Window Rates Manager

Window Rates Manager is a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Program). Computer users affected by Window Rates Manager have complained that Window Rates Manager uses large amounts of processing power and other system resources. According to these reports, Window Rates Manager (contained in the file winrate.exe) uses up to 20 simultaneous threads and may use large amounts of memory at once. This makes affected computers freeze and present significant performance issues frequently. Computer users have reported that Window Rates Manager will run in the background constantly, starting up when Windows starts up and running and consuming Windows resources automatically even when nothing else is running on the affected computer. Window Rates Manager has been associated with game installs, particularly new expansions of the World of Warcraft (particularly when installed from a questionable website or another source.)

Why is Window Rates Manager Classified as a PUP

Window Rates Manager is classified as a PUP. Window Rates Manager may be installed after computer users download other free software from questionable online sources. When the free program is installed, Window Rates Manager is installed as well, running in the background and changing the Windows' settings to ensure that it always runs when Windows starts up. Apart from running in the background, Window Rates Manager will establish connections to remote servers automatically. This results in a consumption of system resources and bandwidth that has a significant effect on the system's performance. In fact, problems related to Window Rates Manager may become so severe that the affected computer may become nearly impossible to use.

Computer users affected by Window Rates Manager may be directed to rangesoft.org repeatedly, a website selling a program named Online Ad Scanner. This program is marketed as an application designed to gather online statistics for use in advertising. This is, in fact, true; Window Rates Manager does allow advertisers to look for trends, collect information, and carry out other marketing operations. However, this comes at the expense of computer users, who have to endure significant performance issues on affected computers.

The Many Issues that may be Related to Window Rates Manager

Window Rates Manager does not create Start Menu or Desktop shortcuts, meaning that computer users many not even know that Window Rates Manager has been installed on their computers unless they look for it. Window Rates Manager will appear in the list of the Uninstall Programs control panel and show up in the Windows Task Manager with the name 'winrate.exe'. When Window Rates Manager is installed, affected computers will run slower than normal, and the CPU utilization will spike, reaching levels many times higher than normal. In the Task Manager, computer users may observe that the processes related to Window Rates Manager will consume large amounts of processing power. Since Window Rates Manager also uses up network bandwidth, Internet connection speeds will also be affected.

How Window Rates Manager may be Installed

In most cases, Window Rates Manager will be bundled with other software. Because of this, pay attention when installing any new software, particularly if it is a software that has been downloaded online for free. Computer users should check for any custom or advanced installation options when installing new programs since these new programs may allow computer users to check whether Window Rates Manager and similar programs have been bundled along with the main program in the installer. The important thing is not to skip over the installation process, which happens during a hurried installation typically. Bundling software like Window Rates Manager with legitimate software is a common practice that is used to generate marketing and advertising profits from free software. This may happen with open source or non-profit software that has been bundled along with components like Window Rates Manager through the use of a third party installer.