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Should I remove COMODO System-Cleaner?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
50% remove it50% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #12,410
United States Rank #9,512
Reach 0.0258%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 14.21 days
419.09 days >
Average installed length: 220.20 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
3.1.182531.14 0.20%
3.0.172695.53 96.65%
3.0.167886.37 3.15%

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COMODO System-Cleaner

What is COMODO System-Cleaner?  (from COMODO)

Nowadays it's a real challenge to find a desktop product that meets all the daily maintenance needs. Fortunately, Comodo System-Cleaner took this task, and fulfilled it with success. You can make a cleaning profile and send it to your friends, have an instant result from a scan, or simply let the program handle automat...  Read more

Overview

COMODO System-Cleaner is a program developed by COMODO. The most used version is 3.0.172695.53, 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. 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 csc.exe. The software installer includes 20 files and is usually about 17 MB (17,823,394 bytes). Updater.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 7 (SP1) as well as Windows Vista (SP2). While about 58% of users of COMODO System-Cleaner come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Germany.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.comodo.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\comodo\comodo system-cleaner
Uninstaller: C:\Windows\Installer\{C4039DC0-905D-4372-8B20-120F0B6CF283}\uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 17 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by COMODO System-Cleaner

Program executable:csc.exe
Name:Comodo System Cleaner
Path:C:\Program Files\comodo\comodo system-cleaner\csc.exe
MD5:495efaf330f5335405069a464eb5e98d
Additional files:
  • Updater.exe - COMODO System Cleaner Updater
  • CPR_DLL.dll
  • CRC_DLL.dll
  • Duplicates.dll
  • Updaterdll.dll
  • Backup.dll
  • Cleaner_Validator.exe
  • CSCdll.dll
  • GUILANG.dll
  • UtilsDll.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Scheduled Tasks
  • CSC.exe is scheduled as a task named 'CRC_09-09-2013_10-22-21' (runs daily at 10:25).
  • Updater.exe is scheduled as a task named 'COMODO Updater' (runs daily at 10:16 PM).
Service
  • Cleaner_Validator.exe runs as a service named 'COMODO System - Cleaner Service' (Cleaner_Validator).
Startup File (User Run)
  • CSC.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'CSC' and executes as C:\Program Files\COMODO\COMODO System-Cleaner\CSC.exe.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

Cleaner_Validator.exe
Memory:28.63 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0002283174%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00009532%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00013300%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:452,504,009
8,062,084 average
I/O reads/min:2.26 MB
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:2.25 MB
105.02 KB average

How do I remove COMODO System-Cleaner?

You can uninstall COMODO System-Cleaner 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 COMODO System-Cleaner, 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 COMODO System-Cleaner.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 71%
Win XP 0%
 
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 50%
Keep it 50%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 78.94%
Windows Vista 11.02%
Windows XP 6.69%
Windows 10 3.15%
Windows Server 2003 0.20%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 45.15%
Windows 7 Ultimate 16.44%
Windows 7 Professional 14.85%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 7.52%
Microsoft Windows XP 6.73%
Windows Vista Home Basic 1.98%

Distribution by countryGeography

58.37% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 58.37%
  United Kingdom 5.63%
  Germany 2.81%
  Canada 2.81%
  Belgium 2.52%
  Finland 2.52%
  Czech Republic 1.78%
  Sweden 1.63%
  Italy 1.48%
  France 1.19%
  Australia 1.19%
  UA 1.04%
  Russia 1.04%
  Spain 1.04%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 26.74%
Dell 19.78%
Acer 17.95%
Toshiba 13.19%
GIGABYTE 6.96%
ASUS 6.23%
Intel 2.93%
Lenovo 2.56%
Samsung 1.47%
American Megatrends 1.10%
Sony 1.10%
Common models
Acer Aspire 7720 7.50%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 3.75%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 3.75%
Hewlett-Packard Compaq Pr... 2.50%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 2.50%
MSI MS-7680 2.50%

About COMODO

Comodo groups provides computer software and SSL digital certificates as well as offers many products as freemium, but additional features or more featured editions are available for a fee.
Publisher URL: www.comodo.com

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