X-RayPC 1.001

• License:

  Free

• Editor's Rating:

  3.0 stars

• Average User Rating:

  4.5 stars (out of 10 votes) Rate it!

• Downloads:

  13,844

• Requirements:

  WIndows 95/98/Me/2000/XP/2003 Server

• Limitations:

  No limitations

• Date Added:

  November 17, 2004

• Previous Versions:

  Select a version X-RayPC Spyware Remover 1.001

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Publisher's description of X-RayPC

From XBlock.com Privacy Software:

X-RayPC is a systems-management tool with a built-in expert system. No external runtimes, DLLs, or libraries are required, and no installation is needed. The program makes complete analyses in seconds. It lists active processes, autostart programs, and BHOs; downloads program files; has plug-ins for IE extensions; shows the file size and MD5 of all files instantly; shows which items are "good," "bad," or "unknown"; and has an integrated file uploader. It includes integrated deactivation and removal of an item or file, and it can kill running processes, delete in-use files (after reboot), detect hundreds of "bad" programs, and export the log file in text, Excel, and HJT-compatible formats.

Editor's review of X-RayPC

• 3.0 stars

Although this program won't replace a full-blown antispyware utility and suffers from some performance problems, it has enough pluses to make it a worthy download. X-RayPC doesn't require installation; the application opens automatically once you click the EXE found in the downloadable ZIP file. Upon launch, the program automatically generates a list of processes, browser helper objects, start-up items, and toolbars installed on your PC. We appreciate that the app categorizes found entries as helpful or harmful, but in some tests, it classified the majority of items as undetermined. Also, though X-RayPC managed to find and remove a number of the adware apps we installed for testing purposes, it failed to detect several well-known and especially pesky malware components. The rather bland interface is easy enough to understand, but we wish it let you delete multiple items at once. Despite its issues, this program is totally free, which means users concerned about spyware might at least add it to their arsenals of tools.

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• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 10 votes
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• 5 stars

  Version: X-RayPC 1.001

  "A good quick look - for the experienced"

  by randysvh on February 17, 2008

  Pros: Great tool, for getting rid of what does not belong. It is much like Hijack This. It is not for the beginner or novice, you do need to be able to recognize what you see and what you are going to remove and the actions you take. It does help by providing a red, green, and grey signal. It is pretty likely that the red marked items need to be removed. It is simple in form and use ability. It is portable and requires no installation. Very few functions, but allows you to remove or delete the bad entries or listings. Again this is for the experienced user or technician.

  Cons: not for the beginner or novice. do not like the general interface or the way the functions are laid out, but this is a personal preference.

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• 5 stars

  3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

  Version: X-RayPC 1.001

  "Very tightly coded and almost too powerful"

  by softwarenut on May 27, 2006

  Pros: This is the tightest antispyware tool I have used to clean up machines that are really infested. I use the HiJack This format but what i really like is the Database matchup feature that shows processes as reds, greens and greys. You can disregard the greens, get rid of the reds and then research the greys which saves time. The application is very tightly coded, no run time libraries needed so you don't have to install. Highly portable and something you don't usually find this day and age with all the bloatware. I keep it on a USB memory stick when doing repairs out in the field.

  Cons: This is NOT a tool for newbies or the unskilled who don't know what they are doing. It is designed for technicians who have experience in malware hunting.

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• 1 stars

  2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

  Version: X-RayPC 1.001

  "danger!"

  by Larry4882 on June 29, 2005

  Cons: Cannot undo or easily recover from disable a process! If you delete wrong one, may need to reinstall windows!

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• 4 stars

  Version: X-RayPC 1.001

  "Did exactly what I needed it to do"

  by rmtaylor on June 4, 2007

  Pros: Simple to use

  Cons: Nons

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• 3 stars

  Version: X-RayPC 1.001

  "basically its hijackthis with online analysis"

  by stevetch on September 4, 2008

  Pros: Compare with Hijackthis, X-ray pc has a handy button which connects to a database, and "safe" object will be tag with a green tick. User can then ignore those entry with green tick and proceed with those without green tick.

  Cons: the "Online analysis" function needs active internet connection to work. Else its just like Hijackthis

  Summary: A light-weight and safe-mode bootable independent programme that does its job without ads embeded

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