Should I remove Prospector Registry Tool?

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

Versions

Version	Distribution
2.0.6	91.30%
2.0.5	4.35%
2.0.3	4.35%

Typically installed together

• goal viewer offline Trigold Edition by Focus Business Solutions

Other programs by Trigold

• Prospector AAA

from Trigold

Remove Prospector Registry Tool by Trigold

Prospector Registry Tool is a program developed by Trigold. The most used version is 2.0.6, 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. It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. 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 13 files and is usually about 2.69 MB (2,818,048 bytes). acrobatupdater.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 82% of users of Prospector Registry Tool come from United Kingdom, it is also popular in the United States.

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\meadco scriptx

Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{F284DBF4-F667-42ED-AC98-631FA94A3198}

Estimated size: 2.69 MB

Language: English (United States)

adobearm.exe
Memory:	5.01 MB	21.09 MB average
Total CPU:	0.0019665217%	0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:	0.00084429%	0.016088% average
User CPU:	0.00112224%	0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:	488,444	8,062,084 average
I/O reads/min:	4.95 KB	435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:	396 Bytes	105.02 KB average

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 Prospector Registry Tool, 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 Prospector Registry Tool.

1. Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
2. Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
3. The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.

1. At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
2. To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
3. When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.

1. Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
2. Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
3. When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
4. Restart Google Chrome.

OS VERSIONS Win 7 (SP1) 54% Win Vista (SP2) 8%

HOW IT STARTS Automatically starts? Yes (Found in the run registry)

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 6% Keep it 94%

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United Kingdom	82.14%
United States	17.86%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

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