Should I remove PC Privacy Dock?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
60% remove it40% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
United States Rank #35,132
Reach 0.0014%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
Average installed length: 7.30 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 2.6.9 |
100.00% |
|
PC Privacy Dock
from TWEAKOLOGY TECHNOLOGIES
What is PC Privacy Dock? (from TWEAKOLOGY TECHNOLOGIES)
PC Privacy Shield will wipe out all of your activity's digital footprint, including your browsing history, file usage and chat records. PC Privacy Shield cleans either all or specific information upon choice, and also enables dummy information embedding within the history files. Use PC Privacy Shield to both defend y... Read more
Overview
PC Privacy Dock is a software program developed by TWEAKOLOGY TECHNOLOGIES. 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). The primary executable is named PCPrivacyDock.exe. The setup package generally installs about 16 files and is usually about 10.67 MB (11,190,955 bytes). The installed file updater.exe is the auto-update component of the program which is designed to check for software updates and notify and apply them when new versions are discovered. Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 78% of users of PC Privacy Dock come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada and United Kingdom.
- Automatically starts with Windows
Program details
Displayed publisher: PC Privacy Dock
URL: www.tweaklogy.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\PC Privacy Dock\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{374CF14E-17AB-463A-A4AD-31138D4DF8E7}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 10.67 MB
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by PC Privacy Dock
| Program executable: | PCPrivacyDock.exe |
| Name: | PC Privacy Dock |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\PC Privacy Dock\PCPrivacyDock.exe |
| MD5: | 3a8ab2c01b0313876982bfc311898d4b |
Additional files:
-
PCPrivacyDock.exe - PC Privacy Dock
-
updater.exe - updater 2.6.9 © PC Privacy Dock, Inc, 2014
-
ComponentFactory.Krypton.Toolkit.dll (by Component Factory) - Krypton Toolkit (ComponentFactory.Krypton.Toolkit)
-
Microsoft.Win32.TaskScheduler.dll (by CodePlex Community) - TaskService (Task Scheduler Wrapper)
-
RemoveTask.exe - RemoveTask
-
GlacialListView.dll - ListView
-
Helper.dll - Helper
-
schedc.exe - schedc
-
Splash.exe - Splash
-
PopUP.exe - PopUP
-
Setup.dll - Setup
-
bo.dll - bo
-
InstAct.exe - InstAct
-
Newtonsoft.Json.dll (by Newtonsoft) - Json.NET (Json.NET .NET 2.0)
-
SQLite.Interop.dll (by Robert Simpson, et al) - System.Data.SQLite (System.Data.SQLite Interop Assembly)
-
System.Data.SQLite.dll (by http://system.data.sqlite.org/) - System.Data.SQLite Core
Behaviors exhibited
3 Scheduled Tasks
- PopUP.exe is scheduled as a task named 'PCPrivacyDock_Popup3' (runs daily at 8:00 AM).
- Splash.exe is scheduled as a task named 'PCPrivacyDock_Popup' (runs daily at 9:00 AM).
- InstAct.exe is scheduled as a task named 'PCPrivacyDock_Master'.
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- PCPrivacyDock.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named PCPrivacyDock_Start.
Startup File (User Run)
- PCPrivacyDock.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'PCPrivacyDock' and executes as "C:\Program Files\PC Privacy Dock\PCPrivacyDock.exe" /minimized.
How do I remove PC Privacy Dock?
You can uninstall PC Privacy Dock 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 Privacy Dock, 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 Privacy Dock.
- 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) 54%
Win 10 46%
|
|
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
|
|
USER ACTIONS
 |
Uninstall it 60%
Keep it 40%
|
|
Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
53.57% |
|
| Windows 10 |
46.43% |
|
Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
33.33% |
|
| Windows 8.1 |
22.22% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Pro |
11.11% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
11.11% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
7.41% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Connected |
7.41% |
|
Geography
78.05% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
78.05% |
| Canada |
9.76% |
| United Kingdom |
9.76% |
| Australia |
2.44% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
37.50% |
|
| Toshiba |
25.00% |
|
| Acer |
12.50% |
|
| Dell |
6.25% |
|
| Samsung |
6.25% |
|
| Lenovo |
6.25% |
|
| ASUS |
6.25% |
|
Common models |
| Gateway W3118 |
4.76% |
|
| FOXCONN RS880M06-8KRS3HX |
4.76% |
|
| Dell Inspiron 560 |
4.76% |
|
| ASUSTeK M51BC |
4.76% |
|
| ASUSTeK K53U |
4.76% |
|
| Acer Aspire 5820T |
4.76% |
|