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Should I remove Concentsus?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
7% remove it93% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
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How common is it?
Global Rank #33,026
United States Rank #18,547
Reach 0.0039%

Versions

VersionDistribution
2.32.4.532 1.32%
2.24.2.360 86.84%
2.20.3.278 2.63%
2.14.0.183 9.21%

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Concentsus

Overview

Concentsus is a software program developed by Concentsus Online Backup. The most common release is 2.24.2.360, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon being installed, the software adds a Windows Service which is designed to run continuously in the background. Manually stopping the service has been seen to cause the program to stop functing properly. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. When installed, it will add a context menu handler to the Windows shell in order to provide quick access to the program. The setup package generally installs about 24 files and is usually about 157.29 MB (164,931,429 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. Most users that have installed this software come from the United States.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: concentsus.com
Help link: www.concentsus.com/support/index.html
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Concentsus\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{74764E63-77E3-F7EF-83DD-5A72AD94EAF9}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 157.29 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by Concentsus

  • backup.dll - Concentsus Online Backup (Concentsus Online Backup Service)
  • concentsusbackup.exe - Concentsus Online Backup Service bootstrapper
  • concentsusconf.exe - Concentsus Online Backup Configuration Utility
  • concentsusenterprisebackup.exe
  • concentsusenterpriseconf.exe
  • concentsusenterpriseshell.dll - Concentsus Online Backup Shell Extensions
  • concentsusenterprisestat.exe - Concentsus Online Backup Status Application
  • concentsusprobackup.exe
  • concentsusproconf.exe
  • concentsusproshell.dll
  • concentsusprostat.exe
  • concentsusshell.dll
  • concentsusstat.exe
  • oem.dll - Concentsus Online Backup Resource Library
  • libeay32.dll (by The OpenSSL Project, http://www.openssl.org/) - The OpenSSL Toolkit (OpenSSL Shared Library)
  • ssleay32.dll (by The OpenSSL Project, http://www.openssl.org/)
  • horizon-api.dll (by VMware, Inc) - Horizon C API
  • concentsuspro.sys (by Mozy) - Mozy (Mozy Change Monitor Filter Driver)
  • concentsusproutil.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

3 Context Menu Handlers
  • concentsusproshell.dll added to Windows Explorer under the name 'concentsuspro' with a class of {2b41a65d-030a-46ca-e196-168f4843e803}.
  • concentsusshell.dll added to Windows Explorer under the name 'concentsus' with a class of {fdb9f0ad-f1a0-d202-bd83-dd98ef800ac6}.
  • concentsusenterpriseshell.dll added to Windows Explorer under the name 'concentsusenterprise' with a class of {57484195-43ed-777b-320e-5ef868b540fb}.
3 Services
  • concentsusenterprisebackup.exe runs as a service named 'Concentsus Online Backup' (concentsusenterprisebackup) "Backs up configured files to the Concentsus Online Backup servers. Please DO NOT stop or restart this service - it could corrupt your Concentsus installation.".
  • concentsusbackup.exe runs as a service named 'Concentsus Online Backup' (concentsusbackup) "Backs up configured files to the Concentsus Online Backup servers. Please DO NOT stop or restart this service - it could corrupt your Concentsus installation.".
  • concentsusprobackup.exe runs as a service named 'Concentsus Online Backup' (concentsusprobackup) "Backs up configured files to the Concentsus Online Backup servers. Please DO NOT stop or restart this service - it could corrupt your Concentsus installation.".

How do I remove Concentsus?

You can uninstall Concentsus 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 Concentsus, 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 Concentsus.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 68%
Win XP 3%
 
HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 7%
Keep it 93%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 67.53%
Windows 10 24.68%
Windows Vista 5.19%
Windows XP 2.60%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Professional 44.59%
Windows 7 Home Premium 18.92%
Windows 8.1 12.16%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 5.41%
Windows 10 Home 5.41%
Windows 7 Ultimate 2.70%

Distribution by countryGeography

100.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 100.00%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 46.27%
Dell 34.33%
Acer 7.46%
Lenovo 5.97%
Intel 4.48%
ASUS 1.49%
Common models
HP-Pavilion NP211AA-ABA p... 7.35%
HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... 7.35%
Dell OptiPlex 7010 4.41%
Dell Inspiron 580 2.94%
HP Compaq 6005 Pro MT PC 2.94%
Dell OptiPlex 390 2.94%

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