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Should I remove Hot Copy Paste?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
8% remove it92% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
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How common is it?
Reach 0.0006%

Versions

VersionDistribution
7.5.0.0 33.33%
7.4.2.0 33.33%
7.4.0.0 8.33%
7.3.3.0 25.00%

Hot Copy Paste

Overview

Hot Copy Paste is a program developed by Comfort Software Group. The most used version is 7.5.0.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. The main program executable is hcp.exe. The software installer includes 6 files and is usually about 8.57 MB (8,989,537 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 10 as well as Windows 7 (SP1). While about 62% of users of Hot Copy Paste come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and India.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: WindowsClipboard.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\HotCopyPaste\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\HotCopyPaste\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 8.57 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Hot Copy Paste

Program executable:hcp.exe
Name:Hot Copy Paste
Clipboard Manager
Path:C:\Program Files\hotcopypaste\hcp.exe
MD5:642a73f6e97fbe9f5ff704cf6ebd497b
Additional files:
  • COptions.exe - Change System Options
  • hcph.dll - Hot Copy Paste (Hot Copy Paste Hooks Library)
  • hcpDeskBand.dll
  • hcpDeskBand64.dll
  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • hcp.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 3.
Startup File (User Run)
  • hcp.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'hcp' and executes as C:\Program Files\HotCopyPaste\hcp.exe.
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • hcp.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'hcp' which loads as C:\Program Files\HotCopyPaste\hcp.exe.

How do I remove Hot Copy Paste?

You can uninstall Hot Copy Paste 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 Hot Copy Paste, 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 Hot Copy Paste.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 92%
Win 7 (SP1) 8%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 8%
Keep it 92%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 91.67%
Windows 7 8.33%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Home 41.67%
Windows 10 Pro 16.67%
Windows 10 Home Single La... 16.67%
Windows 10 Enterprise 8.33%
Windows 8.1 Pro 8.33%
Windows 7 Home Premium 8.33%

Distribution by countryGeography

61.90% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 61.90%
  Germany 19.05%
  India 9.52%
  Belgium 4.76%
  Russia 4.76%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 50.00%
Toshiba 25.00%
Intel 12.50%
Dell 12.50%
Common models
TOSHIBA QOSMIO X70-A 25.00%
Dell Inspiron 7348 12.50%
62951 WBIBX10J 12.50%
HP HP Notebook 12.50%
HP HP ENVY Notebook 12.50%
HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... 12.50%

About (from Comfort Software Group)

Comfort Software Group is a privately owned software company.
Publisher URL: www.comfort-software.com

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