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Should I remove PicPick?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
8% remove it92% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #2,572
United States Rank #3,779
Reach 0.2400%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 21.77 days
642.12 days >
Average installed length: 337.39 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
v3.1.5 0.02%
v3.0.9 0.02%
v3.0.6 0.02%
4.0.6c 0.02%
4.0.6 3.00%
4.0.5c 0.02%
4.0.5 3.11%
4.0.4c 0.06%
4.0.4 4.55%
4.0.3c 0.02%
4.0.3 3.11%
4.0.2c 0.02%
4.0.2 2.56%
4.0.1 1.84%
4.0.0c 0.04%
4.0.0 1.63%
3.4.2c 0.15%
3.4.1.b2 1.37%
3.4.1 2.03%
3.4.0 1.50%
3.3.4k 0.04%
3.3.4 2.75%
3.3.3k 0.04%
3.3.3c 0.02%
3.3.3 3.26%
3.3.2k 0.04%
3.3.2c 0.25%
3.3.2 3.13%
3.3.1k 0.04%
3.3.1c 0.02%
3.3.1 3.26%
3.3.0k 0.06%
3.3.0c1 0.02%
3.3.0 2.83%
3.2.9k 0.04%
3.2.9 3.11%
3.2.8k 0.06%
3.2.8c 0.02%
3.2.8 4.59%
3.2.7k 0.08%
3.2.7 3.21%
3.2.6k 0.17%
3.2.6a 1.90%
3.2.6 4.88%
3.2.5k 0.02%
3.2.5c 0.02%
3.2.5 2.90%
3.2.4k 0.04%
3.2.4c 0.08%
3.2.4 5.22%
3.2.3k 0.08%
78 versions

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PicPick

What is PicPick?  (from NTeWORKS)

PicPick is an all-in-one program that provides a full-featured screen capture tool, an intuitive image editor, a color picker, a color palette, a pixel- ruler, a protractor, a crosshair and even a whiteboard. This software is distributed as a freeware for personal use only. In this case, you are granted the right to us...  Read more

Overview

PicPick is a program developed by NTeWORKS. The most used version is 3.2.4, 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. 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 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 picpick.exe. The software installer includes 14 files and is usually about 14.56 MB (15,266,908 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 31% of users of PicPick come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and Italy.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.picpick.org
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\picpick
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\PicPick\uninst.exe
Estimated size: 14.56 MB

Program filesFiles installed by PicPick

Program executable:picpick.exe
Name:PicPick
Path:C:\Program Files\picpick\picpick.exe
MD5:f8354c4faee97f4fae13a03cda2f8897
Additional files:
  • cloudexplorer.exe - Cloud Explorer
  • avgtb.exe - IntToolbarInstaller Application
  • ppkgr.dll (by VMProtect Software) - VMProtect Ultimate (VMProtect Serial Number Generator)
  • libeay32.dll
  • ssleay32.dll
  • uninst.exe
  • VMProtectSDK32.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • picpick.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{69AEAC5F-3530-4BDC-90CE-D3E62EACD58C}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • picpick.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named PicPick Start_Reg_HKCURun_S-1-5-21-3542931853-1989069595-3684766600-1001.
Startup File (User Run)
  • picpick.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'PicPick Start' and executes as C:\Program Files\PicPick\picpick.exe /startup.
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • picpick.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'PicPick Start' which loads as C:\Program Files\PicPick\picpick.exe /startup.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • picpick.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\PicPick\picpick.exe'.

How do I remove PicPick?

You can uninstall PicPick 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 PicPick, 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 PicPick.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 57%
Win 7 0%
 
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 7 60.81%
Windows 10 25.97%
Windows XP 8.89%
Windows Vista 4.29%
Windows Server 2003 0.04%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 29.59%
Windows 7 Professional 13.98%
Windows 7 Ultimate 12.56%
Microsoft Windows XP 8.89%
Windows 8.1 7.99%
Windows 8.1 Pro 5.48%

Distribution by countryGeography

31.17% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 31.17%
  Germany 18.85%
  Italy 4.89%
  United Kingdom 3.34%
  Taiwan 3.10%
  France 2.91%
  Canada 2.64%
  Russia 2.62%
  Australia 1.94%
  Netherlands 1.92%
  Spain 1.63%
  Czech Republic 1.61%
  Brazil 1.20%
  India 1.18%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 21.48%
Dell 20.49%
Acer 17.04%
ASUS 11.15%
GIGABYTE 8.83%
Medion 4.59%
Samsung 4.04%
Toshiba 3.53%
Lenovo 3.42%
Intel 2.71%
American Megatrends 1.69%
Sahara 1.02%
Common models
ASUS All Series 4.88%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 4.02%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 4.02%
HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... 3.54%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 2.93%
MEDIONPC MS-7728 2.68%

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Unhappyover a year ago
Downloaded and installed picPick. Several weeks later Norton 360 detected a Trojan imbedded with an update. Removed the program using W7 uninstall. Now at startup a "picpick.exe - System Error" occurs. Does this mean that a desk top icon is attempting to initiate it on Start up?