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More than one possible match was found; all matches are listed below in order of their prevalence. This only tells you what the file and the correct action might be.

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Match #1



regmech.exe (Registry Mechanic)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.19%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 18 MB


In addition to the file name, regmech.exe, the following version information is used to identify the file. If the file does not match this information, it may be a different file. To ensure the file is absolutely correct, run a free and comprehensive scan.

Vendor contains:PC Tools
Product contains:Registry Mechanic

To view version information with Windows Explorer, right-click the file and click Properties, Version.


Vendor or Distributor's Web Site

http://www.pctools.com/



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RegMech.exe - Main executable of PC Tool's Registry Mechanic.
It doesn't need to be loaded in the memory all the time, you may want load it just when you will use, so, it will save system memory and cycles in processor.

regmech.exe uses excessive system and memory resources with no corresponding benefit. Applications such as these should be disabled to improve overall system performance.

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MD5 hashes is the way that computers can define the uniqueness of a file. Anti malware vendors frequently use this technique to detect and clean malware. It is common for a program to have multiple MD5 hashes as the developers create newer versions of the program. For the program called regmech.exe, we have detected more than 10 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.

Program Name MD5 Count
regmech.exe> 10
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
1 0xad4f742b757f439f073652d8cbcf1ef6 1417216 bytes
2 0x751f03ed529f2dbc4521f97431a3a347 2483496 bytes
3 0x6d3155c2510a480779c15973678f73e6 880640 bytes
4 0x9dac89127e30d2fc406b875cc1110221 2291248 bytes
5 0xdeb0a5cbc87bf5b65fa09f7615c017d0 2076440 bytes
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
6 0xba4a890866765d56b47a86371c226e64 622881 bytes
7 0x020fb44905932f98e436869dfe427fa1 2177256 bytes
8 0x5a9860964dcfbd14adc9743b37c685d9 2287152 bytes
9 0x24c3a2a407fb0e31a4ae3ab8c491ff75 10530816 bytes
10 0x9483a18243c6400fb4be7fe5f040c970 2088184 bytes

Match #2



regmech.exe (RegMech.exe)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.03%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 19 MB


In addition to the file name, regmech.exe, the following version information is used to identify the file. If the file does not match this information, it may be a different file. To ensure the file is absolutely correct, run a free and comprehensive scan.

Vendor contains:PC Tools
Product contains:Registry Mechanic
File name contains:\Program Files\Registry Mechanic\RegMech.exe

To view version information with Windows Explorer, right-click the file and click Properties, Version.




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RegMech.exe -

regmech.exe  is returning insufficient information about this program.

PC Pitstop recommends WinPatrol Plus for monitoring all of the background activity on your PC. WinPatrol Plus provides an easy to understand descriptions of over 15,000 processes and programs.




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Tips from the PitCrew

Tips from the Pit Crew

Every process running on your computer takes up CPU cycles and valuable memory. For optimal PC performance and resource utilization, you should be aware of every process on your computer. PC Pitstop designed this process library to help you know which processes are worthwhile and others that slow system performance.

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Important Note

A file name alone may not be enough for positive identification. PC Pitstop's Overdrive tests and spyware scan use information such as the company name, product name, or install directory.

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