What is Pro Pc Cleaner?
Pro Pc Cleaner is a newly found PC optimizer/cleaner that was allegedly designed to fix various issues on your computer and make it run better and faster. However, after testing it, our cybersecurity experts have concluded that it is mostly useless as it was configured to show fake security alerts about your system. If you uninstall this program from Control Panel, it will leave junk files behind. Therefore, security experts have classified it as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) and suggest that you remove it. This program is not malicious, but it is next to useless, and you should not pay money for it. For more details on this application, please read this article as it contains the most relevant information available.
What does Pro Pc Cleaner do?
Officially, Pro Pc Cleaner is a program dedicated to cleaning your computer and making it run better and faster. However, our researchers say that it shows fake alerts about your PC. The scan results do not reflect the reality because this program was set to portray your PC as having serious problems. This program is paid, so its creators rely on gullible users to purchase this application thinking that all of the supposed issues will be fixed. When you install this program, it adds a scheduled task to Task Scheduler. As a result, this program will run on system startup.
If you try to uninstall this program, however, Pro Pc Cleaner will offer you to fix some of the issues free of charge in an effort to change your mind and keep it. You should not fall for this trick because they expect you to buy it further down the line. Our researchers say that, if you uninstall this program, then Pro Pc Cleaner will leave some of its files in its folder which is one of the reasons we have classified as a potentially unwanted program. Needless to say, you will have to delete those leftover files manually after you have uninstalled it from Control Panel.
Where does Pro Pc Cleaner come from?
According to our researchers, Pro Pc Cleaner was created by a company called Rainmaker Software Group LLC. This company is based in Wilmington, Delaware, USA. The majority of the programs this company has made fall into the categories of adware and potentially unwanted programs, so it is evident that you cannot trust this developer’s products.
As far as the distribution methods of this program go, it has a dedicated distribution website at Propccleaner.com that hosts this program’s standalone installer. Researchers say that that website is the only place you can get this PC cleaner because there is no information on it being bundled with third-party programs or hosted on freeware websites. However, if you got this program accidentally, please leave a comment below and tell us how you got it.
How do I remove Pro Pc Cleaner?
We hope you found this article insightful and are ready to get rid of this program for good. The fact that is shows fake alerts and leaves junk files after you uninstall it make it a potentially unwanted program, so if you want to get rid of it, then please see the guide below that will also aid you in removing the junk files.
Removal Guide
Windows XP
- Click Start and select Control Panel.
- Click Add or Remove Programs.
- Find Pro Pc Cleaner and click the Remove button.
Windows 7/ Windows Vista
- Open the Start menu and open Control Panel.
- Click Uninstall a program.
- Find Pro Pc Cleaner and right-click it.
- Click Change/Uninstall.
Windows 8/ Windows 8.1
- Right-click the Windows logo and select Control Panel.
- Go to Uninstall a program.
- Find Pro Pc Cleaner and click Uninstall.
Windows 10
- Right-click the Start menu.
- Click Control Panel and go to Uninstall a program.
- Find Pro Pc Cleaner and double-click it and click Uninstall.
Delete junk files
- Hold down Windows+E.
- Type C:\Program Files (x86)\ or C:\Program Files\ in the File Explorer’s address box.
- Press Enter.
- Locate the Pro PC Cleaner folder, right-click it and click Delete.
- Empty the Recycle bin.
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