Do you know what PC Repair Clinic is?
Perhaps it doesn’t take much to realize that PC Repair Clinic is a system optimization tool. Thus, it is a regular program that should improve the overall system performance. However, computer security experts often maintain that such applications are potentially unwanted programs because they might have certain features that could be deemed undesirable. What’s more, it is very likely that such programs do not live up to their promises, so users are often advised to remove PC Repair Clinic and other similar applications from their computers. Needless to say, you should do that as well.
This program has an official homepage, and it is possible to access via inklineglobal.com/products/pcrepairclinic. When we open the homepage, it looks like your regular website for a computer program, with all the basic information about the product. The front page says that if you feel that your PC crashes “at critical times and needs requent rebooting,” (note the spelling error there), you should consider acquiring PC Repair Clinic for $29.95 or $39.95 depending on the configuration you want. It says that with this application you will be able to avoid regular Windows crashes and various registry errors.
Of course, if you wanted to download and install this application, then there is nothing much we could say about it because PC Repair Clinic does not infect anyone against their will. Nevertheless, there are also users who complain about this application, and they have no idea why it is on their computers. Well, if the program is there, but you do not remember downloading it, it probably means that it has more ways to enter target computers than just the main distribution source. In other words, the official homepage is not the only place where you can get this program.
PC Repair Clinic screenshot
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The guys from our research lab say that this potentially unwanted program should come bundled or from random pop-ups. Now, what does that mean? If it comes bundled, it means that PC Repair Clinic comes in a single package with a number of other unwanted applications. So if you often download freeware from file-sharing websites, you might have added PC Repair Clinic to your system accidentally. But if that is really the case, then you should seriously consider scanning your PC with a computer security tool because this system optimizer could be the least of your problems.
As for the random pop-ups, you have probably noticed already, that there are a lot of sites out there that have a lot of pop-ups. When you open a page, or when you click something on that page, a pop-up springs into your screen immediately. These are the types of pop-ups that we talk about here. It is very common that those pop-ups distribute potentially unwanted software. Sometimes you need to initiate the software download, sometimes it is initiated automatically the moment you open a pop-up. So you might not know that you download PC Repair Clinic on your computer, but you still initiate the entire process.
Does PC Repair Clinic live up to its promises? Well, during our tests, we haven’t found anything too suspicious about this application. It didn’t show fake results after the scan or anything like that. Nevertheless, it does not offer any free trial, so if you want to fix the errors located by this application, you will have to buy the subscription. Which is cool if that’s exactly what you wanted, but if you did not intend to have this application on-board, then there is no need to tolerate it any further.
You can follow the instructions below to remove PC Repair Clinic from your computer. Please note that this application also changes your default homepage and search engine settings, so a browser reset is recommended. Finally, if you are not sure about your skills, you can also invest in a computer security application that would remove PC Repair Clinic for you automatically. The tool would also detect other potentially unwanted applications that could have entered your PC together with this system optimizer.
Finally, to avoid similar intruders in the future, you should be careful about the programs you download every single day. Do take some time and read the installation wizard steps to deselect the features you do not want or need.
How to Remove PC Repair Clinic
Windows 10 & Windows 8.1
- Press Win+R and type Control Panel. Click OK.
- Go to Uninstall a program and remove the unwanted application.
Windows Vista & Windows 7
- Open the Start menu and click Control Panel.
- Navigate to Uninstall a program and remove the unwanted app.
Windows XP
- Click the Start menu button and select Control Panel.
- Open Add or remove programs and uninstall the application.
How to Reset My Browser
Internet Explorer
- Press Alt+T and go to Internet options.
- Open the Advance tab and click Reset.
- Mark Delete personal settings and click Reset.
- Click Close.
Chrome
- Press Alt+F and select Settings.
- Scroll down and click Advanced.
- Press Restore settings to their original defaults at the bottom of the page.
- Press Reset.
Firefox
- Press Alt+H and go to Troubleshooting information.
- Press Refresh Firefox at the top right of the new tab.
- Click Refresh Firefox again and press Finish.
In non-techie terms:
PC Repair Clinic is not a computer infection because it does not enter your system without your permission. However, it is very likely that a lot of users install the program accidentally due it its manner of distribution. If you did not want to have this program installed on your computer, please remove PC Repair Clinic via Control Panel. After manual removal, we would like to recommend scanning your computer with the SpyHunter free scanner because there might be more unwanted applications hiding in your system.