Regmech.exe
PC Tools Registry Mechanic by PC Tools (Signed)
| Version: | 11.00.0302 |
| MD5: | bd93ea892d1a86fd03315d5eed0bb914 |
| SHA1: | ce23d4da47b93efecb6e55c01eb32e986bcb75da |
| SHA256: | 373bb921d273524087862b7492f37d356d2d9efce882fe4a2797e9c4338e9c05 |
What is Regmech.exe?
PC Tools Registry Mechanic, is software used to scan registry to find errors.
About Regmech.exe (from PC Tools)
“You've heard that cleaning up your PC will help it run smoother, but you don't know where to start. With PC Tools Registry Mechanic, you'll get a fresh, new experience; combining the trusted, powerful”
Overview
regmech.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. It is an auto-starting process that used the Windows Task Scheduler service to load when the user logs into Windows (sometimes this is required to bypass the UAC protection). This is typically installed with the program PC Tools Registry Mechanic 11.0 published by PC Tools Software. The file is digitally signed by PC Tools which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
| File name: | regmech.exe |
| Publisher: | PC Tools |
| Product name: | PC Tools Registry Mechanic |
| Description: | PC Tools Registry Mechanic 11.1 |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\pc tools registry mechanic\regmech.exe |
| File version: | 11.00.0302 |
| Size: | 3.16 MB (3,315,672 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | PC Tools |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Thursday, August 9, 2012 |
| Expiration date: | Saturday, August 15, 2015 |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| File packed: | Yes |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following program will install this file
PC Tools Registry Mechanic is registry fixer utility whose purported purpose is to remove redundant items from the Windows registry. The software helps to automate the process of looking for invalid entries, missing file references or broken links within the registry and resolving or removing them. The necessity and usefulness of registry cleaners is a controversial topic, with experts in disagreement over their benefits.
Behaviors
Scheduled tasks
- The task 'RMSchedule' runs daily in the path '\RMSchedule'
- Entry path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\RMSchedule.job'
- Entry path '\RMSchedule'
Scheduled tasks startups
Set to load on user login (bypasses Windows UAC if enabled)
- Login entry path '\RMSchedule'
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
27.08% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
25.00% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro |
14.58% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
10.42% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
8.33% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
6.25% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate N |
6.25% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Premium N |
2.08% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 27.08% of PC Tools Registry Mechanic.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Toshiba |
29.41% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
23.53% |
|
| ASUS |
11.76% |
|
| Samsung |
5.88% |
|
| Acer |
5.88% |
|
| Lenovo |
5.88% |
|
| Intel |
5.88% |
|
| Dell |
5.88% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
2.94% |
|
| American Megatrends |
2.94% |
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