Should I remove Sygate Personal Firewall Pro?

Versions

Version	Distribution
5.6.3408	33.33%
5.6.3311	7.14%
5.6.2818	2.38%
5.5.2710	40.48%
5.5.2637	7.14%
5.5.2577	2.38%
5.5.2516	2.38%
5.5.2307	4.76%

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from Sygate Technologies, Inc.

Remove Sygate Personal Firewall Pro

Sygate Personal Firewall Pro is a software program developed by Sygate Technologies. The most common release is 5.5.2710, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. Upon being installed, the software adds a Windows Service which is designed to run continuously in the background. Manually stopping the service has been seen to cause the program to stop functing properly. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. The primary executable is named smc.exe. The setup package generally installs about 21 files and is usually about 992.5 KB (1,016,320 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows XP and Windows XP. While about 42% of users of Sygate Personal Firewall Pro come from the United States, it is also popular in Italy and Germany.

URL: www.sygate.com

Help link: www.sygate.com/support/support_switch.htm

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\sygate\spf

Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{BF448A52-C83E-455D-B5D3-FD9E964C9419}

Estimated size: 992.5 KB

Language: English (United States)

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 Sygate Personal Firewall Pro, 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 Sygate Personal Firewall Pro.

OS VERSIONS Win XP 80% Win 10 2%

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 States	41.67%
Italy	10.42%
Germany	10.42%
Finland	4.17%
United Kingdom	4.17%
BG	4.17%
DZ	4.17%
Colombia	2.08%
Argentina	2.08%
Brazil	2.08%
Egypt	2.08%
Hong Kong	2.08%
India	2.08%
Venezuela	2.08%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

Sygate (aquired by Symantec) was an endpoint security software company whose main products were efirewalls, automated enterprise network discovery, network security enforcement, and security monitoring software.

Publisher URL: www.symantec.com

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