Should I remove Pinger?

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

Versions

Version	Distribution
1.4.0.1	53.02%
1.4.0.0	2.77%
1.1.1.2	42.76%
1.1.0.9	0.78%
1.1.0.6	0.64%
1.0.0.0	0.02%

Rankings

• #1,217 Paquete de idioma de Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Tools para Office Runtime (x64) - ESN
• #1,218 VMware Player
• #1,219 OpenOffice 4.0.0 by Apache Software Foundation
• #1,220 SpyHunter by Enigma Software Group
• #1,221 Microsoft ASP.NET MVC 2 - Visual Studio 2010 Tools
• #1,222 Pinger
• #1,223 Canon MP Navigator EX 5.0
• #1,224 Heroes of the Storm by Blizzard Entertainment
• #1,225 Adobe Widget Browser
• #1,226 User Guide by Samsung Electronics
• #1,227 PowerDVD DX by CyberLink

from Pinger Inc.

Remove Pinger

Pinger is a software program developed by Pinger. The most common release is 1.4.0.1, 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). The primary executable is named PingerTool.exe. The setup package generally installs about 18 files and is usually about 62.63 MB (65,675,900 bytes). 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 93% of users of Pinger come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada and PR.

URL: www.pinger.com/content/home.html

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Pinger\

Uninstaller: C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Caphyon\Advanced Installer\{9B56B031-A6C0-4BB7-8F61-938548C1B759}\Pinger.exe /x {9B56B031-A6C0-4BB7-8F61-938548C1B759}

Estimated size: 62.63 MB

• Pinger.exe connects to net64-20-243-250.static-customer.corenap.com (64.20.243.250 port 80).

Pinger.exe
Memory:	160.56 MB	21.09 MB average
Total CPU:	0.0061082951%	0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:	0.00162033%	0.016088% average
User CPU:	0.00448796%	0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:	78,437,051	8,062,084 average
I/O reads/min:	8.24 KB	435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:	91.22 KB	105.02 KB average

1. 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.
2. When you find the program Pinger, 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).
3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Pinger.

OS VERSIONS Win 10 97% Win Vista 0%

WHEN IT STARTS Auto-starting? Yes (Found in the run registry)

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 5% Keep it 95%

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	92.73%
Canada	4.82%
PR	0.54%
Mexico	0.19%
India	0.12%
Germany	0.09%
France	0.09%
NG	0.06%
United Kingdom	0.06%
Brazil	0.06%
Philippines	0.06%
Japan	0.05%
BO	0.04%
Ecuador	0.04%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

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