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Should I remove ASUS Wireless Router WL-520GU Utilities?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
3% remove it97% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #38,432
United States Rank #34,213
Reach 0.0027%

Versions

VersionDistribution
4.0.8.0 20.37%
4.0.7.9 11.11%
4.0.6.7 42.59%
4.0.2.5 5.56%
4.0.2.1 20.37%

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ASUS Wireless Router WL-520GU Utilities

What is ASUS Wireless Router WL-520GU Utilities?  (from ASUS)

ASUS wireless router distinguishes itself with the "auto switching" function. It not only enables multiple users to use multifuntion printer wirelessly without a PC or server turned on 24 hours a day, but also rules out the trouble of repeating "disconnecting" and "re-connecting" when users switch. When different users...  Read more

Overview

ASUS Wireless Router WL-520GU Utilities is a program developed by ASUS. The most used version is 4.0.6.7, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The main program executable is 1.exe. The software installer includes 6 files and is usually about 5.39 MB (5,650,059 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 51% of users of ASUS Wireless Router WL-520GU Utilities come from the United States, it is also popular in Russia and Canada.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.asus.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\ASUS\WL-520GU Wireless Router Utilities
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{B835DEF8-26A7-4E9B-B9F8-8D56F385DEAA}\Setup.exe -runfromtemp -l0x0009 -removeonly
Estimated size: 5.39 MB
Language: English

Program filesFiles installed by ASUS Wireless Router WL-520GU Utilities

Program executable:1.exe
Path:C:\users\user\desktop\1.exe
MD5:d8b9eb74b93ef623a9f121dc168387d0
Additional files:
  • Discovery.exe (by ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC) - Wireless AP/Gateway/Router Utilities (ASUS Device Discovery Application)
  • ASUSW32N55.dll (by Printing Communications Assoc., (PCAUSA)) - PCAUSA Rawether for Windows (Rawether NDIS API DLL (X86))
  • EZSetup.exe (by ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC) - ASUS Wireless Router (ASUS Wireless Router Utility)
  • Rescue.exe (by ASUSTek COMPUTER INC) - Wireless Utilities (ASUS Firmware Restoration Application)
  • ProfileMgr.exe
  • SetupWireless.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • Discovery.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\ASUS\DSL-N10 Wireless ADSL Router Utilities\Discovery.exe'.

How do I remove ASUS Wireless Router WL-520GU Utilities?

You can uninstall ASUS Wireless Router WL-520GU Utilities 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 ASUS Wireless Router WL-520GU Utilities, 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 ASUS Wireless Router WL-520GU Utilities.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 69%
Win 7 2%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 3%
Keep it 97%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#38,432

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 70.37%
Windows 10 18.52%
Windows XP 7.41%
Windows Vista 3.70%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 35.19%
Windows 7 Ultimate 20.37%
Windows 7 Professional 9.26%
Microsoft Windows XP 7.41%
Windows 8.1 Pro 5.56%
Windows 7 Home Basic 5.56%

Distribution by countryGeography

50.75% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 50.75%
  Russia 11.94%
  Canada 8.96%
  Taiwan 4.48%
  UA 4.48%
  Philippines 4.48%
  Czech Republic 4.48%
  Poland 2.99%
  Sweden 1.49%
  Japan 1.49%
  Romania 1.49%
  Germany 1.49%
  Slovakia 1.49%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 22.22%
ASUS 22.22%
Acer 17.78%
Hewlett-Packard 13.33%
GIGABYTE 4.44%
Toshiba 4.44%
Lenovo 4.44%
Samsung 2.22%
Intel 2.22%
American Megatrends 2.22%
Sony 2.22%
MSI 2.22%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 4.26%
Dell Inspiron N5010 4.26%
Sony VGN-AR71S 2.13%
Packard Bell EasyNote LM8... 2.13%
Gigabyte EG31MF-S2 2.13%
Dell XPS L501X 2.13%

About ASUS

ASUSTeK Computer, also often called ASUS is a computer hardware & electronics company.
Publisher URL: www.asus.com

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