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Should I remove TweakBit PCCleaner?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
66% remove it34% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Fair
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #40,277
United States Rank #38,089
Reach 0.0024%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 6.56 days
193.56 days >
Average installed length: 101.70 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.5.2.3 2.08%
1.5.2.2 4.17%
1.4.3.3 2.08%
1.4.3.2 52.08%
1.4.2.4 8.33%
1.4.1.0 14.58%
1.4.0.20 4.17%
1.3.1.16 4.17%
1.3.1.0 4.17%
1.2.0.884 2.08%
1.1.0.832 2.08%

TweakBit PCCleaner

What is TweakBit PCCleaner?

TweakBit PCCleaner is marketed as a PC performance optimizer that utilizes several techniques to attempt to increase the speed of the user's PC include registry tuning (which is a practice that is often criticized by experts as producing no results) as well as hard drive scrubbing. The overall value of such PC performance optimization is questionable yet might offer some benefit depending on the overall usability of the PC.

About  (from Auslogics Software)

Four powerful tools help save system resources and eliminate junk files as they appear preventing their accumulation and effectively maintaining order. Since we believe occasional cleanups simply aren't good enough, we included automatic tools that can keep your system clutter-free. We made PCCleaner to detect and remo...  Read more

Overview

The most used version is 1.4.3.2, 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 main program executable is pccleaner.exe. A vast majority of those who have this installed end up removing it just after a couple weeks. The software installer includes 34 files and is usually about 29.85 MB (31,299,474 bytes). ATUpdatersHelper.dll is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released.
  • Automatically starts with Windows
Bundled relationships

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.tweakbit.com/pc-cleaner
Help link: www.tweakbit.com/en/support.php
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\TweakBit\PCCleaner\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\TweakBit\PCCleaner\unins000.exe" /compability
Estimated size: 29.85 MB

Program filesFiles installed by TweakBit PCCleaner

Program executable:pccleaner.exe
Name:PCCleaner
Path:C:\Program Files\tweakbit\pccleaner\pccleaner.exe
MD5:ee23aa5fada475344c5fafd71db5c74a
Additional files:
  • CommonForms.dll (by TweakBit) - Shared Library (Common Forms)
  • CommonForms.Routine.dll (by TweakBit)
  • CommonForms.Site.dll - Site Common Forms
  • CommonForms.Video.dll - Common Video
  • DebugHelper.dll - Debug Helper
  • Localizer.dll - Localizer
  • ProductHelper.dll - Product Helper
  • ReportHelper.dll - Report Helper
  • RescueCenterForm.dll - Rescue Center Form
  • RescueCenterHelper.dll - Rescue Center Library
  • SendDebugLog.exe - Send Debug Log
  • SettingsHelper.dll - Settings Helper
  • TaskSchedulerHelper.dll - Task Scheduler Helper
  • ATToolsStdHelper.dll - ATToolsStd (ATTools Std Library)
  • ATUpdatersHelper.dll - ATUpdaters (ATUpdaters Library)
  • ATPopupsHelper.dll - ATPopups (ATPopups Library)
  • ATToolsExtHelper.dll - ATTools (ATTools Library)
  • AxBrowsers.dll - PCSuite (Browser Library)
  • DiskCleanerHelper.dll - Disk Cleaner Library
  • DiskWipeHelper.dll - Disk Wipe Library
  • RegistryCleanerHelper.dll - Registry Cleaner Library
  • SystemInformationHelper.dll - System Information Library
  • TweakManagerHelper.dll - Tweak Manager Library
  • Downloader.exe
  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
  • WizardHelper.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • PCCleaner.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Send PCCleaner report' (runs daily at 8:59 PM).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • PCCleaner.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named AutoStart.

How do I remove TweakBit PCCleaner?

You can uninstall TweakBit PCCleaner 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 TweakBit PCCleaner, 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 TweakBit PCCleaner.
  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) 65%
Win 7 4%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Scheduled task? Yes
(Runs on Windows boot)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 66%
Keep it 34%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 68.75%
Windows 10 14.58%
Windows Vista 10.42%
Windows XP 6.25%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 47.92%
Windows 7 Professional 10.42%
Windows 7 Ultimate 8.33%
Windows 8.1 8.33%
Microsoft Windows XP 6.25%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 4.17%

Distribution by countryGeography

45.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 45.00%
  Australia 13.33%
  United Kingdom 11.67%
  Romania 3.33%
  Indonesia 3.33%
  Switzerland 1.67%
  Japan 1.67%
  Malaysia 1.67%
  Poland 1.67%
  DK 1.67%
  Norway 1.67%
  New Zealand 1.67%
  Portugal 1.67%
  Greece 1.67%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 43.24%
Dell 16.22%
Acer 13.51%
ASUS 8.11%
Lenovo 5.41%
Medion 2.70%
Sony 2.70%
GIGABYTE 2.70%
Toshiba 2.70%
Intel 2.70%
Common models
Dell Inspiron 1545 5.26%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 5.26%
HP 2000 Notebook PC 5.26%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 5.26%
Sony VPCCB3S8E 2.63%
Packard Bell TK37 2.63%

About Auslogics Software

Auslogics focuses on maintenance program for computers that run the Windows.
Publisher URL: www.auslogics.com

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Snowy0wlover a year ago
thanks for adding this entry, this is a very unpopular program that should be easier to uninstall. this the program is a scam just don't install it!.