Should I remove ParetoLogic Privacy Controls?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
57% remove it43% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #12,809
United States Rank #8,348
Reach 0.0245%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 16.33 days
481.72 days >
Average installed length: 253.11 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 3.3.0.0 |
3.32% |
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| 3.2.0.0 |
76.35% |
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| 3.1.4.0 |
15.15% |
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| 3.1.3.0 |
0.62% |
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| 3.1.2.0 |
2.90% |
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| 3.1.1.0 |
0.62% |
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| 3.1.0.0 |
0.62% |
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| 3.0.0.0 |
0.41% |
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ParetoLogic Privacy Controls
from ParetoLogic, Inc.
What is ParetoLogic Privacy Controls? (from ParetoLogic)
Any person who has access to your computer can view your Internet activities and all files, including pictures, music, and video entries, both permanent and temporary. ParetoLogic Privacy Controls provides complete shredding and elimination of confidential information. Featuring full support to thoroughly clean all fil... Read more
Overview
ParetoLogic Privacy Controls is a software program developed by ParetoLogic. The most common release is 3.2.0.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program registers itself to launch on boot through a Windows Schedule Task in order to automatically start-up. 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 pareto_pc.exe. The setup package generally installs about 4 files and is usually about 2.86 MB (2,998,459 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 72% of users of ParetoLogic Privacy Controls come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Canada.
Program details
URL: www.ParetoLogic.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\ParetoLogic\Privacy Controls\
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\ParetoLogic\Privacy Controls\uninstaller.exe
Estimated size: 2.86 MB
Files installed by ParetoLogic Privacy Controls
| Program executable: | pareto_pc.exe |
| Name: | ParetoLogic Privacy Controls |
| Signed by: | ParetoLogic Inc. |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\paretologic\privacy controls\pareto_pc.exe |
| MD5: | e9546b9d523f624401c9a6a2cb6c6364 |
| (From the publisher) “What secrets could your PC tell? Your computer records and stores every action and piece of data received. Anyone with access to your computer can view your Internet activities and all files, including pictures, music,...” |
Additional files:
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resources.dll - ParetoLogic Privacy Controls (ParetoLogic Privacy Controls Resources)
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uninstaller.exe - ParetoLogic Privacy Controls Installer
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- Pareto_PC.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Privacy Controls_{F4D509A4-891C-11E5-8642-80EE73A2E0FB}' (runs weekly on Saturdays at 01:02).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- Pareto_PC.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Privacy Controls Startup.
Startup File (User Run Once)
- Pareto_PC.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'Privacy Controls' which loads as C:\Program Files\ParetoLogic\Privacy Controls\Pareto_PC.exe.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| Pareto_PC.exe |
| Memory: | 18.71 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0337241881% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.01881045% | |
| User CPU: | 0.01491374% | |
| Switches/sec: | 3 | |
How do I remove ParetoLogic Privacy Controls?
You can uninstall ParetoLogic Privacy Controls 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 ParetoLogic Privacy Controls, 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 ParetoLogic Privacy Controls.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 59%
Win Vista 0%
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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 57%
Keep it 43%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
60.04% |
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| Windows 10 |
22.98% |
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| Windows Vista |
10.97% |
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| Windows XP |
6.00% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
43.70% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
10.92% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
9.87% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
8.61% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
5.88% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
5.67% |
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Geography
71.51% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
71.51% |
| United Kingdom |
9.94% |
| Canada |
4.75% |
| Australia |
4.01% |
| Norway |
0.89% |
| Greece |
0.74% |
| Spain |
0.74% |
| Germany |
0.74% |
| Belgium |
0.59% |
| Netherlands |
0.59% |
| Israel |
0.45% |
| DK |
0.45% |
| South Africa |
0.30% |
| Brazil |
0.30% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
37.03% |
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| Dell |
25.00% |
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| Acer |
12.97% |
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| Toshiba |
7.28% |
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| ASUS |
5.70% |
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| GIGABYTE |
4.11% |
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| Lenovo |
1.90% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.58% |
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| Samsung |
1.58% |
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| Intel |
1.27% |
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| Packard Bell |
0.95% |
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| Sony |
0.63% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
5.95% |
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| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
4.76% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
3.57% |
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| Dell Inspiron 1545 |
2.98% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
2.38% |
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| HP 2000 Notebook PC |
1.79% |
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About (from ParetoLogic, Inc.)
Millions of users depend on ParetoLogic software to protect, fix and optimize their computers.
Publisher URL: www.paretologic.com