Should I remove PPC-software?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
2% remove it98% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #19,025
United States Rank #9,823
Reach 0.0120%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
Average installed length: 44.54 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 3.2.7 |
0.42% |
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| 3.2.6 |
1.69% |
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| 3.2.1 |
14.35% |
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| 3.2.0 |
3.80% |
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| 3.1.9 |
24.47% |
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| 3.1.8 |
4.64% |
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| 3.1.6 |
26.58% |
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| 3.1.5 |
13.92% |
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| 3.1.4 |
1.69% |
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| 3.1.3 |
8.44% |
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Rankings
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- #19,022 WISO Steuer 2014 by Buhl Data Service GmbH
- #19,023 ImageConverter Plus 8.0 by fCoder Group
- #19,024 Deals Plugin by 215 Apps
- #19,025 PPC-software
- #19,026 ROCCAT Power-Grid version 0.458
- #19,027 Avira APC 0.1.0.1
- #19,028 Ethereal 0.99.0 by The Ethereal developer community
- #19,029 Device Doctor
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PPC-software
Overview
The most used version is 3.1.6, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program registers itself to launch on boot through a Windows Schedule Task in order to automatically start-up. 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 main program executable is ppc-software.exe. The software installer includes 19 files and is usually about 10.08 MB (10,566,587 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 10 as well as Windows 7 (SP1). While about 94% of users of PPC-software come from the United States, it is also popular in Spain and Canada.
Program details
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\ppc-software
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\PPC-software\uninst.exe
Estimated size: 10.08 MB
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by PPC-software
| Program executable: | ppc-software.exe |
| Name: | PPC-software |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\ppc-software\ppc-software.exe |
| MD5: | c2845501ac919219bd092d992c369711 |
Additional files:
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azurant.exe - PPC-software (azurant 3.1.3, 2013)
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uninst.exe
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uninstall.exe
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Interop.IWshRuntimeLibrary.dll - Assembly imported from type library 'IWshRuntimeLibrary'.
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Interop.Shell32.dll - Assembly imported from type library 'Shell32'.
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ComponentFactory.Krypton.Toolkit.dll (by Component Factory) - Krypton Toolkit (ComponentFactory.Krypton.Toolkit)
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ObjectListView.dll - ObjectListView
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Microsoft.Win32.TaskScheduler.dll (by CodePlex Community) - TaskService (Task Scheduler Wrapper)
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LinqBridge.dll - LINQBridge
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DeepClean.dll - DeepClean
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Splash.exe - Splash
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Setup.dll - Setup
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InstAct.exe - InstAct
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- Splash.exe is scheduled as a task named 'PPC-software_Popup' (runs daily at 5:45 PM).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- PPC-software.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named PPC-software_Start.
How do I remove PPC-software?
You can uninstall PPC-software 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 PPC-software, 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 PPC-software.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 82%
Win 7 0%
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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 2%
Keep it 98%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 10 |
82.70% |
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| Windows 7 |
16.03% |
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| Windows Vista |
1.27% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 10 Home |
56.54% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
11.81% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
8.86% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
8.44% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
5.06% |
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| Windows 8.1 Connected |
2.53% |
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Geography
94.21% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
94.21% |
| Spain |
1.51% |
| Canada |
1.26% |
| Germany |
1.01% |
| United Kingdom |
0.76% |
| France |
0.50% |
| Italy |
0.50% |
| Russia |
0.25% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
46.24% |
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| Dell |
22.04% |
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| Acer |
10.75% |
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| ASUS |
7.53% |
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| Toshiba |
4.84% |
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| Lenovo |
4.30% |
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| Sony |
1.08% |
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| Intel |
1.08% |
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| Samsung |
1.08% |
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| GIGABYTE |
1.08% |
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Common models |
| HP HP Notebook |
6.21% |
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| HP 15 Notebook PC |
4.83% |
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| HP 2000 Notebook PC |
4.14% |
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| HP HP 15 Notebook PC |
3.45% |
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| Dell Inspiron 5559 |
2.76% |
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| HP HP Pavilion Notebook |
2.76% |
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