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Should I remove Piriform Suite?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
8% remove it92% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
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How common is it?
Reach 0.0001%

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.0.5 50.00%
1.0.2 50.00%

Piriform Suite

Overview

Piriform Suite is a program developed by Piriform Ltd. The most used version is 1.0.5, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. 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 software installer includes 55 files and is usually about 19.53 MB (20,478,112 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 71% of users of Piriform Suite come from the United States, it is also popular in France and Ireland.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.piriform.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Piriform Suite\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{FE39CDB2-EACA-46D3-9891-C18BFC577134}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 19.53 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by Piriform Suite

  • Defraggler.exe - Defraggler
  • Defraggler64.exe
  • df.exe
  • df64.exe
  • CCleaner.exe - CCleaner
  • CCleaner64.exe
  • uninst.exe - CCleaner Installer
  • recuva.exe - Recuva
  • recuva64.exe
  • Speccy64.exe - Speccy
  • branding.dll - branding Dynamic Link Library

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

8 Scheduled Tasks
  • Defraggler.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Defraggler' (runs weekly on Sundays at 3:27 AM).
  • df64.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Defraggler Volume K Task' (runs monthly on Saturdays at 14:32).
  • Defraggler64.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{BB4C0FE2-244F-479D-A934-0CA830EEED36}' (runs on registration).
  • recuva64.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{2A9FE7EF-160A-4D13-8B6A-0C08E521F846}' (runs on registration).
  • CCleaner64.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{0EC851CD-BED0-4F43-8746-0E214E12A307}' (runs on registration).
  • df.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Defraggler Volume K Task' (runs weekly on Wednesdays at 22:00).
  • Plus 2 more
4 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)
  • CCleaner.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named CCleanerClean.
  • CCleaner64.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Run CCleaner.
  • df64.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Defraggler Volume C Task.
  • df.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Defraggler Volume C Task.
3 Startup Files (User Run)
  • CCleaner64.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'CCleaner' and executes as "C:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleaner64.exe" /AUTO.
  • Speccy64.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Speccy' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Speccy\Speccy64.exe" /totray.
  • CCleaner.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'CCleaner' and executes as "C:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleaner.exe" /AUTO.
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • CCleaner64.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'CCleaner Monitoring' which loads as "C:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleaner64.exe" /MONITOR.

How do I remove Piriform Suite?

You can uninstall Piriform Suite 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 Piriform Suite, 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 Piriform Suite.

PC BRAND OF CHOICE
100%
GIGABYTE
 
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 50%
Win 10 50%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)

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 10 Home 50.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 50.00%

Distribution by countryGeography

71.43% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 71.43%
  France 14.29%
  Ireland 14.29%

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