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Ashampoo Magical Defrag

Overview

Ashampoo Magical Defrag is a program developed by Ashampoo. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. The main program executable is adefragctrl.exe. The software installer includes 7 files and is usually about 10.99 MB (11,524,666 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows Vista (SP2). While about 32% of users of Ashampoo Magical Defrag come from United Kingdom, it is also popular in Germany and the United States.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.ashampoo.com/support
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\ashampoo\ashampoo magical defrag\bin
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Ashampoo\Ashampoo Magical Defrag\Uninstall\0044_Uninstall.EXE"
Estimated size: 10.99 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Ashampoo Magical Defrag

Program executable:adefragctrl.exe
Name:Ashampoo Magical Defrag
Path:C:\Program Files\ashampoo\ashampoo magical defrag\bin\adefragctrl.exe
MD5:b44b3f123a2884cd6a2b7a2a1329551c
Additional files:
  • defragMonitorService.exe - Ashampoo Magical Defrag 2
  • aDefragService.exe - Ashampoo Magical Defrag
  • ash_inet.dll - ash_inet
  • aDefragCtrl_admin.exe
  • defragActivityMonitor.exe
  • defragActivityMonitorHook.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Service
  • aDefragService.exe runs as a service named 'AshampooDefragService' (AshampooDefragService) "Defragments the hard disk in the background.".

How do I remove Ashampoo Magical Defrag?

You can uninstall Ashampoo Magical Defrag 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 Ashampoo Magical Defrag, 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 Ashampoo Magical Defrag.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 50%
Win Server 2003 7%
 
HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 20%
Keep it 80%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 50.00%
Windows Vista 14.29%
Windows XP 14.29%
Windows 10 14.29%
Windows Server 2003 7.14%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Professional 28.57%
Windows 7 Ultimate 14.29%
Microsoft Windows XP 14.29%
Windows 10 Home 14.29%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 7.14%
Windows 7 Home Premium 7.14%

Distribution by countryGeography

31.58% of installs come from United Kingdom
Which countries install it?
  United Kingdom 31.58%
  Germany 26.32%
  United States 26.32%
  Kazakstan 5.26%
  Australia 5.26%
  DK 5.26%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 50.00%
Acer 25.00%
Sahara 12.50%
GIGABYTE 12.50%
Common models
Gigabyte P67A-UD4-B3 9.09%
FUJITSU SIEMENS ESPRIMO M... 9.09%
FUJITSU LIFEBOOK AH502 9.09%
ECS GF8100VM-M5 9.09%
Dell Vostro 200 9.09%
Dell Studio XPS 8100 9.09%

About Ashampoo

Ashampoo GmbH & Co. KG is a computer software company based in Oldenburg, Germany. They are best known for Ashampoo Burning Studio and Ashampoo WinOptimizer.
Publisher URL: www.ashampoo.com

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