Should I remove PuTTY?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
5% remove it95% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #3,881
United States Rank #3,886
Reach 0.1398%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 165.45 days
898.37 days >
Average installed length: 472.02 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 0.62 |
100.00% |
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PuTTY version 0.62
What is PuTTY?
PuTTY is a free and open-source terminal emulator, serial console and network file transfer application. It supports several network protocols, including SCP, SSH, Telnet and rlogin. The name "PuTTY" has no definitive meaning, though "tty" is the name for a terminal in the Unix tradition, usually held to be short for Teletype.
Overview
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 is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The primary executable is named putty.exe. The setup package generally installs about 33 files and is usually about 3.45 MB (3,615,907 bytes).
Program details
URL: www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\PuTTY\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\PuTTY\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 3.45 MB
Files installed by PuTTY version 0.62
| Program executable: | putty.exe |
| Name: | PuTTY suite |
| SSH, Telnet and Rlogin client |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\putty\putty.exe |
| MD5: | a3ccfd0aa0b17fd23aa9fd0d84b86c05 |
Additional files:
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kitty.exe - PuTTY suite (SSH, Telnet and Rlogin client)
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pageant.exe - PuTTY SSH authentication agent
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pfwd.exe - Port forwarding client
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plink.exe - Command-line SSH, Telnet, and Rlogin client
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plinkw.exe - Command-line SSH, Telnet, and Rlogin client without a console
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pscp.exe - Command-line SCP/SFTP client
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psftp.exe - Command-line interactive SFTP client
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putty_61.exe
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puttygen.exe - PuTTY SSH key generation utility
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puttyjp.exe
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putty-old.exe
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puttytel.exe - Telnet and Rlogin client
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putty-0.62-installer.exe - PuTTY (PuTTY Setup)
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unins000.exe - Inno Setup (Setup/Uninstall)
Behaviors exhibited
3 Scheduled Tasks
- pscp.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{52D5504D-99FD-459B-A35E-991302FF9AA5}' (runs on registration).
- pageant.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Load RSA ssh key' (runs on session change).
- putty.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{90C9029C-6553-4638-89E5-8E08677438F4}' (runs on registration).
2 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
- putty_61.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\PuTTY\putty.exe'.
- putty.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\PuTTY\putty.exe'.
Network connections
- putty.exe connects to rflash1.polkismp3.ru (109.234.153.82 port 22).
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| pageant.exe |
| Memory: | 8.24 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0000875870% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00003328% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00005431% | |
| putty.exe |
| Memory: | 1.69 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0000614437% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00005140% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00001004% | |
How do I remove PuTTY?
You can uninstall PuTTY 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 PuTTY version 0.62, 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 PuTTY.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 68%
Win Vista 0%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 5%
Keep it 95%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #3,881
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
71.36% |
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| Windows 10 |
22.99% |
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| Windows XP |
3.63% |
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| Windows Vista |
1.96% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.07% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Professional |
27.57% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
18.24% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
16.72% |
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| Windows 7 Enterprise |
7.61% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
5.24% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
5.03% |
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Geography
47.89% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
47.89% |
| France |
7.05% |
| Germany |
5.53% |
| United Kingdom |
4.85% |
| Canada |
3.60% |
| Netherlands |
2.24% |
| Italy |
1.93% |
| Australia |
1.86% |
| Spain |
1.74% |
| Brazil |
1.31% |
| Sweden |
1.31% |
| Belgium |
1.18% |
| India |
1.15% |
| Poland |
0.93% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
34.72% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
19.53% |
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| ASUS |
10.97% |
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| GIGABYTE |
9.24% |
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| Acer |
8.12% |
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| Lenovo |
4.53% |
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| Intel |
3.97% |
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| Samsung |
3.10% |
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| Toshiba |
2.85% |
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| Apple |
0.93% |
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| MSI |
0.87% |
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| Alienware |
0.62% |
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Common models |
| Dell Latitude E6420 |
3.72% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
3.55% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
2.91% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
2.42% |
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| Dell Latitude E6530 |
2.10% |
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| Dell OptiPlex 790 |
2.10% |
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