Should I remove Info Center?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
24% remove it76% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #18,660
United States Rank #10,908
Reach 0.0124%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 72.61 days
1305.27 days >
Average installed length: 685.82 days
Versions
Version | Distribution |
1.0.0.7 |
100.00% |
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Typically installed together
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Info Center 1.0.0.7
What is Info Center?
Info Center is installed with software from PC Pitstop and provides an overview of the PC Pitstop product and the health of the user's PC as well as provides links to download additional PC Pitstop offerings.
Overview
Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. The main program executable is InfoCenter.exe. The software installer includes 4 files and is usually about 1.49 MB (1,567,462 bytes).
Program details
URL: www.pcpitstop.com
Help link: www.pcpitstop.com/faq/Info Center.asp
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\PCPitstop\Info Center\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\PCPitstop\Info Center\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 1.49 MB
Files installed by Info Center 1.0.0.7
Program executable: | InfoCenter.exe |
Name: | InfoCenter |
Signed by: | P.C. Pitstop LLC |
Path: | C:\Program Files\PCPitstop\Info Center\InfoCenter.exe |
MD5: | 44f57bd1a14d87bde03e38782f9ae801 |
| InfoCenter is part of PC Tools, a security program which offers protection from online threats, is regularly updated, and even includes some useful extras like Web site ratings, phishing alerts, and spyware, adware and malware protection. |
Additional files:
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InstallHelper.dll - PC Pitstop Install Helper
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InfoCenter.exe - PCPitstopInfoCenter
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unins001.exe - Setup/Uninstall
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unins000.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Startup File (All Users Run)
- InfoCenter.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Info Center' which loads as C:\Program Files\PCPitstop\Info Center\InfoCenter.exe.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
InfoCenter.exe |
Memory: | 15.93 MB | |
Total CPU: | 0.0003140192% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00013269% | |
User CPU: | 0.00018133% | |
CPU cycles/sec: | 157,311 | |
I/O reads/min: | 24 Bytes | |
I/O writes/min: | 11 Bytes | |
How do I remove Info Center?
You can uninstall Info Center from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- 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.
- When you find the program Info Center 1.0.0.7, 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).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Info Center.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 62%
Win Vista (SP1) 0%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 24%
Keep it 76%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
65.31% |
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Windows Vista |
14.69% |
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Windows XP |
14.29% |
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Windows 10 |
5.71% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
53.50% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
13.99% |
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Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
12.76% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
7.41% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
4.53% |
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Windows 8 Pro |
1.65% |
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Geography
83.47% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
83.47% |
Italy |
4.27% |
Canada |
3.73% |
United Kingdom |
2.40% |
South Africa |
0.53% |
Finland |
0.53% |
Sweden |
0.53% |
New Zealand |
0.53% |
Brazil |
0.27% |
VI |
0.27% |
NG |
0.27% |
Norway |
0.27% |
Australia |
0.27% |
India |
0.27% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
31.48% |
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Dell |
26.54% |
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Acer |
12.35% |
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Toshiba |
8.64% |
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American Megatrends |
4.94% |
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GIGABYTE |
3.70% |
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Intel |
3.09% |
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Lenovo |
2.47% |
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ASUS |
2.47% |
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Samsung |
1.85% |
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Sony |
1.23% |
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Gateway |
1.23% |
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Common models |
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
5.38% |
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HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
4.62% |
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HP 2000 Notebook PC |
3.08% |
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Dell Studio 540 |
2.31% |
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Dell Inspiron 530 |
2.31% |
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HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
2.31% |
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About (from PC Pitstop LLC)
In 2004, PC Pitstop introduced its first PC optimization software called Optimize.
Publisher URL: www.pcpitstop.com