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What percent of users and experts removed it?
1% remove it99% keep it
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How common is it?
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Versions

VersionDistribution
1.0.0.634 100.00%

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BackupDuty

What is BackupDuty?  (from Zenith Technology Limited)

BackupDuty is the ultimate backup evolution - It leaves you peace of mind and eliminates all the risks associated with manual backup media, such as hardware malfunction, power surges, natural disasters, theft and human errors. Remember, your insurance policy only covers loss or damage of physical property, so protect y...  Read more

Overview

BackupDuty is a program developed by Zenith Technology Limited. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. 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 BackupDuty.exe. The software installer includes 19 files and is usually about 6.97 MB (7,312,569 bytes). BackupDuty.Client.Updater.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 70% of users of BackupDuty come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada and Australia.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.backupduty.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\BackupDuty\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{78306B41-BA8D-47D2-BC26-5A03290E8F54}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 6.97 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by BackupDuty

Program executable:BackupDuty.exe
Path:C:\Program Files\BackupDuty\BackupDuty.exe
MD5:035f091d23dd3c3ed92327ed12eef48b
Additional files:
  • Interop.BackupDutyClientCppProxyLib.dll - Assembly imported from type library 'BackupDutyClientCppProxyLib'.
  • AWSSDK.dll (by Amazon Web Services) - Amazon Web Services SDK for .NET (AWSSDK)
  • BackupDuty.Client.CppProxyServer.exe (by Bright Access) - BackupDuty.Client.CppProxyServer
  • BackupDuty.Client.Scheduler.dll (by Bright Access) - BackupDuty.Client.Scheduler
  • BackupDuty.Client.Controls.dll - BackupDuty.Client.Controls
  • BackupDuty.Client.Remoting.dll - BackupDuty.Client.Remoting
  • BackupDuty.Client.Proxy.dll - BackupDuty.Client.Proxy
  • BackupDuty.Client.CppProxy.dll - BackupDuty (cpp proxy container)
  • BackupDuty.Client.FileManager.dll - BackupDuty.Client.FileManager
  • BackupDuty.Client.Shell.ContextMenu.dll - context menu extension
  • BackupDuty.Client.Shell.VirtualFolder.dll - virtual drive
  • log4net.dll (by The Apache Software Foundation) - log4net (log4net for .NET Framework 2.0)
  • BackupDuty.Agent.exe
  • BackupDuty.Client.Core.dll
  • BackupDuty.Client.Service.exe
  • BackupDuty.Client.Updater.exe
  • BackupDuty.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Service
  • BackupDuty.Client.Service.exe runs as a service named 'BackupDutyService' (BackupDutyService) "This service shedule automatic backup of Inline Backup application.".
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • BackupDuty.Agent.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'BackupDutyAgent' which loads as C:\Program Files\BackupDuty\BackupDuty.Agent.exe.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

BackupDuty.Client.CppProxyServer.exe
Memory:20.89 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0004355255%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00023202%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00020351%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:843,387
8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:1
70 average
I/O reads/min:55.55 KB
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:9.77 KB
105.02 KB average
BackupDuty.Client.Service.exe
Memory:25.55 MB
Total CPU:0.0002129092%
Kernel CPU:0.00019896%
User CPU:0.00001395%
CPU cycles/sec:1,021,633
Switches/sec:5
I/O reads/min:14.49 KB
I/O writes/min:50.09 KB

How do I remove BackupDuty?

You can uninstall BackupDuty 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 BackupDuty, 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 BackupDuty.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 61%
Win Vista 6%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 1%
Keep it 99%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 66.67%
Windows 10 16.67%
Windows Vista 16.67%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 58.82%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 11.76%
Windows 10 Home 11.76%
Windows Vista Ultimate 5.88%
Windows 7 Professional 5.88%
Windows 7 Ultimate 5.88%

Distribution by countryGeography

69.57% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 69.57%
  Canada 17.39%
  Australia 8.70%
  United Kingdom 4.35%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 44.44%
Dell 22.22%
Acer 11.11%
Toshiba 5.56%
ASUS 5.56%
Lenovo 5.56%
Gateway 5.56%
Common models
Hewlett-Packard 520-1049 12.50%
TOSHIBA Satellite C850D 6.25%
LENOVO 0679 6.25%
HP-Pavilion NP238AA-ABA e... 6.25%
Hewlett-Packard Presario ... 6.25%
Hewlett-Packard Presario ... 6.25%

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Matthew Najmonover a year ago
Removing this via Add or Remove Programs doesn't work. I click uninstall, it asks if I'm sure, I say yes, and it closes the uninstaller and the Add or Remove Programs window. That's all it does. Doesn't remove anything, just closes the programs trying to remove it.