Should I remove PC Cleaner AV?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
51% remove it49% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #30,252
United States Rank #19,156
Reach 0.0047%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 12.89 days
380.13 days >
Average installed length: 199.73 days
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PC Cleaner AV
from PC Cleaners
What is PC Cleaner AV? (from PC Cleaners)
PC Cleaner Antivirus gives you complete protection from viruses, spyware, rogue programs, trojans, adware, rootkit, dialers, worms, parasites and other potentially harmful programs along with other malware that might make computer fail, cause system errors, reduce performance and might even destroy or expose to 3rd par... Read more
Overview
PC Cleaner AV is a program developed by PC Cleaners. 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. It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. The main program executable is pccleanerav.exe. The software installer includes 4 files and is usually about 53 MB (55,575,616 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 81% of users of PC Cleaner AV come from the United States, it is also popular in Australia and Canada.
- Starts automatically
- Loads into the web browser
- Adds a background Windows Service
Program details
URL: www.pc-cleaners.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\PC Antivirus
Uninstaller: "C:\Windows\uninstac.exe" -removeit
Estimated size: 53 MB
Files installed by PC Cleaner AV
| Program executable: | pccleanerav.exe |
| Name: | PC Cleaners |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\pc antivirus\pccleanerav.exe |
| MD5: | 1906dbd3dbc9fe59dab4c63ffb32f0a8 |
Additional files:
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pf.dll (by Support Expert) - PC Antivirus Web Protection BHO
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pcavmon.exe
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SBSetupDrivers.exe (by Sunbelt Software) - Sunbelt Personal Firewall (Sunbelt Firewall SDK Installer)
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- pf.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'PC Antivirus Web Protection BHO' with the class of {C11CBDA9-6702-469E-9CE1-64E3971A6B44}.
Service
- pcavmon.exe runs as a service named 'pcavmon' (pcavmon).
Startup File (User Run)
- PCCleanerAV.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'PC Antivirus' and executes as "C:\Program Files\PC Antivirus\PCCleanerAV.exe" /minimize.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| PCCleanerAV.exe |
| Total CPU: | 0.0001905662% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00012417% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00006640% | |
How do I remove PC Cleaner AV?
You can uninstall PC Cleaner AV 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 PC Cleaner AV, 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 PC Cleaner AV.
- If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.
How do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by PC Cleaner AV you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
- When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
- Restart Google Chrome.
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 51%
Keep it 49%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #30,252
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
62.37% |
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| Windows 10 |
17.20% |
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| Windows Vista |
13.98% |
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| Windows XP |
6.45% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
43.01% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
10.75% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
7.53% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
6.45% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
6.45% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
5.38% |
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Geography
81.29% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
81.29% |
| Australia |
4.32% |
| Canada |
3.60% |
| United Kingdom |
1.44% |
| RS |
1.44% |
| BM |
0.72% |
| Colombia |
0.72% |
| Germany |
0.72% |
| Spain |
0.72% |
| Indonesia |
0.72% |
| MV |
0.72% |
| Mexico |
0.72% |
| Thailand |
0.72% |
| TN |
0.72% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
32.89% |
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| Dell |
30.26% |
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| Acer |
11.84% |
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| Toshiba |
10.53% |
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| Intel |
6.58% |
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| Lenovo |
3.95% |
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| Gateway |
1.32% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.32% |
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| ASUS |
1.32% |
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Common models |
| Dell Inspiron 1720 |
2.35% |
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| Dell Inspiron 5520 |
2.35% |
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| Dell Inspiron N7010 |
2.35% |
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| Dell XPS 8300 |
2.35% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
2.35% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite P850 |
1.18% |
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