[Solved-2 Solutions] ccc.exe errors
Error Description:
- If you have an AMD video card, then CCC.exe usually gets installed alongside the driver that actually makes the card work.
- While it is possible to install just the driver, without Catalyst Control Center, it’s much more common to install them together as a package. Other executables, such as MOM.exe, are also included in the package.
- In less common circumstances, it’s possible that you may have been hit with a virus or malware that disguises itself as the Catalyst Control Center. If you have an Nvidia video card, and your computer never had an AMD card installed, this may be the case.
Solution 1:
- While CCC.exe isn’t a virus when you download it directly from AMD, it is possible for a virus to disguise itself as CCC.exe.
- Any good anti-virus or anti-malware program will pick up this type of hidden problem, but you can also just look at the location of CCC.exe on your computer.
You can accomplish this in six simple steps:
- Press and hold control + alt + delete on your keyboard.
- Click task manager.
- Click the processes tab.
- Look for CCC.exe in the name column.
- Write down what it says in the corresponding command line column.
- If there is no command line column, right-click the name column then left-click where it says command line.
If your copy of CCC.exe is legitimate, the location given in the command line column will be something similar to Program Files (x86)/ATI Technologies.
Whenever CCC.exe shows up in any other location, that’s an indication that it may be malware.
Solution 2:
When CCC.exe experiences a problem, it may cause an error message to pop up on your screen. Some common error messages include:
- CCC.exe has stopped working
- CCC.exe has experienced a problem
- Catalyst Control Center: host application has encountered an error and needs to close
This usually happens when something gets corrupted, and the most common solutions are to repair the Catalyst Control Center installation or to reinstall it altogether. In older versions of Windows, you can do this in the Programs and Features section of the Control Panel.
In Windows 10, you need to navigate to Apps and Features in Windows Settings.