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What percent of users and experts removed it?
24% remove it76% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #7,544
United States Rank #8,015
Reach 0.0553%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 18.68 days
550.92 days >
Average installed length: 289.47 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
v8.51 100.00%

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ALZip 8.51

What is ALZip?  (from ESTsoft)

ALZip is a file compression program that can unzip 40 different zip file archives. ALZip can zip files into 8 different archives such as ZIP, EGG, TAR and others. In ALZip version 8, ALZipā€™s own EGG format, that Unicode and other powerful function supported, can be used.

Overview

ALZip 8.51 is a program developed by ESTsoft. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). When installed, it will add a context menu handler to the Windows shell in order to provide quick access to the program. The main program executable is ALZip.exe. The software installer includes 47 files and is usually about 22.27 MB (23,348,370 bytes). ALUpdate.dll is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 41% of users of ALZip come from the United States, it is also popular in France and Italy.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: advert.estsoft.com/?event=200911233012845
Help link: www.altools.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\ESTsoft\ALZip
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\ESTsoft\ALZip\unins000.exe
Estimated size: 22.27 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by ALZip 8.51

Program executable:ALZip.exe
Path:C:\Program Files\ESTsoft\ALZip\ALZip.exe
MD5:a19c726b84025aea7753b38f7498b6b9
Additional files:
  • ALCMProxy.dll - ALTools Common Module Proxy Dynamic Link Library
  • ctm_en-US.dll - ALZip ctm_en-US Resource Library
  • ECRSC.dll - ESTsoft Crash Reporting System (ESTsoft Crash Reporting System Client)
  • ECRSC_EN.dll
  • ECRSC_KR.dll
  • ALBanner.dll - ALBanner Dynamic Link Library
  • AZMain.dll - ALZip Extract Component (ALZip Dynamic Link Library)
  • CrashRpt_D.dll - ESTBlackBox for Delphi
  • AzCDImage.dll - AzCDImage Module
  • ALUpdate.dll - ALTools Updater (ALUpdate DLL)
  • unins000.exe - ALZip Setup (ALZip v8.51 Setup)
  • ALSTS.dll - ALSTS
  • ALZip.exe - ALZip
  • ALZipCon.exe - ALZip Console
  • ALZipIcon.dll - ALZip Icon Dynamic Link Library
  • AZCTM.dll - ALZip ShellExtension Dynamic Link Library
  • AZCTM64.dll
  • con_en-US.dll - ALZip con_en-US Resource Dynamic Link Library
  • con_ja-JP.dll - ALZip con_ja-JP Resource Dynamic Link Library
  • ctm_ja-JP.dll - ALZip ctm_ja-JP Resource Dynamic Link Library
  • en-US.dll - ALZip en-US Resource Dynamic Link Library
  • ja-JP.dll - ALZip ja-JP Resource Dynamic Link Library
  • icudt42.dll (by IBM and others) - International Components for Unicode (ICU Data DLL)
  • icuuc42.dll (by IBM and others) - IBM ICU Common DLL
  • ESTBlackbox.dll - ESTBlackBox (ESTsoft Error Reporting Tool)
  • LibETC.dll - ALZip Archive Handler

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Context Menu Handlers
  • AZCTM.dll added to Windows Explorer under the name 'zzALZip' with a class of {4EB37360-49E8-11D3-95B5-004033382980}.
  • AZCTM64.dll added to Windows Explorer under the name 'ALZip' with a class of {4EB37360-49E8-11D3-95B5-004033382980}.
Scheduled Task
  • ALZip.exe is scheduled as a task named 'ESTsoft RunAsStdUser 21662049Task' (runs on registration).

How do I remove ALZip?

You can uninstall ALZip from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
    • Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
  2. When you find the program ALZip 8.51, click it, and then do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
    • Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove ALZip.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 51%
Win XP 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 24%
Keep it 76%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#7,544

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 53.49%
Windows 10 33.49%
Windows XP 7.16%
Windows Vista 5.69%
Windows Server 2003 0.18%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 27.50%
Windows 7 Ultimate 12.78%
Windows 7 Professional 10.93%
Windows 8.1 9.91%
Windows 10 Home 7.87%
Microsoft Windows XP 7.04%

Distribution by countryGeography

41.06% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 41.06%
  France 8.82%
  Italy 6.43%
  Germany 5.32%
  Canada 4.61%
  United Kingdom 3.42%
  Czech Republic 2.38%
  Australia 1.91%
  Netherlands 1.91%
  Korea 1.75%
  Belgium 1.67%
  India 1.35%
  Spain 1.35%
  Mexico 1.11%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 26.07%
Dell 18.85%
ASUS 14.75%
Acer 12.62%
Samsung 5.74%
GIGABYTE 5.25%
Lenovo 5.08%
Toshiba 4.59%
Intel 2.13%
MSI 1.64%
Sahara 1.31%
American Megatrends 0.98%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 4.91%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 4.91%
ASUS All Series 3.77%
Dell XPS 8700 2.64%
ASUSTeK K55VD 2.26%
HP G62 Notebook PC 1.89%

About (from ESTsoft Corp.)

With the vision 'Company that enhances the life quality', ESTsoft pours every bit of effort to enhance the life quality through software innovation.
Publisher URL: www.estsoftinc.com

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