Should I remove PC Confidential 2010?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
49% remove it51% keep it
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How common is it?
United States Rank #42,141
Reach 0.0007%
Versions
Version | Distribution |
2008 |
100.00% |
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Other programs by Winferno.com
PC Confidential 2010
from Winferno.com
What is PC Confidential 2010? (from Winferno.com)
PC Confidential deep scans your PC to locate all traces of private data including website history, cache, cookies and more. Next PC Confidential compiles this data so that with one click you can thoroughly erase it all or select pieces to erase. PC Confidential's powerful file shredding exceeds the Clear and Sanitize M... Read more
Overview
PC Confidential 2010 is a software 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 primary executable is named pcconfidential.exe. The setup package generally installs about 8 files and is usually about 59.39 MB (62,276,228 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows Vista (SP2). Most users that have installed this software come from the United States.
Program details
URL: www.winferno.com/products-pcc.aspx
Help link: www.Winferno.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Winferno\PC Confidential\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Winferno\PC Confidential\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 59.39 MB
Files installed by PC Confidential 2010
Program executable: | pcconfidential.exe |
Name: | PC Confidential |
Path: | C:\Program Files\winferno\pc confidential\pcconfidential.exe |
MD5: | 807ea7654516862e4048500c25e07d74 |
Additional files:
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DeleteIndex.exe (by Capital Intellect Inc) - DeleteIndex
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PCCBHO.dll (by Capital Intellect Inc) - PCC (PCCBHO)
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PCCL.DLL
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PCCST.exe (by Capital Intellect, Inc) - PC Confidential Temporary File Shredder
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Trial.exe (by Capital Intellect, Inc) - PC Confidential
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unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
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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 with the class '{0BDC0590-C26B-4CDD-BA70-8C7517DCE15A}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- PCConfidential.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named PCConfidential.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
PCCST.exe |
Memory: | 864 KB | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00000453% | |
CPU cycles/sec: | 742 | |
How do I remove PC Confidential 2010?
You can uninstall PC Confidential 2010 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 2010, 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 2010.
How do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by PC Confidential 2010 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 7 (SP1) 54%
Win 10 8%
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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 7 |
61.54% |
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Windows Vista |
30.77% |
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Windows 10 |
7.69% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
61.54% |
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Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
23.08% |
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Windows 10 Pro |
7.69% |
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Windows Vista Home Basic |
7.69% |
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Geography
100.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
61.54% |
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Acer |
15.38% |
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Sony |
15.38% |
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Toshiba |
7.69% |
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Common models |
TOSHIBA Satellite C655 |
7.69% |
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Sony VPCEA46FM |
7.69% |
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Sony VGN-CR131E |
7.69% |
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HP-Pavilion NY545AA-ABA p... |
7.69% |
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HP-Pavilion GC673AA-ABA m... |
7.69% |
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Hewlett-Packard p6823w |
7.69% |
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