Easily Identify Programs

Bundled programs, also known as bundleware, are programs that are included as an extra in an installer. Malware takes advantage of this by injecting themselves into an installer, disguising themselves as a legitimate “add-on” or “extra feature” and tricking you into installing them alongside the program you originally intended to install. However, not all bundleware … Read more

How to Completely Uninstall TakeOwneshipPro using Mirekusoft Install Monitor

We are initiating a new series of technical blogs in which we would cover un-installations of different software from your PC using Mirekusoft’s Install Monitor software. This series will help you improve the performance and reliability of your PC and show you how easy and effortless it is to keep your system clean with the … Read more

Install Monitor 4.4

Mirekusoft Install Monitor 4.4 includes several improvements, including many that users have asked for. You can find the full list of updates here. In this post we will focus just on a few items. Removing Changes Based on Time Install Monitor already makes it easy to remove changes based on installed programs. However sometimes you … Read more

Getting a Program’s Last Used Information

In Programs and Features control panel there is a Last Used On column. However, it doesn’t appear by default, and if you turn it on, the column is simply blank. This is actually by design. The control panel applet used to guess but it’s heuristics were so inaccurate that the idea was abandoned. However as … Read more

Install Monitor version 4.3

We are announcing the release of Mirekusoft Install Monitor 4.3. You can find the full list of updates here. I wanted to briefly discuss some of the changes here. Providing smarter insights into program changes At the heart of what makes Install Monitor so useful is that once installed it automatically provides complete control and … Read more