CA PC Tune-Up 3.0.0.2
What is CA PC Tune-Up? (from CA)
CA PC Tune-Up is designed to eliminate slow startups and keep your Windows PC operating at peak performance, while improving the stability of your system. CA PC Tune-Up takes the mystery out of maintaining your PC and fixes problems that used to require a PC technician to repair. An easy-to-use interface makes it simpl... Read more
Overview
CA PC Tune-Up 3.0.0.2 is a software program developed by CA. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. 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 primary executable is named CA PC Tune-Up.exe. The setup package generally installs about 9 files and is usually about 2.9 MB (3,045,298 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows Vista (SP2). While about 88% of users of CA PC Tune-Up come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada and PR.
Program details
Displayed publisher: CA Technologies
URL: www.ca.com
Help link: www.ca.com/faq/CA PC Tune-Up.asp
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\CA\CA PC Tune-Up\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\CA\CA PC Tune-Up\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 2.9 MB
Files installed by CA PC Tune-Up 3.0.0.2
| Program executable: | CA PC Tune-Up.exe |
| Name: | PC Tune-Up |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\CA\CA PC Tune-Up\CA PC Tune-Up.exe |
| MD5: | c8ce23cc69cc8bb52826383f5f133722 |
Additional files:
-
InstallHelper.dll (by PC Pitstop,) - PC Pitstop Install Helper
-
CA PC Tune-Up.exe (by PC Pitstop) - PC Tune-Up
-
Reminder-PCTuneup.exe (by PC Pitstop)
-
dpinst.exe (by Microsoft) - Driver Package Installer (DPInst) (Driver Package Installer)
-
msvcr100.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2010 (Microsoft® C Runtime Library)
-
NonRotatingMedia.exe
-
unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
-
WinSAT.exe - Windows System Assessment Tool
-
WTTLOG.DLL - WTT (WTT Logger Main)
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- dpinst.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{D1C5DD5F-EA89-4604-8D19-25846AC0DEB5}'.
Startup File (All Users Run)
- Reminder-PCTuneup.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Total Defense PC Tuneup Reminder' which loads as C:\Program Files\CA\CA PC Tune-Up\Reminder-PCTuneup.exe.
How do I remove CA PC Tune-Up?
You can uninstall CA PC Tune-Up from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- 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.
- When you find the program CA PC Tune-Up 3.0.0.2, 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).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove CA PC Tune-Up.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 75%
Win 7 2%
|
|
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
|
|
USER ACTIONS
 |
Uninstall it 50%
Keep it 50%
|
|
Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
76.27% |
|
| Windows Vista |
13.56% |
|
| Windows 10 |
10.17% |
|
Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
52.54% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
20.34% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
11.86% |
|
| Windows 10 Home |
3.39% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
3.39% |
|
| Windows 8.1 |
3.39% |
|
Geography
87.63% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
87.63% |
| Canada |
5.15% |
| PR |
4.12% |
| Australia |
1.03% |
| Brazil |
1.03% |
| United Kingdom |
1.03% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
33.33% |
|
| Acer |
30.95% |
|
| Dell |
11.90% |
|
| Toshiba |
7.14% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
4.76% |
|
| Lenovo |
4.76% |
|
| American Megatrends |
4.76% |
|
| Gateway |
2.38% |
|
Common models |
| TOSHIBA Satellite C855 |
5.77% |
|
| HP 505B Microtower PC |
5.77% |
|
| Dell Inspiron N5110 |
3.85% |
|
| Gateway DX4850 |
3.85% |
|
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
3.85% |
|
| TOSHIBA Satellite L305D |
1.92% |
|
Publisher URL: www.ca.com