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Should I remove PuTTY?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
3% remove it97% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
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How common is it?
Global Rank #15,861
United States Rank #13,932
Reach 0.0168%

Versions

VersionDistribution
0.61 100.00%

PuTTY version 0.61

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

The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The primary executable is named putty.exe. The setup package generally installs about 15 files and is usually about 3.38 MB (3,539,749 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: 3.38 MB

Program filesFiles installed by PuTTY version 0.61

Program executable:putty.exe
Name:PuTTY suite
SSH, Telnet and Rlogin client
Path:C:\Program Files\putty\putty.exe
MD5:40c7b03b56707e50796091d961fd4769
Additional files:
  • kitty.exe - PuTTY suite (SSH, Telnet and Rlogin client)
  • pageant.exe - PuTTY SSH authentication agent
  • plink.exe - Command-line SSH, Telnet, and Rlogin client
  • pscp.exe - Command-line SCP/SFTP client
  • psftp.exe - Command-line interactive SFTP client
  • puttygen.exe - PuTTY SSH key generation utility
  • puttyjp.exe
  • puttytel.exe - Telnet and Rlogin client
  • futty.exe
  • kscp.exe
  • puttycm.exe (by ACS) - PuTTY Connection Manager
  • PuttyConfer.exe - PuttyConfer
  • PuttyTabs.exe (by www.raisin.de) - PuttyTabs

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • putty.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\PuTTY\putty.exe'.

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 0.61, 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) 78%
Win Vista (SP2) 1%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 3%
Keep it 97%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#15,861

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 82.23%
Windows 10 10.84%
Windows XP 6.02%
Windows Vista 0.90%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Professional 33.74%
Windows 7 Home Premium 20.67%
Windows 7 Ultimate 15.81%
Windows 7 Enterprise 11.25%
Microsoft Windows XP 5.78%
Windows 10 Home 2.43%

Distribution by countryGeography

49.39% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 49.39%
  Germany 7.54%
  France 5.35%
  United Kingdom 4.62%
  Canada 3.41%
  Australia 2.19%
  India 1.95%
  Italy 1.95%
  Netherlands 1.95%
  Switzerland 1.70%
  Hungary 1.70%
  Finland 1.46%
  Israel 1.22%
  Poland 1.22%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 41.09%
Hewlett-Packard 17.33%
GIGABYTE 10.40%
ASUS 8.91%
Acer 5.45%
Lenovo 3.47%
Intel 2.97%
Samsung 2.97%
Toshiba 2.97%
Alienware 1.98%
Sony 1.49%
American Megatrends 0.99%
Common models
Dell Latitude E6420 4.55%
Dell OptiPlex 755 3.03%
Dell Studio XPS 9100 2.27%
Dell OptiPlex 790 2.27%
Dell Dell System Vostro... 2.27%
Dell Latitude E6320 2.27%


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