Should I remove Abelssoft Backup?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
23% remove it77% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #11,592
United States Rank #34,024
Reach 0.0287%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 15.51 days
457.66 days >
Average installed length: 240.46 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 7.0.0 |
1.59% |
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| 5.0.0 |
32.21% |
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| 4.0.5 |
43.54% |
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| 4.0.4 |
0.18% |
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| 4.0.3 |
0.53% |
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| 4.0 |
0.71% |
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| 2.2 |
21.24% |
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Abelssoft Backup
What is Abelssoft Backup? (from Abelssoft GmbH)
Automatic selection of graphics, videos, music files, text files or complete directories. Select the files to backup, and a title for the backup jop. The most common file types are already available in a pre-selection. You determine when an automatic backup should occur. Which can e.g. be a specific time interval or wh... Read more
Overview
Abelssoft Backup is a software program developed by Abelssoft GmbH. The most common release is 4.0.5, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. 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). The primary executable is named backup.exe. The setup package generally installs about 58 files and is usually about 10.72 MB (11,245,608 bytes). The installed file AbUpdater.dll is the auto-update component of the program which is designed to check for software updates and notify and apply them when new versions are discovered. Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 79% of users of Abelssoft Backup come from Germany, it is also popular in the United States and Austria.
Program details
URL: www.abelssoft.de
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Abelssoft Backup\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Abelssoft Backup\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 10.72 MB
Files installed by Abelssoft Backup
| Program executable: | backup.exe |
| Name: | Abelssoft Backup |
| Backup |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\abelssoft backup\backup.exe |
| MD5: | 99c0c1132b89a3413b94190e1de8e31f |
Additional files:
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AbLiteRegistration.dll - AbLiteRegistration
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AbFlexTransEditor.exe - AbFlexTransEditor
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AbBugReporter.dll - AbBugReporter
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AbUpdater.dll - AbUpdater
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AbWpfRegistration.dll (by Ascora) - AbWpfRegistration
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Artefact.dll (by Artefact) - Artefact Animator
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AbSecurePassword.dll - AbSecurePassword
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AbSettingsKeeper.dll (by Ascora) - AbSettingsKeeper
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AlphaVSS.Common.dll (by Alphaleonis) - AlphaVSS.Common
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AbFlexTrans.dll - AbFlexTrans
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AbScheduler.dll - AbScheduler
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ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib.dll (by ICSharpCode.net) - #ZipLibrary (SharpZipLib for .NET Framework 2.0)
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Backup.Api.dll (by Ascora GmbH) - Backup.Api
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AbCommons.dll - AbCommons
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Lzma#.dll (by Igor Pavlov) - LZMA# SDK (LZMA#)
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AlphaVSS.Win2008.x64.dll (by Alphaleonis) - AlphaVSS (Alphaleonis Windows Volume Shadow Copy Service .NET Library)
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AlphaVSS.Win2008.x86.dll
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AlphaVSS.WinXP.x64.dll
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AlphaVSS.WinXP.x86.dll
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log4net.dll (by The Apache Software Foundation) - log4net (log4net for .NET Framework 1.0)
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ShadowCopyService.exe - Test2
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SecureClipboard.dll
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snappyNET.32Bit.dll
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snappyNET.64Bit.dll
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TaskScheduler.dll (by Dennis Austin) - Task Scheduler Class Library
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- Backup.exe is scheduled as a task named 'AbelssoftBackupStart'.
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- Backup.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named AbelssoftBackupStart.
Startup File (All Users Run)
- Backup.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Abelsoft Backup' which loads as C:\Program Files\Abelssoft Backup\Backup.exe.
How do I remove Abelssoft Backup?
You can uninstall Abelssoft Backup from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- 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.
- When you find the program Abelssoft Backup, 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).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Abelssoft Backup.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 50%
Win XP 0%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 23%
Keep it 77%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
51.50% |
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| Windows 10 |
43.01% |
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| Windows Vista |
3.01% |
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| Windows XP |
2.48% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
32.86% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
15.45% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
12.97% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
11.55% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
6.75% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
5.33% |
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Geography
78.66% of installs come from Germany
Which countries install it?
| Germany |
78.66% |
| United States |
6.00% |
| Austria |
3.00% |
| Netherlands |
2.65% |
| United Kingdom |
2.29% |
| Switzerland |
1.59% |
| Australia |
1.59% |
| Poland |
1.23% |
| France |
1.06% |
| New Zealand |
0.35% |
| Romania |
0.35% |
| Czech Republic |
0.35% |
| Slovenia |
0.18% |
| Russia |
0.18% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Medion |
36.62% |
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| Acer |
21.66% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
9.55% |
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| GIGABYTE |
7.96% |
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| ASUS |
7.64% |
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| Dell |
6.37% |
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| Lenovo |
4.46% |
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| Intel |
2.23% |
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| Samsung |
1.27% |
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| Sahara |
1.27% |
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| American Megatrends |
0.96% |
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Common models |
| MEDION MS-7800 |
4.41% |
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| MEDION MS-7748 |
3.43% |
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| MEDIONPC MS-7616 |
3.43% |
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| MEDIONPC MS-7502 |
3.43% |
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| ASUS All Series |
3.43% |
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| MEDIONPC MS-7728 |
2.94% |
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About (from Abelssoft GmbH)
Abelssoft is a business unit of Ascora GmbH and is based in northern Germany.
Publisher URL: www.abelssoft.net