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Should I remove Core Temp RC4?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
16% remove it84% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Fair
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How common is it?
Global Rank #6,287
United States Rank #6,828
Reach 0.0720%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 60.87 days
813.98 days >
Average installed length: 427.68 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.0 100.00%

Core Temp 1.0 RC4

What is Core Temp RC4?  (from Alcpu)

Core Temp is a compact, no fuss, small footprint, yet powerful program to monitor processor temperature and other vital information. What makes Core Temp unique is the way it works. It is capable of displaying a temperature of each individual core of every processor in your system. You can see temperature fluctuations ...  Read more

Overview

Core Temp 1.0 RC4 is a software program developed by Alcpu. 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 programs's main executable is core temp.exe and has been seen to consume an average CPU of less than one percent, and utilizes about 7.97 MB of memory. It also includes a system tray icon that is displayed in the notifications area while the program is running. The setup package generally installs about 3 files and is usually about 2.46 MB (2,583,639 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 41% of users of Core Temp RC4 come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and United Kingdom.
Core Temp RC4 has been seen bundling various 3rd party software during the installation process. Make sure to check for and remove unused programs.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp
Help link: www.alcpu.com/forums/index.php?c=10
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Core Temp\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Core Temp\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 2.46 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Core Temp 1.0 RC4

Program executable:core temp.exe
Name:Core Temp
CPU temperature and system information utility
Signed by:Artur Liberman
Path:C:\Program Files\core temp\core temp.exe
MD5:928164e107631f00310533e27ac0043a
Taskbar:Displays an icon in the notification area
Core Temp is a software utility that provides CPU temperature and system information.
Additional files:
  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
  • CTGrapher.dll - Core Temp Grapher

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • Core Temp.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Core Temp Autostart Harlock'.
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • Core Temp.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Core Temp Autostart TIMOTHY NGUYEN.
Startup File (User Run)
  • Core Temp.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'CPU temperature and system information utility' and executes as C:\Program Files\Core Temp\Core Temp.exe.
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • Core Temp.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'CoreTemp' which loads as C:\Program Files\Core Temp\Core Temp.exe.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

core temp.exe
Memory:7.97 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0003029552%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00010220%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00020076%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:2,654,174
8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:23
70 average
I/O reads/min:121 Bytes
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:4 Bytes
105.02 KB average

How do I remove Core Temp RC4?

You can uninstall Core Temp RC4 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 Core Temp 1.0 RC4, 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 Core Temp RC4.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 75%
Win XP 0%
  
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
  
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 16%
Keep it 84%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 79.86%
Windows 10 14.15%
Windows Vista 3.10%
Windows XP 2.89%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 36.20%
Windows 7 Ultimate 26.46%
Windows 7 Professional 14.04%
Windows 8 Pro 3.11%
Windows 8 Pro with Media ... 2.89%
Microsoft Windows XP 2.89%

Distribution by countryGeography

40.78% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 40.78%
  Germany 13.15%
  United Kingdom 6.21%
  Canada 3.96%
  Australia 2.92%
  Italy 2.43%
  Spain 1.77%
  France 1.64%
  Netherlands 1.64%
  Brazil 1.52%
  Sweden 1.52%
  Japan 1.52%
  Austria 1.34%
  Romania 1.34%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 18.81%
GIGABYTE 18.09%
Acer 17.22%
ASUS 16.21%
Dell 15.34%
Toshiba 5.35%
Samsung 3.18%
Lenovo 2.03%
MSI 2.03%
Alienware 1.01%
Intel 0.72%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 5.84%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 4.55%
MSI MS-7751 3.57%
Acer Aspire 5742G 2.60%
MSI MS-7758 2.60%
Gigabyte X58A-UD3R 2.27%

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