Should I remove PC Matic Plugin?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
62% remove it38% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #26,394
United States Rank #18,142
Reach 0.0062%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 15.37 days
453.44 days >
Average installed length: 238.25 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 1.0.0.1 |
90.24% |
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| 1.0.0.0 |
9.76% |
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PC Matic Plugin
Overview
PC Matic Plugin is a software program developed by PC Pitstop. The most common release is 1.0.0.1, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. It adds registry entry for the current user which will allow the program to automatically start each time it is rebooted. 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). Many users end up uninstalling this after less than a month of it being installed. The setup package is about 28.32 MB (29,691,904 bytes) when donwloaded. Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 10 and Windows 7 (SP1). While about 72% of users of PC Matic Plugin come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Canada.
- Malware detected in the program
- Automatically starts with Windows
- 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 Matic Plugin.
| slimdrivers.exe (094a47ab1d4966c8cd318ad7eb1521a6) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Dr.Web |
9.0.0.0324 |
Program.Unwanted.116 |
| G Data |
14.11.24 |
Win32.Application.Slimware |
Program details
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\slimdrivers
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{A5AEBB0B-A872-4C88-BCC1-C6DC51B3D362}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 28.32 MB
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by PC Matic Plugin
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(Malware detected) slimdrivers.exe (by SlimWare Utilities) - SlimDrivers
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- slimdrivers.exe is scheduled as a task named 'slimdrivers'.
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- slimdrivers.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named DriverUpdate Startup.
Startup File (User Run)
- slimdrivers.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'SlimDrivers' and executes as "C:\Program Files\SlimDrivers\SlimDrivers.exe" -boot.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| slimdrivers.exe |
| Memory: | 9.18 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0099287111% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00154640% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00838231% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 1,158,736 | |
| Switches/sec: | 49 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 53 Bytes | |
| I/O writes/min: | 159 Bytes | |
How do I remove PC Matic Plugin?
You can uninstall PC Matic Plugin 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 Matic Plugin, 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 Matic Plugin.
- 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 10 46%
Win Vista (SP2) 3%
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WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
 |
Uninstall it 62%
Keep it 38%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 10 |
45.53% |
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| Windows 7 |
44.72% |
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| Windows XP |
6.50% |
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| Windows Vista |
3.25% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
34.43% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
23.77% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
10.66% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
6.56% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
6.56% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
5.74% |
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Geography
72.09% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
72.09% |
| United Kingdom |
13.95% |
| Canada |
2.91% |
| Netherlands |
1.74% |
| LY |
0.58% |
| Chile |
0.58% |
| South Africa |
0.58% |
| Thailand |
0.58% |
| VI |
0.58% |
| France |
0.58% |
| Australia |
0.58% |
| Sweden |
0.58% |
| Mexico |
0.58% |
| Spain |
0.58% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
32.14% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
29.76% |
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| GIGABYTE |
8.33% |
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| Toshiba |
8.33% |
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| Acer |
7.14% |
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| Lenovo |
4.76% |
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| Medion |
2.38% |
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| Sony |
2.38% |
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| MSI |
1.19% |
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| Apple |
1.19% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.19% |
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| Alienware |
1.19% |
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Common models |
| Dell XPS 8500 |
2.91% |
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| Dell XPS 8300 |
1.94% |
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| HP ENVY TS 17 Notebook PC |
1.94% |
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| Dell Inspiron 3521 |
1.94% |
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| HP 23-q114 |
1.94% |
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| Gateway SX2801 |
1.94% |
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About (from PC Pitstop LLC)
In 2004, PC Pitstop introduced its first PC optimization software called Optimize.
Publisher URL: www.pcpitstop.com