PC Power Speed 1.1.0.36
What is PC Power Speed?
PC Power Speed is a program marketed to improve the performance of a PC, however PC Power Speed is typically installed with a set of software bundlers as well as installs a number of additional programs from Crwaler LLC such as LinkToMyPC, PCRx and PC Fix Speed and Spyware Terminator.
About (from Crawler)
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Overview
During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. 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 pcpowerspeed.exe. Many users end up uninstalling this after less than a month of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 3 files and is usually about 4.52 MB (4,737,848 bytes).
- Malware detected in the program
- Automatically starts with Windows
- Known to include offers within the setup
- The wisdom of the experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in PC Power Speed.
| PCPowerTray.exe (c60d53fa5e4047d04bf575a448525246) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| McAfee |
5600.7269 |
Artemis!C60D53FA5E40 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.7269 |
Artemis!C60D53FA5E40 |
| Sophos |
4.95 |
PC Power Speed |
| Vba32 AntiVirus |
3.12.24.3 |
BScope.Trojan-Dropper.Injector |
PC Power Speed has been seen bundling various 3rd party software during the installation process. Make sure to check for and remove unused programs.
Program details
Displayed publisher: Crawler, LLC.
URL: www.PCPowerSpeed.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\PCPowerSpeed\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\PCPowerSpeed\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 4.52 MB
Files installed by PC Power Speed 1.1.0.36
| Program executable: | pcpowerspeed.exe |
| Name: | PC Power Speed |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\pcpowerspeed\pcpowerspeed.exe |
| MD5: | 457cdc0cf10f2ee8eacb666c5874fa54 |
Additional files:
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(Malware detected) PCPowerTray.exe - PC Power Speed (PC Power Speed Tray)
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unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- unins000.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{96CDC043-3121-4249-B597-AE1F1B909B1F}' (runs on registration).
Startup File (All Users Run)
- PCPowerTray.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'PCPowerSpeed' which loads as "C:\Program Files\PCPowerSpeed\PCPowerTray.exe" /startup.
How do I remove PC Power Speed?
You can uninstall PC Power Speed 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 PC Power Speed 1.1.0.36, 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 PC Power Speed.
- If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 63%
Win XP 1%
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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 68%
Keep it 32%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
64.75% |
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| Windows Vista |
20.14% |
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| Windows 10 |
11.51% |
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| Windows XP |
3.60% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
54.35% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
13.77% |
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| Windows 8 |
5.80% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
5.07% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
3.62% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
3.62% |
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Geography
71.79% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
71.79% |
| United Kingdom |
8.21% |
| Germany |
4.10% |
| Japan |
2.56% |
| India |
2.05% |
| Australia |
1.54% |
| France |
1.54% |
| Mexico |
1.54% |
| Canada |
1.03% |
| Czech Republic |
1.03% |
| Iran |
1.03% |
| Belgium |
0.51% |
| Brazil |
0.51% |
| Honduras |
0.51% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
34.62% |
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| Dell |
23.08% |
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| Acer |
17.31% |
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| Toshiba |
14.42% |
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| NEC |
2.88% |
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| Samsung |
2.88% |
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| Medion |
1.92% |
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| Gateway |
1.92% |
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| American Megatrends |
0.96% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
3.45% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
2.59% |
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| Dell Inspiron 1545 |
2.59% |
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| Acer Aspire 5750 |
1.72% |
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| ASUSTeK CM1730/CM1830 |
1.72% |
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| Gateway NV55S |
1.72% |
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About Crawler
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Publisher URL: www.crawler.com