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What percent of users and experts removed it?
7% remove it93% keep it
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How common is it?
Global Rank #2,555
United States Rank #2,876
Reach 0.2413%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 10.17 days
299.97 days >
Average installed length: 157.61 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 1.0 |
100.00% |
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Core Temp 1.0 RC6
from Alcpu
What is Core Temp RC6? (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 RC6 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 software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. 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 4.23 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 4 files and is usually about 3.19 MB (3,343,418 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 43% of users of Core Temp RC6 come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Italy.
Program 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: 3.19 MB
Files installed by Core Temp 1.0 RC6
| 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: | e8f746cd86efbcd5ab43f01a59cfe49d |
| Taskbar: | Displays an icon in the notification area |
| Core Temp is a software utility that provides CPU temperature and system information. |
Additional files:
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unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
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CTGrapher.dll - Core Temp Grapher
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GetCoreTempInfo.dll - GetCoreTempInfo (Core Temp's shared memory reader)
Behaviors 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.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- Core Temp.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Core Temp\Core Temp.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| core temp.exe |
| Memory: | 4.23 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0026395231% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00187441% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00076511% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 3,950,819 | |
| Switches/sec: | 22 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 189 Bytes | |
| I/O writes/min: | 139 Bytes | |
How do I remove Core Temp RC6?
You can uninstall Core Temp RC6 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 Core Temp 1.0 RC6, 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 Core Temp RC6.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 54%
Win XP 0%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 7%
Keep it 93%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
58.82% |
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| Windows 10 |
38.13% |
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| Windows Vista |
1.80% |
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| Windows XP |
1.18% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.06% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
22.53% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
22.02% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
11.94% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
9.91% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
8.96% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
6.10% |
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Geography
43.17% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
43.17% |
| United Kingdom |
6.84% |
| Italy |
4.87% |
| Germany |
3.93% |
| Canada |
3.81% |
| Australia |
2.45% |
| France |
2.38% |
| MA |
2.22% |
| Sweden |
1.84% |
| Netherlands |
1.70% |
| Spain |
1.44% |
| Romania |
1.30% |
| Poland |
1.14% |
| DZ |
1.10% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
24.09% |
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| Acer |
17.57% |
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| ASUS |
16.73% |
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| Dell |
14.05% |
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| GIGABYTE |
10.66% |
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| Toshiba |
5.40% |
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| Lenovo |
3.89% |
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| Samsung |
2.97% |
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| Alienware |
2.05% |
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| MSI |
1.76% |
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| Intel |
0.84% |
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Common models |
| ASUS All Series |
18.09% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
5.81% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
4.01% |
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| MSI MS-7693 |
3.76% |
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| MSI MS-7821 |
2.78% |
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| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
2.70% |
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