Should I remove PC Confidential 2008?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
49% remove it51% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #30,600
United States Rank #26,722
Reach 0.0046%
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 2008 |
100.00% |
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PC Confidential 2008
from Winferno.com
Overview
PC Confidential 2008 is a program developed by Winferno.com. During setup, the program registers itself to launch on boot through a Windows Schedule Task in order to automatically start-up. It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. 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 main program executable is PCConfidential.exe. The software installer includes 7 files and is usually about 35.08 MB (36,781,135 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows Vista (SP2) as well as Windows XP. While about 50% of users of PC Confidential 2008 come from the United States, it is also popular in France and Canada.
Program details
URL: www.Winferno.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Winferno\PC Confidential\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Winferno\PC Confidential\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 35.08 MB
Files installed by PC Confidential 2008
| Program executable: | PCConfidential.exe |
| Name: | PC Confidential |
| Signed by: | Capital Intellect Inc |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\Winferno\PC Confidential\PCConfidential.exe |
| MD5: | 8f26314ea8b811cec44e27e7ec234255 |
| (From the publisher) “PC Confidential eradicates Web-surfing traces by deleting items such as cookies, typed URLs, and cached files (the program supports Opera and Firefox).” |
Additional files:
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PCCST.exe (by Capital Intellect, Inc) - PC Confidential Temporary File Shredder
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PCConfidential.exe (by Capital Intellect, Inc) - PC Confidential
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DeleteIndex.exe (by Capital Intellect Inc) - DeleteIndex
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PCCL.DLL
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unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
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PCCBHO.dll (by Capital Intellect Inc) - PCC (PCCBHO)
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WinCMR.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- PCCBHO.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'PCCBHO.CPCCBHO' with the class of {22FC6CE8-7D47-479F-B74A-BFBB04ADB9AF}.
Internet Explorer Extension
- PCConfidential.exe is installed as an Internet Explorer extension using the class {925DAB62-F9AC-4221-806A-057BFB1014AA}.
Scheduled Task
- PCConfidential.exe is scheduled as a task named 'PCConfidential' (runs daily at 9:38).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- PCConfidential.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named PCConfidential.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- PCConfidential.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Winferno\PC Confidential\PCConfidential.exe'.
How do I remove PC Confidential 2008?
You can uninstall PC Confidential 2008 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 Confidential 2008, 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 Confidential 2008.
How do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by PC Confidential 2008 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.
OS VERSIONS
Win Vista (SP2) 36%
Win Vista (SP1) 4%
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HOW IT STARTS
Scheduled task? Yes
(Runs on Windows boot)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 49%
Keep it 51%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows Vista |
40.66% |
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| Windows XP |
29.67% |
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| Windows 7 |
29.67% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
31.11% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
28.89% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
21.11% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
10.00% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
4.44% |
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| Windows 7 Starter |
2.22% |
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Geography
50.43% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
50.43% |
| France |
6.09% |
| Canada |
5.22% |
| Czech Republic |
2.61% |
| Israel |
2.61% |
| Australia |
1.74% |
| DK |
1.74% |
| United Kingdom |
1.74% |
| Croatia |
1.74% |
| India |
1.74% |
| Mexico |
1.74% |
| Romania |
1.74% |
| Slovakia |
1.74% |
| UA |
1.74% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
43.48% |
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| Dell |
20.29% |
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| Acer |
10.14% |
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| GIGABYTE |
5.80% |
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| Toshiba |
5.80% |
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| American Megatrends |
4.35% |
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| Intel |
2.90% |
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| Lenovo |
2.90% |
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| Gateway |
2.90% |
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| Compaq |
1.45% |
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Common models |
| Dell Inspiron 530 |
2.50% |
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| Hewlett-Packard Compaq Pr... |
2.50% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
2.50% |
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| MSI MS-7366 |
2.50% |
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| HP-Pavilion GX765AA-A2L a... |
2.50% |
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| Unknow Unknow |
1.25% |
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