Should I remove Cacheman?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
5% remove it95% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #10,097
United States Rank #11,021
Reach 0.0356%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 4.21 days
124.10 days >
Average installed length: 65.20 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 7.91 |
5.14% |
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| 7.90 |
12.13% |
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| 7.85 |
7.70% |
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| 7.80 |
6.99% |
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| 7.70 |
18.12% |
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| 7.60 |
13.55% |
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| 7.50 |
14.84% |
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| 7.10 |
2.85% |
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| 10.50 |
0.43% |
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| 10.31 |
1.14% |
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| 10.30 |
0.29% |
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| 10.20 |
0.43% |
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| 10.10 |
2.71% |
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| 10.03 |
2.14% |
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| 10.02 |
0.71% |
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| 10.01 |
3.00% |
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| 10 |
7.85% |
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Cacheman
What is Cacheman? (from Outertech)
Cacheman is an application designed to improve the performance of your computer by optimizing several caches, managing RAM and fine tuning a number of system settings. Auto-Optimization makes it suitable for novice and intermediate users yet it is also powerful and versatile enough for computer experts. Backups of sett... Read more
Overview
Cacheman is a program developed by Outertech. The most used version is 7.70, 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 cachemancontrol.exe. The software installer includes 9 files and is usually about 3.81 MB (3,990,188 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 39% of users of Cacheman come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and France.
Program details
URL: www.outertech.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Cacheman
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Cacheman\Uninstaller.exe"
Estimated size: 3.81 MB
Files installed by Cacheman
| Program executable: | cachemancontrol.exe |
| Name: | Cacheman |
| Cacheman Control Panel |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\cacheman\cachemancontrol.exe |
| MD5: | ad6114665dc60e840ac7fd91e85d3814 |
Additional files:
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CachemanTray.exe - Cacheman (Cacheman Tray Icons)
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uninst-Cacheman.exe - Cacheman Installer
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CachemanServ.exe - Cacheman - controls RAM and File Cache
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Uninstaller.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- CachemanControl.exe is scheduled as a task named 'elevated_CachemanControl_namehcaC2~ARGORPC'.
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- CachemanTray.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named CachemanTray.
Service
- CachemanServ.exe runs as a service named 'Cacheman Service' (CachemanService) "Cacheman Memory and Cache Control Driver.".
Startup File (User Run)
- CachemanTray.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'CachemanTray' and executes as C:\Program Files\Cacheman\CachemanTray.exe.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| CachemanTray.exe |
| Memory: | 3.07 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0018279606% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00089970% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00092826% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 1,223,124 | |
| Switches/sec: | 96 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 222 Bytes | |
| CachemanServ.exe |
| Memory: | 2.54 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0000928373% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00005687% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00003597% | |
| Switches/sec: | 5 | |
How do I remove Cacheman?
You can uninstall Cacheman 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 Cacheman, 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 Cacheman.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 55%
Win Server 2003 0%
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WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 5%
Keep it 95%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
59.38% |
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| Windows 10 |
27.98% |
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| Windows XP |
10.09% |
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| Windows Vista |
2.41% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.14% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
26.91% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
19.86% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
10.36% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
10.22% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
7.91% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
5.18% |
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Geography
38.55% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
38.55% |
| Germany |
7.88% |
| France |
5.13% |
| Spain |
3.63% |
| United Kingdom |
3.13% |
| Russia |
3.00% |
| Canada |
3.00% |
| Poland |
2.25% |
| Italy |
2.00% |
| Taiwan |
1.88% |
| Netherlands |
1.75% |
| UA |
1.50% |
| Argentina |
1.25% |
| Australia |
1.25% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
21.05% |
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| Acer |
20.26% |
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| Dell |
18.42% |
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| GIGABYTE |
14.74% |
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| ASUS |
11.84% |
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| Toshiba |
3.68% |
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| Lenovo |
3.16% |
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| Samsung |
2.11% |
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| Intel |
1.84% |
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| Medion |
1.05% |
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| Sahara |
1.05% |
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| American Megatrends |
0.79% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
4.81% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
4.28% |
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| Compaq-Presario NY540AA-A... |
2.67% |
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| Gigabyte G31M-ES2L |
2.67% |
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| ASUS All Series |
2.14% |
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| Acer Aspire 5742 |
2.14% |
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About (from Outertech)
Outertech is a German software development company incorporated in 1999.
Publisher URL: www.outertech.com