What is PC Tools Privacy Guardian 5.0?

PC Tools Privacy Guardian 5.0 is software application developed by PC Tools Software. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 55.85% of installations running this operating system. PC Tools Privacy Guardian 5.0's installer is typically 21.00 MB in size and installs around 15 files.

PC Tools Privacy Guardian 5.0 is most popular in the United States with 54.93% of installations residing in this country.

PC Tools Privacy Guardian 5.0 adds 2 scheduled tasks to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, PC Tools Privacy Guardian 5.0 is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

Software Behaviors

Firewall:

pg.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Privacy Guardian\pg.exe'.

Scheduled tasks:

pg.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{D505FE3F-5159-4CCD-90D3-D3CC268DEE60}' (runs on registration).
Update.exe is scheduled as a task named 'PGSmartUpdate' (Next runs on 26/09/2013 at 12:29 PM).

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:

pg.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named PGSchedule.
SULauncher.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named PGAutoUpdate.

Software Details

URL:

https://www.pctools.com/en/privacy-guardian

Support:

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Installation path:

C:\Program Files\PC Tools\PC Tools Privacy Guardian\

Uninstaller:

"C:\Program Files\PC Tools\PC Tools Privacy Guardian\unins000.exe" /LOG

Size:

21.00 MB

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