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Should I remove Avast Cleanup Premium?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
2% remove it98% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #5,865
United States Rank #3,235
Reach 0.0800%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 4.04 days
119.27 days >
Average installed length: 62.67 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
19.1.7734.0 0.25%
19.1.7734 4.19%
19.1.7475 0.19%
18.1.5273 0.51%
18.1.5172.0 0.06%
18.1.5172 1.97%
18.1.5141 1.52%
18.1.4888.0 0.32%
18.1.4888 7.93%
18.1.4840.0 0.19%
18.1.4840 7.11%
17.3.4228.0 1.21%
17.3.4228 49.81%
17.3.4040.0 0.13%
17.3.4040 4.19%
17.3.3995.0 0.44%
17.3.3995 3.74%
17.3.3792 0.19%
17.2.3724.0 8.57%
17.2.3341.0 6.98%
17.1.3122.0 0.44%
17.1.2773.0 0.06%

Avast Cleanup Premium

Overview

Avast Cleanup Premium is a program developed by AVAST Software. The most used version is 17.3.4228, 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. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. 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 tuneupui.exe. The software installer includes 49 files and is usually about 112.25 MB (117,705,901 bytes). TUNEUpdate.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 10 as well as Windows 7 (SP1). While about 83% of users of Avast Cleanup Premium come from the United States, it is also popular in France and United Kingdom.

Program detailsProgram details

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast Cleanup\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast Cleanup\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 112.25 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Avast Cleanup Premium

Program executable:tuneupui.exe
Name:Avast Cleanup
Avast Cleanup UI
Path:C:\Program Files\avast software\avast cleanup\tuneupui.exe
MD5:cf52c5549ec98868ff2d3ef9caff8a57
Additional files:
  • avast_cleanup_setup.exe - Avast Cleanup Premium (Avast Cleanup Premium Installer)
  • BCUEngine.dll - Avast Antivirus (Avast Browser Cleanup Engine)
  • SWCUEngine.dll - Avast Software Cleanup Engine
  • swhealthex2.dll - Software Health extension library
  • asulaunch.exe - Avast Cleanup (Avast Cleanup Helper Application)
  • aswCmnBS.dll - Common functions
  • aswCmnIS.dll - Antivirus independent functions
  • aswCmnOS.dll - Antivirus HW dependent library
  • aswIP.dll - AvastIP Dynamic Link Library
  • aswProperty.dll - Avast Property Storage library
  • autoreactivator.exe
  • AvBugReport.exe - Avast Antivirus Bug Report
  • AVChrome.dll - Avast Chromium Embedded wrapper library
  • avDump.exe - Avast Cleanup Dump Process
  • avDump32.exe - Avast Dump Process
  • burger_client.dll - Avast Burger Client library
  • commchannel.dll - Communication Channels
  • commonui.dll - Avast Common UI layer library
  • CrtCheck.exe - Avast Cleanup Installer
  • dll_loader.dll - Avast dll loader
  • event_manager.dll - Avast Event Manager library
  • event_manager_burger.dll - Avast Burger Event Consumer library
  • event_routing.dll - Avast Event Routing library
  • event_routing_rpc.dll - Avast Event Routing RPC library
  • ffl2.dll - Avast FF v2 library
  • GF2Engine.dll - Avast Cleanup Module
  • gf2hlp.exe
  • log.dll - Avast Logging Library
  • module_lifetime.dll - Avast module lifetime
  • network_notifications.dll - Avast network notifications
  • serialization.dll - Avast Cleanup Serialization library
  • SetupBurgerDll.dll
  • tasks_core.dll - Avast Tasks Core
  • tulogcollector.exe - Avast Cleanup log and dump collector
  • TUNEUpdate.exe - Avast Cleanup updater
  • TuneupSvc.exe - Avast Cleanup Service
  • TuneupUninst.exe - Avast Cleanup Uninstaller
  • TuneupUninstDeleter.exe - Avast Uninstall App Deleter
  • vaarclient.dll - Avast vaarclient library
  • libcef.dll - Chromium Embedded Framework (CEF) Dynamic Link Library
  • widevinecdmadapter.dll (by The Chromium Authors) - Widevine Content Decryption Module Adapter
  • libGLESv2.dll - ANGLE libGLESv2 Dynamic Link Library
  • libEGL.dll - ANGLE libEGL Dynamic Link Library
  • libcrypto-1_1.dll (by The OpenSSL Project, http://www.openssl.org/) - The OpenSSL Toolkit (OpenSSL shared library)

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Scheduled Tasks
  • TUNEUpdate.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Avast TUNEUP Update' (runs daily).
  • TuneupUI.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{C707EB67-4E65-49B2-8EE2-7A2C6260B9D5}' (runs on registration).
2 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)
  • TUNEUpdate.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Avast TUNEUP Update.
  • TuneupUI.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Avast Cleanup Premium.lnk_FolderCommonAppdata.
Service
  • TuneupSvc.exe runs as a service named 'Avast Cleanup Premium' (CleanupPSvc) "Avast Cleanup Premium service".

How do I remove Avast Cleanup Premium?

You can uninstall Avast Cleanup Premium 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 Avast Cleanup Premium, 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 Avast Cleanup Premium.

HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 2%
Keep it 98%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#5,865

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 68.76%
Windows 7 30.23%
Windows XP 0.51%
Windows Vista 0.51%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Home 38.29%
Windows 10 Pro 16.32%
Windows 7 Home Premium 10.54%
Windows 7 Ultimate 10.16%
Windows 7 Professional 8.63%
Windows 10 Home Single La... 4.89%

Distribution by countryGeography

82.85% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 82.85%
  France 3.91%
  United Kingdom 2.30%
  Italy 2.06%
  Spain 1.48%
  Germany 1.19%
  Netherlands 1.11%
  Poland 0.49%
  Sweden 0.45%
  Singapore 0.41%
  Brazil 0.37%
  UA 0.33%
  Australia 0.29%
  Greece 0.25%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 29.70%
ASUS 18.01%
Acer 17.62%
Dell 15.29%
Lenovo 7.11%
Toshiba 4.48%
Samsung 3.41%
GIGABYTE 2.92%
MSI 0.88%
Alienware 0.58%
Common models
ASUS All Series 8.01%
HP HP Notebook 8.01%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 2.49%
HP HP Pavilion Notebook 2.49%
HP 15 Notebook PC 1.93%
HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... 1.93%

About AVAST Software

avast! antivirus software provides PC virus protection.
Publisher URL: www.avast.com

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