Should I remove Office Depot PC Checkup?

What percent of users and experts removed it?

52% remove it48% keep it

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How common is it?

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Versions

Version	Distribution
13.0.6.1	100.00%

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Office Depot PC Checkup

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What is Office Depot PC Checkup? (from SupportSoft)

Tech Depot Services PC Support Agent now includes a free PC tune up. Provides 1-click access to a professional technician. Ensures your anti-virus software is up-to-date. Boosts startup and shutdown speed. Removes unwanted files. Scans your PC for viruses. Regularly tunes your Windows Settings.

Overview

Office Depot PC Checkup is a software program developed by SupportSoft. Upon being installed, the software adds a Windows Service which is designed to run continuously in the background. Manually stopping the service has been seen to cause the program to stop functing properly. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. The primary executable is named sdccont.exe. The setup package generally installs about 14 files and is usually about 4 MB (4,196,232 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of those who have this installed, most are running it on Windows Vista (SP2). Most users that have installed this software come from the United States.

Program details

Displayed publisher: SupportSoft, Inc.

URL: www.support.com/feature/pcsupportagent

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\common files\supportsoft\bin

Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\officedepot\PC Checkup\phc\uninst.exe

Estimated size: 4 MB

Files installed by Office Depot PC Checkup

Program executable:	sdccont.exe
Name:	SupportSoft Container
Path:	C:\Program Files\common files\supportsoft\bin\sdccont.exe
MD5:	d29564a559e9d6cb2a3e58fa69968178

Additional files:

vnchooks.dll - AT&T Research Labs Cambridge - VNCHooks (VNC hooks DLL for Win32)
sprtctlsec.dll - SupportSoft End Point Security Control (sprtctlsec Module)
sscont.exe - support.com Client Workspace (support.com Client Workspace application)
sprthelper.exe - sprthelper Module
sprtlisten.exe - sprtlisten Module
sprtctlln.dll - sprtctlln Module
tgctlcm.dll - tgctlcm Module
tgctlsi.dll - tgctlsi Module
tgctlsr.dll - tgctlsr Module
ssrc.exe - ssrc Module
AVManagerUnified.dll (by OPSWAT)
FWManager.dll (by OPSWAT)
msvcp60.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft (R) Visual C++ (Microsoft (R) C++ Runtime Library)

Behaviors exhibited

Service

ssrc.exe runs as a service named 'SupportSoft RemoteAssist' (SupportSoft RemoteAssist).

How do I remove Office Depot PC Checkup?

You can uninstall Office Depot PC Checkup 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.