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Should I remove Registry Reviver?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
64% remove it36% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Poor
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #48,044
Reach 0.0016%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 21.51 days
634.63 days >
Average installed length: 333.45 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.4.56 6.45%
1.4.50 3.23%
1.4.46 35.48%
1.2.61 6.45%
1.2.39 38.71%
1.1.63 3.23%
1.1.51 3.23%
1.1.28 3.23%

Registry Reviver

What is Registry Reviver?

Registry Reviver is registry utility whose purported purpose is to remove redundant items from the Windows registry. The software helps to automate the process of looking for invalid entries, missing file references or broken links within the registry and resolving or removing them. The necessity and usefulness of registry cleaners is a controversial topic, with experts in disagreement over their benefits.

The software is typically bundled with third party installers such as Open Candy. "Offer your users a registry scanner and optimization tool designed to let novices find registry errors and help maintain peak Windows performance."

About  (from ReviverSoft)

Over time with normal use, your computer's Registry will become bloated and filled with obsolete or unnecessary entries. This is especially true as software, drivers, and hardware components are added and removed from your computer. With so many additions, deletions and other modifications, your Windows Registry can be...  Read more
Overview
  • Malware detected in the program
  • Starts automatically
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Registry Reviver.
Registry Reviver.exe (49e604f5d591036a0e3bb82c9e81f079) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
Avast5 5.0.677.0 Win32:SlowPCfighter
ESET NOD32 5695 a variant of Win32/SlowPCfighter

Program detailsProgram details

Displayed publisher: ReviverSoft LLC.
URL: www.reviversoft.com/registry-reviver
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\ReviverSoft\RegistryReviver\
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\ReviverSoft\RegistryReviver\Uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 20.11 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Registry Reviver

Program executable:registry reviver64.exe
Name:SLOW-PCfighter
Registry Reviver for Registry Cleaner
Path:C:\Program Files\reviversoft\registryreviver\registry reviver64.exe
MD5:59b4c55dd37c879155d835160d5172a4
Additional files:
  • Uninstall.exe - Uninstall Application (Registry Reviver Uninstall Application)
  • (Malware detected) Registry Reviver.exe - SLOW-PCfighter (Registry Reviver for Registry Cleaner)
  • UpDates.exe
  • CommonToolkitSuiteLight.dll (by SPAMfighter ApS) - Common Toolkit Suite (Common Toolkit Suite Light)
  • sfhtml.dll (by SPAMfighter ApS - SPAMfighter.com) - SPAMfighter HTML (SPAMfighter HTML Engine)
  • MsgSys.exe (by SPAMfighter ApS) - Fighters (Messager)
  • CommonToolkitSuiteLight_x64.dll
  • RegistryReviver64.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

3 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)
  • Registry Reviver64.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named RegistryReviver64-EMondragonL-Startup.
  • Registry Reviver.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Registry Reviver-Administrator-Startup.
  • RegistryReviver64.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Registry Reviver64-shiro-Startup.

How do I remove Registry Reviver?

You can uninstall Registry Reviver 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 Registry Reviver, 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 Registry Reviver.
  4. If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 42%
Win XP 3%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Scheduled task? Yes
(Runs on Windows boot)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 64%
Keep it 36%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 45.16%
Windows Vista 25.81%
Windows XP 19.35%
Windows 10 9.68%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 29.03%
Microsoft Windows XP 19.35%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 16.13%
Windows 7 Ultimate 6.45%
Windows 7 Home Basic 6.45%
Windows Vista Home Basic 6.45%

Distribution by countryGeography

32.50% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 32.50%
  Germany 12.50%
  Mexico 5.00%
  Japan 5.00%
  Romania 5.00%
  Netherlands 5.00%
  Canada 5.00%
  Taiwan 2.50%
  Colombia 2.50%
  Costa Rica 2.50%
  Australia 2.50%
  El Salvador 2.50%
  Argentina 2.50%
  Israel 2.50%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer 21.43%
Hewlett-Packard 17.86%
GIGABYTE 14.29%
Dell 10.71%
Toshiba 10.71%
Sony 10.71%
Packard Bell 7.14%
Intel 3.57%
ASUS 3.57%
Common models
Packard Bell EasyNote TJ6... 7.14%
TOSHIBA Satellite L500 7.14%
Packard Bell BV IMEDIA D5... 3.57%
HP-Pavilion AU868AA-ABM s... 3.57%
Dell Inspiron 1501 3.57%
Acer Extensa 5620 3.57%

About (from ReviverSoft LLC)

ReviverSoft was founded to provide trusted resources to help you repair, optimize and maintain your computer for optimum performance.
Publisher URL: www.reviversoft.com

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