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Should I remove Hardware sensors monitor?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
23% remove it77% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #39,755
Reach 0.0025%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 10.35 days
305.19 days >
Average installed length: 160.36 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
4.5.4.2 22.00%
4.5.4.1 36.00%
4.5.3.5 16.00%
4.5.3.4 2.00%
4.5.3.3 4.00%
4.5.3.2 6.00%
4.5.3.1 4.00%
4.5.2.2 4.00%
4.5.1.2 2.00%
4.5.1.1 4.00%

Hardware sensors monitor 4.5

What is Hardware sensors monitor?  (from AB Software)

Hardware sensors monitor utilizes sensor chips on smart motherboards to track system and CPU temperatures, voltages and cooling fans. Also, program monitors most graphics cards GPU temperature and HDDs S.M.A.R.T. attributes. By quickly catching an overheated computer, you can prevent disasters such as system instabilit...  Read more

Overview

Hardware sensors monitor 4.5 is a software program developed by AB Software. The most common release is 4.5.4.1, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. The setup package generally installs about 3 files and is usually about 2.62 MB (2,745,348 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 37% of users of Hardware sensors monitor come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada and Portugal.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.hmonitor.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Hmonitor\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Hmonitor\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 2.62 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Hardware sensors monitor 4.5

  • hmonitor.exe - Hardware sensors monitor
  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Startup File (All Users Run)
  • hmonitor.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'hmonitor' which loads as C:\Program Files\Hmonitor\hmonitor.exe.

How do I remove Hardware sensors monitor?

You can uninstall Hardware sensors monitor from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
    • Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
  2. When you find the program Hardware sensors monitor 4.5, click it, and then do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
    • Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Hardware sensors monitor.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 54%
Win Vista (SP1) 2%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 23%
Keep it 77%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 54.00%
Windows 10 36.00%
Windows Vista 6.00%
Windows XP 4.00%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate 18.37%
Windows 7 Professional 16.33%
Windows 7 Home Premium 16.33%
Windows 10 Home 10.20%
Windows 8.1 Pro 8.16%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 6.12%

Distribution by countryGeography

36.51% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 36.51%
  Canada 6.35%
  Portugal 4.76%
  United Kingdom 4.76%
  Belgium 4.76%
  France 4.76%
  Vietnam 4.76%
  Australia 3.17%
  Russia 3.17%
  Italy 3.17%
  Austria 3.17%
  Estonia 1.59%
  Romania 1.59%
  CY 1.59%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer 16.67%
Hewlett-Packard 16.67%
Dell 13.89%
American Megatrends 11.11%
GIGABYTE 8.33%
ASUS 8.33%
Toshiba 8.33%
Sony 2.78%
Medion 2.78%
Lenovo 2.78%
Samsung 2.78%
Intel 2.78%
Common models
TOSHIBA SATELLITE L50-B 3.23%
Micro-Star MS-7360 3.23%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 3.23%
Gigabyte P55A-UD3 3.23%
Dell Dell System XPS L7... 3.23%
HP ProBook 4710s 3.23%

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