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Should I remove PuTTY?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
7% remove it93% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
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How common is it?
Global Rank #42,025
United States Rank #38,912
Reach 0.0022%

Versions

VersionDistribution
0.58 100.00%

PuTTY version 0.58

What is PuTTY?

PuTTY is a free and open-source terminal emulator, serial console and network file transfer application. It supports several network protocols, including SCP, SSH, Telnet and rlogin. The name "PuTTY" has no definitive meaning, though "tty" is the name for a terminal in the Unix tradition, usually held to be short for Teletype.

Overview

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 putty.exe. The setup package generally installs about 7 files and is usually about 2.67 MB (2,795,082 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\PuTTY\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\PuTTY\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 2.67 MB

Program filesFiles installed by PuTTY version 0.58

Program executable:putty.exe
Name:PuTTY suite
SSH, Telnet and Rlogin client
Path:C:\Program Files\putty\putty.exe
MD5:f6918ab9914b9e90d957c2bc58a80371
Additional files:
  • pageant.exe
  • plink.exe
  • pscp.exe
  • psftp.exe
  • puttygen.exe
  • unins000.exe - Inno Setup (Setup/Uninstall)

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • putty.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{90C9029C-6553-4638-89E5-8E08677438F4}' (runs on registration).
Network connections
  • putty.exe connects to rflash1.polkismp3.ru (109.234.153.82 port 22).

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

putty.exe
Memory:1.69 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0000614437%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00005140%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00001004%
0.015104% average

How do I remove PuTTY?

You can uninstall PuTTY 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 PuTTY version 0.58, 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 PuTTY.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 60%
Win XP 2%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 7%
Keep it 93%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#42,025

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 60.47%
Windows XP 30.23%
Windows 10 9.30%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Professional 30.23%
Microsoft Windows XP 30.23%
Windows 7 Enterprise 11.63%
Windows 7 Home Premium 9.30%
Windows 7 Ultimate 6.98%
Windows 8.1 4.65%

Distribution by countryGeography

46.30% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 46.30%
  Italy 7.41%
  Germany 5.56%
  Switzerland 3.70%
  Australia 3.70%
  Spain 3.70%
  Poland 3.70%
  Malaysia 3.70%
  United Kingdom 3.70%
  Chile 1.85%
  Singapore 1.85%
  France 1.85%
  RS 1.85%
  Mexico 1.85%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 33.33%
Hewlett-Packard 15.38%
Acer 12.82%
Lenovo 10.26%
Intel 7.69%
GIGABYTE 5.13%
Toshiba 2.56%
Sony 2.56%
Samsung 2.56%
Alienware 2.56%
American Megatrends 2.56%
ASUS 2.56%
Common models
Dell Latitude E6430 5.00%
HP Compaq dc7900 Converti... 5.00%
VMware, Inc. VMware Virtu... 2.50%
TOSHIBA Satellite Pro L50... 2.50%
Sony VPCF23CGX 2.50%
Samsung N140 2.50%


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