Should I block it?
60% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization
Additional versions
Relationships
pccleaners.exe
PC Cleaners by PC Cleaners Inc. (Signed)
| Version: | 10.11.0.0 |
| MD5: | 83c677dd2ecfa954c71168d16a80f306 |
| SHA1: | d462ae3dafe51a5e4a66d2b0efc1cbd8695bab35 |
| SHA256: | 2ecaefd7ce86db4ed5b9d017e7c71dec5875ecb9738f08d556c98d03f518fb19 |
What is pccleaners.exe?
PC Cleaners is registry cleaner, a class of third party software utility designed for the Microsoft Windows operating system, whose purported purpose is to remove redundant items from the Windows registry. Registry cleaners in general try to automate the process of looking for invalid entries, missing file references or broken links within the registry and resolving or removing them.
About pccleaners.exe (from PC Cleaners Inc.)
“We believe computers are meant to speed things up, not slow things down, so you can work smarter and faster. You shouldn't have to waste time dealing with viruses, spyware, PC errors, Registry problem”
Details
| File name: | pccleaners.exe |
| Publisher: | PC Cleaners Inc. |
| Product name: | PC Cleaners |
| Description: | PC Cleaner |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\pc cleaners\pccleaners.exe |
| Original name: | PCGUI.exe |
| File version: | 10.11.0.0 |
| Size: | 61.98 MB (64,991,440 bytes) |
| Build date: | 5/24/2013 11:15 PM |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | PC Cleaners Inc. |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Expiration date: | Saturday, January 25, 2014 |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following program will install this file
“With a single click, PC Cleaner will scan and clean all forms of malware which may be causes of PC issues and poor system performance! With our award winning, tested and certified Malware engine, PC Cleaner will clean all forms of threats including worms, trojans, rogues, dialers, spyware and more from your PC. PC Cleaner will remove unused and old entries, including File Extensions, ActiveX Controls, ClassIDs, ProgIDs, Uninstallers, Sh...”
Behaviors
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'PC Cleaners' → "C:\Program Files\PC Cleaners\PCCleaners.exe" /minimize
Scheduled tasks
- The task 'pc-dis-upd' runs daily in the path '\pc-dis-upd'
- Entry path '\pc-dis-upd'
Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'PC Cleaners' → "C:\ProgramData\PC Cleaners\PCCleaners.exe" /minimize
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
38.46% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
23.08% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate N |
15.38% |
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| Windows 8 |
7.69% |
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| Windows 7 Enterprise |
7.69% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
7.69% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 75.00% of PC Cleaners.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Acer |
75.00% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
25.00% |
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