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Should I remove Registry Smoker?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
54% remove it46% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Fair
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #40,885
United States Rank #34,789
Reach 0.0023%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 12.12 days
357.41 days >
Average installed length: 187.79 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.7 100.00%

Registry Smoker 1.7

What is Registry Smoker?

This software bundles the WareSoft Software Toolbar and other potentially unwanted software during installation as an optional offer using InstallMonetizer. "Why do your installers offer me other products from advertisers? In short, it helps to cover the costs of providing you with high quality products for free. Our products do not contain any spyware, and accepting an adversiter offer is optional. We use InstallMonetizer to serve the offers to you from advertisers. We chose InstallMonetizer because their advertising network is very clean and safe to use."

About  (from WareSoft Software)

Registry Smoker is a program that is designed to do one thing and do it well. It searches for and removes invalid entries from your registry. Unlike other registry cleaning utilities, registry smoker doesn't try to find the most invalid entries that it can possibly find. Instead, when it finds an invalid registry e...  Read more

Overview

The main program executable is regsmokr.exe. The software installer includes 2 files and is usually about 1.39 MB (1,460,160 bytes).
  • Bundles additional prorgams in setup
Registry Smoker has been seen bundling various 3rd party software during the installation process. Make sure to check for and remove unused programs.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.xp-smoker.com/regsmoker.html
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Registry Smoker\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Registry Smoker\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 1.39 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Registry Smoker 1.7

Program executable:regsmokr.exe
Name:Registry Smoker
Scan the Windows registry for errors and remove them.
Path:C:\Program Files\registry smoker\regsmokr.exe
MD5:12878b86dd68be9a42767132d441c0bc
Additional files:
  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall

How do I remove Registry Smoker?

You can uninstall Registry Smoker 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 Smoker 1.7, 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 Smoker.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 43%
Win XP 2%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 54%
Keep it 46%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#40,885

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 50.00%
Windows 10 34.78%
Windows Vista 13.04%
Windows XP 2.17%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 19.57%
Windows 8.1 Pro 15.22%
Windows 7 Ultimate 13.04%
Windows 7 Professional 10.87%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 10.87%
Windows 7 Enterprise 6.52%

Distribution by countryGeography

62.75% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 62.75%
  Canada 5.88%
  DZ 5.88%
  Germany 3.92%
  Portugal 3.92%
  SR 3.92%
  Switzerland 1.96%
  Spain 1.96%
  France 1.96%
  Italy 1.96%
  Romania 1.96%
  Venezuela 1.96%
  YE 1.96%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 34.15%
Hewlett-Packard 26.83%
Acer 14.63%
Sony 4.88%
Samsung 4.88%
ASUS 4.88%
Toshiba 2.44%
Sahara 2.44%
Medion 2.44%
Lenovo 2.44%
Common models
Dell Inspiron 530 11.90%
Dell XPS 8500 11.90%
Sony VPCEB4E9E 4.76%
Samsung QX311/QX411/QX412... 4.76%
HP EliteBook 8460p 4.76%
HP ENVY m6 Notebook PC 4.76%

About (from WareSoft Software)

We create utilities to help cleanup and repair your Windows™ installation.
Publisher URL: www.xp-smoker.com

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