Should I remove PC Health Kit?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
73% remove it27% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #7,543
United States Rank #4,464
Reach 0.0553%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 18.97 days
559.51 days >
Average installed length: 293.98 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 3.2 |
100.00% |
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PC Health Kit v3.2
from PC Health Labs
What is PC Health Kit?
PC Health Kit is a PC optimization program that is co-bundled with various 3rd party download managers. The software is a rebranded version of PC Performer distributed. The software will scan for registry errors but will not clean the found errors unless the user purchases the full version of the product.
The software is typically bunded in the AirSoftware Download Manager as an offer as well as the InstallBrain Download Manager, both known for distributing potentially unwanted programs.
About (from PC Health Labs)
PC Health Kit's powerful scanning technology will get your system running at peak performance levels in no time. Use this powerful utility to scan, identify and view all actionable health items on your PC, including the exact number of privacy and temp files, junk files, invalid shortcuts, system optimization settings,... Read more
Overview
It adds registry entry for the current user which will allow the program to automatically start each time it is rebooted. 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. 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 PCHKLauncher.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 10 files and is usually about 26.2 MB (27,473,922 bytes).
- Malware detected in the program
- Automatically starts with Windows
- Installs a Windows Service
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- The wisdom of the experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in PC Health Kit.
| PCHealthKit.exe (6b20240194ea40c6be7258a5fe44f32d) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Comodo Security |
16829 |
UnclassifiedMalware |
| ESET-NOD32 |
7.8731 |
a variant of Win32/SpeedingUpMyPC |
PC Health Kit has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.
Program details
URL: www.pchealthkit.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\PC Health Kit\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\PC Health Kit\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 26.2 MB
Files installed by PC Health Kit v3.2
| Program executable: | PCHKLauncher.exe |
| Name: | PC Health Kit |
| Fix PC problems and optimize performance |
| Signed by: | Smart PC Solutions |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\PC Health Kit\PCHKLauncher.exe |
| MD5: | 2d536f4867da0d6095e18c7d863fd069 |
Additional files:
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PCHKGuard.exe - PC Health Kit Performance Monitor
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PCHKReminder.exe
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PCHKSmartScan.exe - PC Health Kit Smart Scan
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PCHKSchedule.exe - PC Health Kit Schedule
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PCHKStartScan.exe - PC Health Kit Launcher
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PCHealthKit.exe - PC Health Kit
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PCHKLauncher.exe - Fix PC problems and optimize performance
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PCHKUninstaller.exe
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unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
Behaviors exhibited
2 Scheduled Tasks
- unins000.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{8C48A0B2-223B-4463-A83F-B6CC106D9649}' (runs on registration).
- PCHealthKit.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{6AB05048-F504-45BB-A258-BC7ADC3C6824}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- PCHKLauncher.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named PC Health Kit Schedule.
Service
- PCHKUninstaller.exe runs as a service named 'DeskmediaService' (DeskmediaService).
Startup File (User Run)
- PCHKLauncher.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'PC Health Kit' and executes as C:\Program Files\PC Health Kit\PCHKLauncher.exe.
How do I remove PC Health Kit?
You can uninstall PC Health Kit 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 Health Kit v3.2, 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 Health Kit.
- 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.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 53%
Win Vista 0%
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WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 73%
Keep it 27%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
55.14% |
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| Windows 10 |
35.69% |
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| Windows Vista |
6.79% |
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| Windows XP |
2.29% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.09% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
43.58% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
17.25% |
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| Windows 8 |
13.94% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
6.06% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
5.41% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
4.31% |
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Geography
81.85% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
81.85% |
| United Kingdom |
6.70% |
| France |
3.58% |
| Brazil |
2.41% |
| Australia |
2.28% |
| Canada |
1.11% |
| Germany |
0.59% |
| Italy |
0.39% |
| Spain |
0.20% |
| Mexico |
0.20% |
| Belgium |
0.13% |
| CY |
0.07% |
| Egypt |
0.07% |
| Ireland |
0.07% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
40.21% |
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| Dell |
20.52% |
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| Acer |
13.56% |
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| Toshiba |
12.50% |
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| ASUS |
5.66% |
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| Samsung |
3.18% |
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| Lenovo |
2.71% |
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| GIGABYTE |
1.18% |
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| Gateway |
0.47% |
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Common models |
| HP 2000 Notebook PC |
8.51% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
6.44% |
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| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
4.60% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
3.22% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
2.99% |
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| Dell Inspiron 3521 |
2.30% |
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