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Should I remove Hot Alarm Clock?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
7% remove it93% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #36,761
United States Rank #32,972
Reach 0.0030%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 85.64 days
257.68 days >
Average installed length: 135.39 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
5.2.0.0 1.67%
5.1.1.0 58.33%
5.1.0.0 8.33%
5.0.3.0 16.67%
5.0.2.0 1.67%
5.0.1.0 10.00%
5.0.0.0 3.33%

Hot Alarm Clock

Overview

Hot Alarm Clock is a software program developed by Comfort Software Group. The most common release is 5.1.1.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. It adds registry entry for the current user which will allow the program to automatically start each time it is rebooted. The primary executable is named hotalarmclock.exe. The setup package generally installs about 14 files and is usually about 29.75 MB (31,197,463 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 10 and Windows 7 (SP1). While about 49% of users of Hot Alarm Clock come from the United States, it is also popular in Italy and United Kingdom.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: HotAlarmClock.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\HotAlarmClock\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\HotAlarmClock\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 29.75 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Hot Alarm Clock

Program executable:hotalarmclock.exe
Name:Hot Alarm Clock
Path:C:\Program Files\hotalarmclock\hotalarmclock.exe
MD5:3322f392908f163353edf417771a1371
Additional files:
  • bass.dll (by Un4seen Developments) - BASS
  • bass_aac.dll (by MaresWEB) - Advanced Audio Coding and MPEG-4 add-on for the BASS library
  • bass_alac.dll (by MaresWEB) - Apple Lossless Audio Codec add-on for the BASS library
  • bassflac.dll (by Un4seen Developments) - BASSFLAC
  • basswma.dll - BASSWMA
  • CsBringWindow.exe
  • settime.exe
  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • HotAlarmClock.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 3.
Startup File (User Run)
  • HotAlarmClock.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'HotAlarmClock' and executes as C:\Program Files\HotAlarmClock\HotAlarmClock.exe -autorun.

How do I remove Hot Alarm Clock?

You can uninstall Hot Alarm Clock 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 Hot Alarm Clock, 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 Hot Alarm Clock.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 62%
Win 7 2%
 
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 7%
Keep it 93%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 61.67%
Windows 7 36.67%
Windows Vista 1.67%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Home 33.33%
Windows 7 Professional 16.67%
Windows 7 Ultimate 13.33%
Windows 10 Pro 10.00%
Windows 7 Home Premium 6.67%
Windows 8.1 6.67%

Distribution by countryGeography

49.32% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 49.32%
  Italy 13.70%
  United Kingdom 6.85%
  Australia 4.11%
  Portugal 2.74%
  Saudi Arabia 2.74%
  South Africa 1.37%
  Belgium 1.37%
  France 1.37%
  Mexico 1.37%
  DZ 1.37%
  Austria 1.37%
  Pakistan 1.37%
  BD 1.37%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 46.94%
Acer 14.29%
ASUS 12.24%
Dell 8.16%
Lenovo 8.16%
GIGABYTE 2.04%
Samsung 2.04%
Apple 2.04%
Toshiba 2.04%
Gateway 2.04%
Common models
HP ENVY 17 Notebook PC 7.69%
ASUSTeK K53SD 5.77%
ASUS All Series 5.77%
HP EliteBook 8440p 3.85%
HP EliteBook 8460p 3.85%
HP 2000 Notebook PC 3.85%

About (from Comfort Software Group)

Comfort Software Group is a privately owned software company.
Publisher URL: www.comfort-software.com

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