wireless netgear controller software. It disappeared when I removed it from add/remove programs and moved the device to different computer.
bertoray Flagged after installing netgear wireless card. Evidently needed by or bundled with wireless os.
ohm Atheros Configuration service
M. Singletary D-Link Wireless Lan process, Buffulo Wireless LAN. Slim network cards, comes with the driver disk.  See also: Link
Jay H. It is the Atheros Configuration Service although there is no publisher info!!
Voltar It is service for WLAN cards with Atheros chipsets; example for Planet WL-8310 or D-Link card (US version)
Kenny Part of the DLink AirPlus wireless card drivers install
Darren It's a driver file for wireless chipsets, often used by Atheros and Dlink.
Raven D-Link Wifi thingie.. harmless
Sam D-Link (Atheros Chipset) wireless PCMCIA card utility (~36Kb in Windows directory only; other locations may be a trojan that exploits this name)
scott its from my dlink g520M wireless network card. //copied to x:/wincows/systems32
Julia ACS.exe is a process installed alongside Atheros Wireless LAN and provides additional configuration options for these devices. This program is non-essential process to the running of the system, but should not be terminated unless suspected to be causing problems.
Jonathan I have an SMC wireless card and I still have this file on my computer
Tom atheros chipset wireless card configuration service either d-link or netgear
Joe Wireless NIC service also used by SMC
acs.exe is the D-Link wireless executable. Nothing to worry about, people.
installs with my Atheros chipset wifi card
JEG Needed for WLAN Configuration - Has a memory leak that slows down computers. Stop/Start in Service control Mgr to regain memory.
Adam Disabled and Atheros card still works fine
miguel its the chip on the pc card used in netgear and dlink wireless cards made by atheros
Winga Used for SMC wireless application
siemens gigaset pc wlan card 108
Wassup Atheros wireless configuration device.
SMV Atheros Configuration Service
Slamlander Used for WiFi systems but runs cygrunsrv.exe at 100%. Not good! Remove it and lose WiFi connection.
Totti Also used by Lancom Airlancer Products (Atheros)
not part of D-Link.
R Smith On startup, acs.exe changes my video settings to minimum values. I added a D-Link Air Plus card and software 6 moths ago.
David Mann Appeared after DLink router/ card install
Paul Bajaron-Nawlins Internal wireless card that came with my toshiba laptop.
Nick Its both a worm, W32.Kelvir.W., and a wireless application for D-link and Atheros. All i can recommend is that if it gives you errors when shutting windows down, try running an AVG and Xoftspy scan.  See also: Link
Nick Its both a worm, W32.Kelvir.W., and a wireless application for D-link and Atheros. All i can recommend is that if it gives you errors when shutting windows down, try running an AVG and Xoftspy scan.
Amir it takes 202 MB of my ram. but i didn't know what....
Chris W PC TECH WLAN for SMC USBT 108 Mbps adapter client utility
Hardy It belongs to my Wireless-USB utility, which shows all details about connections. It has a systray-icon, which shows how good connection is. My USB-108M-Wireless adapter is TP-Link TL-WN620G-11G. When I stop the acs.exe-process, my indicator in the systray is gone and with it all information, configuration etc. BTW, a cheap but very good adapter, connection even through several walls is very good.  See also: Link
beomuex is a d-link atheros connection executable(uses to much ram sometimes 110MB!!)
Mike WiFi chipser
Dante When I performed a Norton Spyware scan it appears that acs.exe is infected with an spyware of medium risk. But the last time I've deleted it, when I start my notebook, it appears a message of error about Counter Spy (a software I've never installed), with a missing file SBFC.dat .... I've corrected it with a system restore point.
Igor Farago Got it with Bandridge USB WLAN adapter
koyot atheros wireless configuration utility
Michael used also in TP-link PCMCIA wi-fi card. Sometimes takes even 300Mb in pagefile
denn ACS is a part of my Atheros Client Utility (wireless card)
Virus! delete it
Sbreccius it depends on location : it's a worm if located "under %ProgramFiles%\ACS-Style\acs.exe". It's a D-Link wireless PCMCIA card utility under %Windows%\System32
rastafari Runs with belkin wireless hardware. no big deal to leave it.
sf Treiber für Atheros W-LAN Karten
Alex Comes with the wifi transmitter/receiver in Toshiba. May not be neccessary in some cases.
Tony Really slows down my Win-ME system. Needed for D-Link wireless card. Havn't found a way around
Norman Comes with D-Link wireless adapter located in C:\Program Files\D-Link\D-Link RangeBooster N DWA-542
installed along with the wireless router stuff
shultz Atheros configuration service
Levimor It came with my Level1 108Mbps Wireless card (WPC-0300 version 4). It's safe to have it.
used for wlan

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