Acer Assist
What is Acer Assist?
Acer Assist is pre-installed with various Acer laptops. It contains a process called launcher.exe that is automatically launched on Windows startup. It is designed to assist Acer programs to start and lauch quicker on startup.
Overview
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 acerassist.exe. The setup package generally installs about 3 files and is usually about 2.65 MB (2,783,909 bytes).
Program details
URL: www.acer.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Acer Assist
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Acer Assist\uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 2.65 MB
Files installed by Acer Assist
| Program executable: | acerassist.exe |
| Name: | Acer Assist |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\acer assist\acerassist.exe |
| MD5: | 499c65993963e915252e8ede7b8787ef |
Additional files:
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launcher.exe - Acer Assist (Acer Assist Launcher)
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uninstall.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- AcerAssist.exe is scheduled as a task named 'New Message Check - Hoehn' (runs daily).
Startup File (All Users Run)
- launcher.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Acer Assist Launcher' which loads as C:\Program Files\Acer Assist\launcher.exe.
How do I remove Acer Assist?
You can uninstall Acer Assist 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 Acer Assist, 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 Acer Assist.
OS VERSIONS
Win Vista (SP2) 78%
Win 7 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 19%
Keep it 81%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows Vista |
93.44% |
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| Windows 7 |
6.04% |
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| Windows 10 |
0.52% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
70.66% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
21.01% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
3.82% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
2.08% |
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| Windows Vista Business |
0.87% |
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| Windows Vista Ultimate |
0.52% |
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Geography
80.98% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
80.98% |
| Canada |
13.90% |
| United Kingdom |
0.91% |
| Mexico |
0.68% |
| Australia |
0.34% |
| Ireland |
0.34% |
| PR |
0.34% |
| Brazil |
0.23% |
| Italy |
0.23% |
| Thailand |
0.23% |
| AZ |
0.11% |
| Dominican Republic |
0.11% |
| Ecuador |
0.11% |
| Egypt |
0.11% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Acer |
99.48% |
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| Dell |
0.35% |
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| ASUS |
0.17% |
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Common models |
| Acer Aspire T180 |
9.93% |
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| Acer Aspire 5315 |
8.09% |
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| Acer Aspire M1100 |
6.43% |
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| Acer Aspire 5920 |
5.33% |
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| Acer Aspire 5720Z |
4.04% |
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| Acer Aspire E380 |
3.86% |
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About Acer
Acer is a Taiwanese hardware and electronics corporation whose products include desktop and laptop computer PCs, tablet computers, servers, storage devices, displays, smartphones and peripherals.
Publisher URL: www.acer.com