Should I remove Should I Remove It?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
5% remove it95% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Reach 83.2105%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 25.51 days
752.43 days >
Average installed length: 395.34 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 1.0.4 |
100.00% |
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Should I Remove It
What is Should I Remove It?
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About (from Reason Software Company)
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Overview
During setup, the program registers itself to launch on boot through a Windows Schedule Task in order to automatically start-up. 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 ShouldIRemoveIt.exe. The setup package generally installs about 3 files and is usually about 578.58 KB (592,463 bytes).
Program details
URL: www.ShouldIRemoveIt.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Reason\Should I Remove It\
Uninstaller: msiexec.exe /x {4E62123C-4C0D-4123-A8A2-C0103B92D7EA}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 578.58 KB
Files installed by Should I Remove It
| Program executable: | ShouldIRemoveIt.exe |
| Name: | Should I Remove It? |
| Path: | C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Reason\Should I Remove It\ShouldIRemoveIt.exe |
| MD5: | 4e714ede097c4067c7a09ab9ac80f9a8 |
Additional files:
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ShouldIRemoveIt.exe - Should I Remove It?
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Interop.WindowsInstaller.dll - Assembly imported from type library 'WindowsInstaller'.
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Microsoft.Win32.TaskScheduler.dll (by CodePlex Community) - TaskService (Task Scheduler Wrapper)
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- ShouldIRemoveIt.exe is scheduled as a task named 'ShouldIRemoveIt' (runs monthly on Mondays at 11:00 AM).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- ShouldIRemoveIt.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named ShouldIRemoveIt_Notifications.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| ShouldIRemoveIt.exe |
| Memory: | 48.52 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0071088614% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00437490% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00273396% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 30,415,634 | |
| Switches/sec: | 22 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 2.06 MB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 824 Bytes | |
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 44%
0%
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HOW IT STARTS
Scheduled task? Yes
(Runs on Windows boot)
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USER ACTIONS
 |
Uninstall it 5%
Keep it 95%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
49.24% |
|
| Windows 10 |
41.78% |
|
| Windows XP |
4.60% |
|
| Windows Vista |
4.35% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.03% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
23.61% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
12.79% |
|
| Windows 10 Home |
12.22% |
|
| Windows 8.1 |
10.77% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
9.71% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
4.66% |
|
Geography
46.49% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
46.49% |
| Germany |
6.25% |
| United Kingdom |
4.70% |
| Italy |
4.25% |
| France |
3.80% |
| Canada |
2.90% |
| Brazil |
2.47% |
| Netherlands |
1.73% |
| Australia |
1.63% |
| India |
1.46% |
| Spain |
1.40% |
| Sweden |
0.98% |
| Belgium |
0.89% |
| Iran |
0.77% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
27.97% |
|
| Dell |
18.78% |
|
| Acer |
17.45% |
|
| ASUS |
11.36% |
|
| Toshiba |
6.65% |
|
| Lenovo |
6.16% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
4.41% |
|
| Samsung |
3.88% |
|
| Intel |
1.19% |
|
| American Megatrends |
0.77% |
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| MSI |
0.69% |
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| Medion |
0.68% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
5.82% |
|
| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
5.79% |
|
| ASUS All Series |
4.71% |
|
| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
3.95% |
|
| HP 15 Notebook PC |
3.22% |
|
| HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... |
3.13% |
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About (from Reason Software Company Inc.)
By applying innovative techniques used to combat malicious software, Reason is able to restore PC performance through a multi-faceted approach that utilizes Reason's deep understanding of both the Windows Operating System as well as the behavior of third-party programs.
Publisher URL: www.builtwithreason.com