Should I remove SLOW-PCfighter?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
51% remove it49% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #49,127
Reach 0.0015%
Versions
Version | Distribution |
1.2.83 |
10.00% |
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1.2.80 |
3.33% |
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1.2.61 |
13.33% |
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1.1.81 |
30.00% |
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1.1.79 |
10.00% |
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1.1.76 |
10.00% |
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1.1.28 |
3.33% |
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1.0.93 |
13.33% |
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1.0.88 |
3.33% |
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1.0.82 |
3.33% |
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SLOW-PCfighter
What is SLOW-PCfighter? (from SPAMfighter ApS)
SLOW-PCfighter uses many advanced technologies to analyze PC errors causing performance issues and speeds up a slow PC and enhances stability. Slow-PCfighter seeks out and removes all unused entries in your Windows registry from failed software, driver installations, invalid paths, wrong file references, or faulty unin... Read more
Overview
SLOW-PCfighter is a program developed by SPAMfighter ApS. The most used version is 1.1.81, 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 (this is typically done to avoid any UAC prompts). The main program executable is slow-pcfighter.exe. The software installer includes 13 files and is usually about 7.76 MB (8,140,696 bytes). UpDates.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows XP as well as Windows 7 (SP1). While about 45% of users of SLOW-PCfighter come from the United States, it is also popular in Belgium and France.
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Starts automatically
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in SLOW-PCfighter.
slow-pcfighter.exe (083392d830329c2744d8f1df8d206260) has been flagged by the following 22 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
Agnitum Outpost |
7.1.1 |
Suspicious |
avast! |
2014.9-130613 |
Win32:SlowPCfighter [PUP] |
AVG |
2014.0.3467 |
PSW.Banker6 |
Bitdefender |
1.0.20.820 |
Trojan.Generic.KDV.94959 |
CAT-QuickHeal |
6.13.12.00 |
Program.WinMaximizer (Not a Virus) |
Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
8.13.06.13.10 |
Trojan.Generic.KDV.94959 |
ESET-NOD32 |
7.8404 |
a variant of Win32/SlowPCfighter |
Fortinet FortiGate |
6/13/2013 |
Riskware/Tool |
F-Prot |
v6.4.7.1.166 |
W32/RLPacked.B.gen |
F-Secure |
11.2013-13-06_5 |
Trojan.Generic.KDV.94959 |
G Data |
13.6.22 |
Trojan.Generic.KDV.94959 |
IKARUS anti.virus |
t3scan.2.0.0.0 |
Trojan.SuspectCRC |
K7 AntiVirus |
13.168787 |
Unwanted-Program |
Malwarebytes |
v2013.06.13.10 |
Trojan.Agent |
McAfee |
5600.7105 |
Generic.dx!083392D83032 |
McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.7105 |
Heuristic.BehavesLike.Win32.Suspicious-BAY.G |
Microsoft Security Essentials |
1.163.1557.0 |
Program:Win32/WinMaximizer |
MicroWorld-eScan |
14.0.0.492 |
Trojan.Generic.KDV.94959 |
Norman |
10.20130613 |
Banker.FQBF |
nProtect |
13.06.02.02 |
Trojan.Generic.KDV.94959 |
Panda Antivirus |
13.06.13.10 |
Generic Trojan |
Sophos |
4.89 |
Troj/Bifrose-ZG |
View all 22 all detections
Program details
Displayed publisher: SPAMfighter ApS
URL: www.spamfighter.com/SLOW-PCfighter
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Fighters\SLOW-PCfighter\
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Fighters\SLOW-PCfighter\Uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 7.76 MB
Files installed by SLOW-PCfighter
Program executable: | slow-pcfighter.exe (Malware detected) |
| SLOW-PCfighter for Registry Cleaner |
Path: | C:\Program Files\fighters\slow-pcfighter\slow-pcfighter.exe |
MD5: | 083392d830329c2744d8f1df8d206260 |
Additional files:
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Uninstall.exe - Uninstall Application (SLOW-PCfighter Uninstall Application)
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CommonToolkitSuiteLight.dll - Common Toolkit Suite (Common Toolkit Suite Light)
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CommonToolkitSuiteLight_x64.dll
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FighterSuiteLight.dll - FighterSuiteLight (Fighter Suite Light)
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FighterSuiteLight_x64.dll
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sfhtml.dll - SPAMfighter HTML (SPAMfighter HTML Engine)
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MsgSys.exe - Fighters (Messager)
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SetUp.exe - SLOW-PCfighter Installation Package
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SetUp_x64.exe
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UpDates.exe - SLOW-PCfighter Updates (SLOW-PCfighter for Registry Cleaner)
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SLOW-PCfighter64.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- SLOW-PCfighter64.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named SLOW-PCfighter.
How do I remove SLOW-PCfighter?
You can uninstall SLOW-PCfighter 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 SLOW-PCfighter, 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 SLOW-PCfighter.
- If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.
HOW IT STARTS
Scheduled task? Yes
(Runs on Windows boot)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 51%
Keep it 49%
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GLOBAL RANK
#49,127
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
43.33% |
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Windows XP |
40.00% |
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Windows Vista |
16.67% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Microsoft Windows XP |
40.00% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
16.67% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
13.33% |
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Windows 7 Home Premium |
10.00% |
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Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
6.67% |
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Windows 7 Starter |
3.33% |
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Geography
45.45% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
45.45% |
Belgium |
4.55% |
France |
4.55% |
Netherlands |
4.55% |
Czech Republic |
4.55% |
Poland |
4.55% |
Sweden |
4.55% |
Finland |
4.55% |
Turkey |
2.27% |
Canada |
2.27% |
Switzerland |
2.27% |
Germany |
2.27% |
Ecuador |
2.27% |
Romania |
2.27% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
28.00% |
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American Megatrends |
12.00% |
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Acer |
12.00% |
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Dell |
8.00% |
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GIGABYTE |
8.00% |
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Lenovo |
8.00% |
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Gateway |
4.00% |
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Sahara |
4.00% |
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Compaq |
4.00% |
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Medion |
4.00% |
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Intel |
4.00% |
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ASUS |
4.00% |
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Common models |
Micro-Star MS-7596 |
4.35% |
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MEDIONPC MS-7318 |
4.35% |
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LENOVO 0679 |
4.35% |
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HP Pavilion dv5 Notebook ... |
4.35% |
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Dell Dell DV051 |
4.35% |
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NVIDIA AWRDACPI |
4.35% |
|
About (from SPAMfighter ApS.)
SPAMfighter, based in Denmark, is Europe's leading protection software developer, providing state-of-the-art computer, server and mobile device products to 8,435,692 users from 237 countries/areas around the globe.
Publisher URL: www.spamfighter.com