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What percent of users and experts removed it?
59% remove it41% keep it
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How common is it?
Reach 0.0002%
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 2.5.4 |
100.00% |
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PCHealthFix
from PC Software LLC
What is PCHealthFix?
PCHealthFix is distributed as a 'PC optimization' software program that works by cleaning the PC's registry whose purpose is to remove redundant items from the Windows registry. The usefulness of registry cleaners is controversial and the software may make no distinction as to the severity of the errors detected and thus may erroneously categorize errors as critical.
Overview
During setup, the program registers itself to launch on boot through a Windows Schedule Task in order to automatically start-up (this is typically done to avoid any UAC prompts). 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 main program executable is PCHealthFix.exe. The software installer includes 14 files and is usually about 10.69 MB (11,206,141 bytes). updater.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released.
- Automatically starts with Windows
Program details
Displayed publisher: PCHealthFix
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\PCHealthFix\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{ACF403E2-C5D5-4447-ACFE-E0C2261FADAB}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 10.69 MB
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by PCHealthFix
| Program executable: | PCHealthFix.exe |
| Name: | PCHealthFix |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\PCHealthFix\PCHealthFix.exe |
| MD5: | 35aebb936acdd1d43d84389bdeec7850 |
Additional files:
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PCHealthFix.exe - PCHealthFix
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updater.exe - updater 2.5.4, 2013
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Interop.Shell32.dll - Assembly imported from type library 'Shell32'.
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Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll (by Outercurve Foundation) - Windows Installer XML Toolset
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ComponentFactory.Krypton.Toolkit.dll (by Component Factory) - Krypton Toolkit (ComponentFactory.Krypton.Toolkit)
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Uninst000.CA.dll - CustomAction
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Uninst000.dll
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Microsoft.Win32.TaskScheduler.dll (by CodePlex Community) - TaskService (Task Scheduler Wrapper)
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Logging.dll - Logging
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Helper.dll - Helper
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Splash.exe - Splash
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Setup.dll - Setup
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bo.dll - bo
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InstAct.exe - InstAct
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- Splash.exe is scheduled as a task named 'PCHealthFix_Popup7' (runs daily at 6:35 PM).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- PCHealthFix.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named PCHealthFix_Start.
How do I remove PCHealthFix?
You can uninstall PCHealthFix 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 PCHealthFix, 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 PCHealthFix.
- 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) 67%
Win Vista (SP2) 33%
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HOW IT STARTS
Scheduled task? Yes
(Runs on Windows boot)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 59%
Keep it 41%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
66.67% |
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| Windows Vista |
33.33% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
33.33% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
33.33% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
33.33% |
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Geography
100.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Sony |
33.33% |
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| Dell |
33.33% |
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| Acer |
33.33% |
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Common models |
| Sony VPCJ118FX |
33.33% |
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| Dell OptiPlex GX620 ... |
33.33% |
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| Acer Aspire 5735 |
33.33% |
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