The apcdm.exe process is an executable program file that has been classified by many user reports as a malicious application integrated with spyware functionalities for secretly monitoring user activity in the infected Windows-based system. The apcdm.exe process is said by the same user reports to be covertly placed and activated in the system upon downloading and installing application trial version crackers, fake codecs and various registry key generators. According to these user reports, the apcdm.exe process, upon its successful placement and activation in the Windows-based system, is capable of creating and injecting keys and entries into the Windows System Registry, in which these registry keys and entries instruct the system to allow the apcdm.exe process to automatically initialize during system startup and to covertly operate as a hidden background process during system runtime. Some users reported that their anti-malware applications classified the apcdm.exe process as Monitoring-Tool:W32/PCDM.A, while other users claim that the apcdm.exe process is detected by their anti-virus programs as MonitoringTool:Win32/DrpuPCDataManager.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. apcdm.exe. is used by Monitoring-Tool:W32/PCDM.A and MonitoringTool:Win32/DrpuPCDataManager, If you shut down apcdm.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop apcdm.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Monitoring-Tool:W32/PCDM.A and MonitoringTool:Win32/DrpuPCDataManager, from your system.

After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed apcdm.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Monitoring-Tool:W32/PCDM.A and MonitoringTool:Win32/DrpuPCDataManager, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.

We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.

The first thing you should do if apcdm.exe. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that apcdm.exe, belongs to, in this case Monitoring-Tool:W32/PCDM.A and MonitoringTool:Win32/DrpuPCDataManager