Should I remove SparkTrust PC Cleaner Plus?

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

Versions

Version	Distribution
3.3.36.0	0.05%
3.3.30.1	0.05%
3.3.24.0	0.09%
3.3.23.0	0.09%
3.3.22.0	0.09%
3.3.18.0	0.14%
3.3.16.0	0.43%
3.3.15.1	0.05%
3.3.14.1	0.43%
3.2.21.0	0.19%
3.2.20.0	2.46%
3.2.19.0	9.09%
3.2.16.0	7.43%
3.2.15.0	15.86%
3.2.14.0	21.26%
3.2.10.0	10.70%
3.2.6.0	2.75%
3.2.5.0	2.75%
3.2.3.0	0.28%
3.2.2.0	2.18%
3.2.1.0	1.66%
3.2.0.0	2.56%
3.1.10.0	6.87%
3.1.9.0	4.64%
3.1.8.0	2.79%
3.1.7.0	0.71%
3.1.6.0	0.19%
3.1.5.0	3.93%
3.1.4.0	0.28%

Other programs by SparkTrust

• SparkTrust Privacy Cleaner
• SparkTrust AntiVirus
• SparkTrust Inspector
• SparkTrust SparkTrust AntiVirus

Rankings

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• #4,834 Noise Reduction Plug-In 2.0 by Sony
• #4,835 AOL Toolbar
• #4,836 MotoHelper 2.1.32 Driver 5.4.0 by Motorola
• #4,837 Microsoft Device Emulator (64 bit) version 3.0 - ENU
• #4,838 SparkTrust PC Cleaner Plus
• #4,839 Mozilla Firefox 15.0.1 (x86 en-US)
• #4,840 Samsung Scan Assistant
• #4,841 K-Lite Codec Pack 10.0.5 Full
• #4,842 Need for Speed Most Wanted by Electronic Arts
• #4,843 Microsoft XNA Game Studio Platform Tools

from SparkTrust

Remove SparkTrust PC Cleaner Plus

SparkTrust PC Cleaner Plus is a software program developed by SparkTrust. The most common release is 3.2.14.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program registers itself to launch on boot through a Windows Schedule Task in order to automatically start-up (this is typically done to avoid any UAC prompts). 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 programs's main executable is sparktrustpccleanerplus.exe and has been seen to consume an average CPU of less than one percent, and utilizes about 30.54 MB of memory. The setup package generally installs about 26 files and is usually about 10.73 MB (11,254,489 bytes). The installed file HandleUpdate.dll is the auto-update component of the program which is designed to check for software updates and notify and apply them when new versions are discovered. Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 65% of users of SparkTrust PC Cleaner Plus come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and France.

URL: www.sparktrust.com

License: View the full license agreement (EULA) for SparkTrust PC Cleaner Plus

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\SparkTrust\SparkTrust PC Cleaner Plus

Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\SparkTrust\SparkTrust PC Cleaner Plus\uninstall.exe

Estimated size: 10.73 MB

• SparkTrustPCCleanerPlus.exe connects to static-209-139-220-151.gtcust.grouptelecom.net (209.139.220.151 port 80).

sparktrustpccleanerplus.exe
Memory:	30.54 MB	21.09 MB average
Total CPU:	0.0190155358%	0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:	0.00612144%	0.016088% average
User CPU:	0.01289410%	0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:	1,480,841	8,062,084 average
I/O reads/min:	8.3 KB	435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:	94 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 SparkTrust PC Cleaner Plus, 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 SparkTrust PC Cleaner Plus.
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) 46% Win 7 0%

HOW IT STARTS Scheduled task? Yes (Runs on Windows boot)

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 58% Keep it 42%

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	64.56%
United Kingdom	13.58%
France	5.84%
Australia	4.45%
Canada	3.58%
Germany	3.03%
Italy	2.59%
New Zealand	0.44%
Austria	0.36%
Belgium	0.18%
Switzerland	0.11%
Netherlands	0.11%
Brazil	0.07%
Singapore	0.07%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

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