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Should I remove Piratrax?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
8% remove it92% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #17,836
United States Rank #36,596
Reach 0.0135%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 8.52 days
251.37 days >
Average installed length: 132.07 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
7.0.0.0 12.36%
6.0.0.0 30.34%
5.2.0.0 19.48%
5.1.1.0 25.84%
5.1.0.0 0.37%
5.0.0.0 0.37%
4.2.1.0 5.99%
4.2.0.0 3.75%
4.1.118.0 1.50%

Piratrax

Overview

Piratrax is a program developed by DENIAU F.A.A. The most used version is 6.0.0.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. 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 piratrax.exe. The software installer includes 5 files and is usually about 3.1 MB (3,248,485 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 65% of users of Piratrax come from France, it is also popular in the United States and Belgium.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.piratrax.fr
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Piratrax\
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Piratrax\uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 3.1 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Piratrax

Program executable:piratrax.exe
Name:PIRATRAX
Le nettoyeur de trax
Path:C:\Program Files\piratrax\piratrax.exe
MD5:bf75bf6c5b850d06f9fe13a464730bdf
Additional files:
  • uninstall.exe - Uninstall Piratrax
  • piratrax_launch.exe
  • piratraxmenu.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • piratrax.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Piratrax_with_menu'.
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • piratrax_launch.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Piratrax.
Startup File (User Run)
  • piratrax_launch.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Piratrax' and executes as C:\Program Files\Piratrax\piratrax_launch.exe.

How do I remove Piratrax?

You can uninstall Piratrax from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  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 Piratrax, 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 Piratrax.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 50%
Win XP 0%
 
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 8%
Keep it 92%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 57.09%
Windows 10 26.49%
Windows XP 10.82%
Windows Vista 5.60%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 32.58%
Windows 7 Ultimate 10.98%
Microsoft Windows XP 10.98%
Windows 7 Professional 10.61%
Windows 10 Home 7.58%
Windows 8.1 6.06%

Distribution by countryGeography

65.25% of installs come from France
Which countries install it?
  France 65.25%
  United States 11.20%
  Belgium 4.25%
  DZ 4.25%
  Switzerland 3.86%
  MA 3.47%
  Canada 2.70%
  MU 0.77%
  Spain 0.77%
  CI 0.39%
  RE 0.39%
  United Kingdom 0.39%
  GP 0.39%
  Italy 0.39%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer 33.77%
Hewlett-Packard 33.12%
ASUS 10.39%
Dell 7.79%
GIGABYTE 5.19%
Samsung 3.25%
Toshiba 3.25%
American Megatrends 1.95%
Lenovo 1.30%
Common models
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HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... 2.90%
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HP-Pavilion WC963AA-ABF p... 2.90%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 2.90%

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