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Should I remove Pro Disk Cleaner?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
52% remove it48% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
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How common is it?
Reach <0.001%

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.2.5 100.00%

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Pro Disk Cleaner

What is Pro Disk Cleaner?

Pro Disk Cleaner is a PC 'optimization' program that is designed to show the user potential issues with their PC and is bundled through 3rd-party download managers that include various desktop utilities and other unwanted software.

Overview

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 main program executable is ProDiskCleaner.exe. The software installer includes 15 files and is usually about 7.81 MB (8,188,231 bytes). updater.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released.
  • Starts automatically

Program detailsProgram details

Displayed publisher: Pro Disk Cleaner
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Pro Disk Cleaner\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{97CF9F79-A5C0-4BC1-BDBF-9E1AAA309D6B}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 7.81 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by Pro Disk Cleaner

Program executable:ProDiskCleaner.exe
Name:Pro Disk Cleaner
Path:C:\Program Files\Pro Disk Cleaner\ProDiskCleaner.exe
MD5:90945127da410996b6f5836ca0a5b595
Additional files:
  • ProDiskCleaner.exe - Pro Disk Cleaner
  • updater.exe - updater 1.2.5 © Pro Disk Cleaner, Inc, 2014
  • Interop.Shell32.dll - Assembly imported from type library 'Shell32'.
  • ComponentFactory.Krypton.Toolkit.dll (by Component Factory) - Krypton Toolkit (ComponentFactory.Krypton.Toolkit)
  • ObjectListView.dll - ObjectListView
  • Microsoft.Win32.TaskScheduler.dll (by CodePlex Community) - TaskService (Task Scheduler Wrapper)
  • LinqBridge.dll - LINQBridge
  • Defrag.dll - Defrag
  • Helper.dll - Helper
  • Popup.exe - Popup
  • Setup.dll - Setup
  • bo.dll - bo
  • InstAct.exe - InstAct
  • SQLite.Interop.dll (by Robert Simpson, et al) - System.Data.SQLite (System.Data.SQLite Interop Assembly)
  • System.Data.SQLite.dll (by http://system.data.sqlite.org/) - System.Data.SQLite Core

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • Popup.exe is scheduled as a task named 'ProDiskCleaner_Popup' (runs daily at 5:00 PM).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • ProDiskCleaner.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named ProDiskCleaner_Start.

How do I remove Pro Disk Cleaner?

You can uninstall Pro Disk Cleaner 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 Pro Disk Cleaner, 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 Pro Disk Cleaner.

HOW IT STARTS
Scheduled task? Yes
(Runs on Windows boot)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 52%
Keep it 48%
 
MOST USED OS
~99%
Windows 7 (SP1)

Distribution by countryGeography

100.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 100.00%

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