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Should I remove CarMD?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
6% remove it94% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #14,201
United States Rank #6,912
Reach 0.0205%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 17.71 days
522.39 days >
Average installed length: 274.48 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
4.0.120 23.76%
4.0.6.7 7.92%
3.1.0 51.98%
3.0.5 7.18%
3.0.3 9.16%

CarMD

Overview

CarMD is a program developed by carmd.com. The most used version is 3.1.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The main program executable is CarMD.exe. The software installer includes 61 files and is usually about 7.08 MB (7,425,641 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 97% of users of CarMD come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada and PR.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.carmd.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\CarMD\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{251C65C0-15FF-4603-98BB-E4A61C7DA424}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 7.08 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by CarMD

Program executable:CarMD.exe
Path:C:\Program Files\CarMD\CarMD.exe
MD5:f09dc8a2aa546e3d18127e516c4fc496
Additional files:
  • Device.dll - DeviceController
  • Innova.OBDUtility.Common.Data.dll - OBDUtilityData (OBD Utility Data)
  • Innova.Configuration.dll - Configuration
  • Innova.OBDUtility.Common.USBHIDLib.dll - USBHIDLib
  • Innova.OBDUtility.Utilities.dll - Utilities
  • Common.dll - Common
  • CarMD.exe - CarMD
  • Dbg.dll - Dbg
  • TData.dll - TesterData
  • UsbHid.dll - UsbHid
  • Utils.dll - Utils
  • log4net.dll (by The Apache Software Foundation) - log4net (log4net Core)
  • Nini.dll (by Brent R. Matzelle) - Nini (Nini for .NET Framework 2.0)
  • DefDll.dll
  • DefDll2.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Startup File (User Run)
  • CarMD.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'CarMD' and executes as C:\UserApps\CarMD\CarMD.exe.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • CarMD.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\CarMD\CarMD.exe'.

How do I remove CarMD?

You can uninstall CarMD 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 CarMD, 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 CarMD.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 58%
Win Vista (SP1) 0%
 
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 6%
Keep it 94%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 59.61%
Windows 10 22.41%
Windows Vista 10.59%
Windows XP 7.39%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 45.48%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 10.05%
Windows 10 Home 9.05%
Windows 7 Professional 8.54%
Microsoft Windows XP 6.78%
Windows 7 Ultimate 5.28%

Distribution by countryGeography

97.04% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 97.04%
  Canada 1.63%
  PR 0.44%
  Singapore 0.15%
  NG 0.15%
  Mexico 0.15%
  BS 0.15%
  GU 0.15%
  United Kingdom 0.15%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 34.07%
Hewlett-Packard 32.59%
Acer 11.85%
Toshiba 7.41%
GIGABYTE 3.70%
ASUS 2.96%
Lenovo 2.22%
American Megatrends 1.48%
Gateway 1.48%
Intel 1.11%
Sahara 1.11%
Common models
Dell Dell System Inspir... 4.73%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 4.14%
Dell Dell DM051 2.96%
Dell Inspiron 530 2.96%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 2.37%
Dell Inspiron 560 1.78%

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