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PC Confidential 2013

What is PC Confidential 2013?  (from Winferno.com)

PC Confidential deep scans your PC to locate all traces of private data including website history, cache, cookies and more. Next PC Confidential compiles this data so that with one click you can thoroughly erase it all or select pieces to erase. PC Confidential's powerful file shredding exceeds the Clear and Sanitize ...  Read more

Overview

PC Confidential 2013 is a software program developed by Winferno.com. During setup, the program registers itself to launch on boot through a Windows Schedule Task in order to automatically start-up. It adds an extension to the user's Internet Explorer web browser. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The primary executable is named pcconfidential.exe. The setup package generally installs about 7 files and is usually about 116.52 MB (122,176,275 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 80% of users of PC Confidential 2013 come from the United States, it is also popular in Singapore.
  • Automatically starts with Windows
  • Integrates into the web browser

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.Winferno.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Winferno\PC Confidential\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Winferno\PC Confidential\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 116.52 MB

Program filesFiles installed by PC Confidential 2013

Program executable:pcconfidential.exe
Name:PC Confidential
Path:C:\Program Files\winferno\pc confidential\pcconfidential.exe
MD5:a0e23d72ea48281934c860b505aa7ef1
Additional files:
  • PCCST.exe (by Capital Intellect, Inc) - PC Confidential Temporary File Shredder
  • Trial.exe (by Capital Intellect, Inc) - PC Confidential
  • DeleteIndex.exe (by Capital Intellect Inc) - DeleteIndex
  • PCCL.DLL
  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
  • WinCMR.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Internet Explorer Extension
  • PCConfidential.exe is installed as an Internet Explorer extension using the class {925DAB62-F9AC-4221-806A-057BFB1014AA}.
Scheduled Task
  • PCConfidential.exe is scheduled as a task named 'PCConfidential' (runs daily at 4:25 PM).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • PCConfidential.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named PCConfidential.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

PCCST.exe
Memory:864 KB
21.09 MB average
Kernel CPU:0.00000453%
0.016088% average
CPU cycles/sec:742
8,062,084 average
Trial.exe
Memory:7.64 MB
Total CPU:0.0001450494%
Kernel CPU:0.00010879%
User CPU:0.00003626%
CPU cycles/sec:5,806
I/O reads/min:2.02 KB
I/O writes/min:2.02 KB

How do I remove PC Confidential 2013?

You can uninstall PC Confidential 2013 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 PC Confidential 2013, 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 PC Confidential 2013.

How do I reset my web browser?

If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by PC Confidential 2013 you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
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Google Chrome

PC BRAND OF CHOICE
100%
ASUS
 
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 50%
Win 10 50%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Scheduled task? Yes
(Runs on Windows boot)

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 50.00%
Windows 10 50.00%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 50.00%
Windows 8 Enterprise Eval... 50.00%

Distribution by countryGeography

80.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 80.00%
  Singapore 20.00%

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