Should I remove PC Pitstop Download Nitro?

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

Versions

Version	Distribution
1.5.0.0	100.00%

Typically installed together

• PC Matic 1.1.0.50
• PC Pitstop Info Center 1.0.0.16

Other programs by PC Pitstop

• PC Pitstop Driver Alert2 2.0.0.0
• PC Pitstop DiskMD 3
• PC Pitstop DAT1
• PC Pitstop Info Center 1.0.0.16
• PC Pitstop Optimize3 3.0
• PC Pitstop SuperShield 1.0.0.34
• PC Pitstop Optimize 1.5
• PC Pitstop Exterminate2 2.0
• PC Matic 1.1.0.50
• Info Center 1.0.0.7
• PC Matic Plugin
• PC Magnum 1.0.0.19
• PC Matic Home Security
• PC Matic Super Shield 1.0.0.44

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from PC Pitstop LLC

Remove PC Pitstop Download Nitro 1.5.0.0

Nitro is a simple to use application that can improve download speeds by as much as 200%* Download music in a fraction of the usual time. Save movies/videos to your hard drive in just seconds.

PC Pitstop Download Nitro 1.5.0.0 is a program developed by PC Pitstop. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. 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 programs's main executable is pcpitstop-nitro.exe and has been seen to consume an average CPU of less than one percent, and utilizes about 7.77 MB of memory. The software installer includes 17 files and is usually about 7.05 MB (7,389,531 bytes). Updater.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 91% of users of PC Pitstop Download Nitro come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada and United Kingdom.

URL: www.pcpitstop.com

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\PCPitstop\Download Nitro\

Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\PCPitstop\Download Nitro\unins000.exe"

Estimated size: 7.05 MB

pcpitstop-nitro.exe
Memory:	7.77 MB	21.09 MB average
Total CPU:	0.0002090055%	0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:	0.00005969%	0.016088% average
User CPU:	0.00014932%	0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:	1,895,798	8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:	38	70 average
I/O reads/min:	67 Bytes	435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:	180 Bytes	105.02 KB average

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 Pitstop Download Nitro 1.5.0.0, 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 Pitstop Download Nitro.

OS VERSIONS Win 7 (SP1) 60% Win XP 0%

WHEN IT STARTS Auto-starting? Yes (Found in the run registry)

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 18% Keep it 82%

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	91.22%
Canada	2.82%
United Kingdom	1.80%
Australia	1.13%
PR	0.34%
Jamaica	0.23%
Japan	0.23%
Mexico	0.23%
Netherlands	0.23%
New Zealand	0.23%
Panama	0.23%
United Arab Emirates	0.11%
Argentina	0.11%
Belgium	0.11%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

In 2004, PC Pitstop introduced its first PC optimization software called Optimize.

Publisher URL: www.pcpitstop.com

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