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Should I remove Autodesk Design Review Browser Add-on?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
3% remove it97% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #7,574
United States Rank #7,611
Reach 0.0548%

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.2.0 100.00%

Typically installed together

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Autodesk Design Review Browser Add-on v1.2

What is Autodesk Design Review Browser Add-on?

Autodesk Design Review Browser Add-on is a free viewing application that enables all members of the project team to easily view, measure, markup and print designs shared electronically. Built around the DWF file format, Design Review enables users to view and print complex 2D and 3D drawings, maps, and models published from Autodesk design applications or from the DWF Writer. Also, all Markups and Annotations created in Design Review can be imported to the original file when using Autodesk applications.

About  (from Autodesk)

Accelerate your design reviews on your desktop with Autodesk® Design Review software. It’s the free*, all-digital way to view, mark up, print, and track changes to Autodesk 2D and 3D files—without the original design software. Work with a wide variety of file formats, including DWF™ and DWFx, DWG™ and DXF™ (requires in...  Read more

Overview

Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. 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 software installer includes 10 files and is usually about 30.13 MB (31,588,352 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.autodesk.com/designreview
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\adobe\reader 9.0\resource\linguistics\providers\proximity\11.00
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{CD49E43B-88B1-48AD-A3AF-43FAAAB41CB8}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 30.13 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by Autodesk Design Review Browser Add-on v1.2

  • inteldriver.exe
  • skypebrowseroptions.dll (by Microsoft) - Skype Click to Call (Skype plug-in settings dialog)
  • skypec2cautoupdatesvc.exe (by Microsoft) - Updates Skype Click to Call
  • skypec2cpnrsvc.exe - Phone Number Recognition (PNR) module
  • skypeieplugin.dll - Skype Click to Call for Internet Explorer
  • skypepnr.dll - Skype Phone Number Recognizer
  • slimdrivers.exe (by SlimWare Utilities) - SlimDrivers
  • srldetect_intel_4.5.13.0.dll (by Husdawg) - System Requirements Lab
  • utils.dll (by Intel) - Intel® WiDi (Platform Detection Library)
  • utils64.dll (by Intel)

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Internet Explorer BHO
  • skypeieplugin.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Skype add-on for Internet Explorer' with the class of {AE805869-2E5C-4ED4-8F7B-F1F7851A4497} (SkypeIEPluginBHO).
Internet Explorer Extension
  • skypeieplugin.dll is installed as an Internet Explorer extension as 'Skype add-on for Internet Explorer (toolbar button)' with a class of {898EA8C8-E7FF-479B-8935-AEC46303B9E5}.
Scheduled Task
  • slimdrivers.exe is scheduled as a task named 'slimdrivers'.
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • slimdrivers.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named DriverUpdate Startup.
2 Services
  • skypec2cpnrsvc.exe runs as a service named 'Skype Click to Call PNR Service' (c2cpnrsvc) "Provides phone number recognition services.".
  • skypec2cautoupdatesvc.exe runs as a service named 'Skype Click to Call Updater' (c2cautoupdatesvc) "Downloads and installs product updates.".
Startup File (User Run)
  • slimdrivers.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'SlimDrivers' and executes as "C:\Program Files\SlimDrivers\SlimDrivers.exe" -boot.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

slimdrivers.exe
Memory:9.18 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0099287111%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00154640%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00838231%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:1,158,736
8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:49
70 average
I/O reads/min:53 Bytes
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:159 Bytes
105.02 KB average

How do I remove Autodesk Design Review Browser Add-on?

You can uninstall Autodesk Design Review Browser Add-on 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 Autodesk Design Review Browser Add-on v1.2, 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 Autodesk Design Review Browser Add-on.

How do I reset my web browser?

If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Autodesk Design Review Browser Add-on v1.2 you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Mozilla Firefox
Google Chrome

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 70%
Win XP 0%
 
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 3%
Keep it 97%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 73.27%
Windows 10 14.99%
Windows XP 7.12%
Windows Vista 4.44%
Windows Server 2003 0.19%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Professional 34.36%
Windows 7 Home Premium 25.42%
Windows 7 Ultimate 9.22%
Microsoft Windows XP 7.26%
Windows 10 Home 3.17%
Windows 7 Enterprise 2.98%

Distribution by countryGeography

43.01% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 43.01%
  Italy 7.22%
  Brazil 3.99%
  Germany 3.38%
  United Kingdom 3.38%
  Australia 3.15%
  France 2.69%
  Portugal 2.53%
  Canada 2.53%
  Netherlands 2.23%
  United Arab Emirates 1.61%
  Mexico 1.54%
  Spain 1.54%
  Croatia 1.31%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 37.97%
Hewlett-Packard 26.56%
Acer 9.22%
ASUS 8.13%
GIGABYTE 5.78%
Toshiba 5.00%
Intel 3.44%
Samsung 1.25%
Sahara 1.09%
Lenovo 0.94%
Apple 0.63%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 6.77%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 3.23%
Dell Dell System XPS L5... 2.26%
HP ProBook 4530s 2.26%
Parallels Software Intern... 1.94%
Dell Latitude E6420 1.94%

About Autodesk

Autodesk focuses on 3D design application for use in the architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturing, media and entertainment industries.
Publisher URL: www.autodesk.com

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