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Should I remove CyberGhost VPN?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
1% remove it99% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #3,454
United States Rank #8,070
Reach 0.1618%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 20.31 days
599.17 days >
Average installed length: 314.82 days

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CyberGhost VPN

What is CyberGhost VPN?  (from CyberGhost S.R.L)

CyberGhost takes care of your unmistakable IP address and changes it from a license plate, which can clearly identify you to every website operator as well as to your own provider, to just a piece of metal you share with thousands of other Internet users. No spying eye will be able to tell you from surfers, who hit the...  Read more

Overview

CyberGhost VPN is a program developed by CyberGhost S.R.L. 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. 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 is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The programs's main executable is CGVPNCliService.exe and has been seen to consume an average CPU of less than one percent, and utilizes about 7.87 MB of memory. The software installer includes 28 files and is usually about 64.21 MB (67,332,949 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 59% of users of CyberGhost VPN come from Germany, it is also popular in the United States and France.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.cyberghostvpn.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\CyberGhost VPN\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\CyberGhost VPN\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 64.21 MB

Program filesFiles installed by CyberGhost VPN

Program executable:CGVPNCliService.exe
Name:CyberGhost VPN
CyberGhost VPN Client Service
Path:C:\Program Files\CyberGhost VPN\CGVPNCliService.exe
MD5:213b6ec3de19e35373a1906397588429
Additional files:
  • CyberGhost.exe - CyberGhost VPN 5 (CyberGhost VPN)
  • Service.exe - CyberGhost VPN Service
  • CertMaker.dll - CyberGhost VPN
  • CGRepair.exe - CyberGhost VPN ServiceRepair
  • CGStorageClient.exe - CyberGhost VPN DatenSafe
  • cgvpn47-cnet.exe
  • CyberGhost.BrowserAnonymizer.dll
  • MobileConcepts.dll (by MobileConcepts GmbH) - MobileConcepts Helpers
  • CyberGhost.General.dll (by MobileConcepts GmbH) - CyberGhost.General (CyberGhost VPN Communication)
  • CGVPNCliService.exe (by mobile concepts GmbH) - CyberGhost VPN Client Service
  • CyberGhost.Communication.dll
  • CyberGhost.VPNServices.dll - CyberGhost VPN Services
  • DriverChanger.exe (by mobile concepts GmbH) - Treiber Installer
  • LogSender.exe - LogSender
  • CyberghostAntiSpy.exe (by D. GmbH) - CyberGhost AntiSpy
  • remotesupport.exe (by TeamViewer GmbH)
  • ServiceRestarter.exe - ServiceInstall Helper
  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Scheduled Tasks
  • CyberGhost.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{37706D0B-D48A-4A27-86F1-4E4DEF38868A}' (runs on registration).
  • unins000.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{C27A4C6C-D3F4-482F-90E8-8981EE7985E7}' (runs on registration).
2 Services
  • Service.exe runs as a service named 'CGVPNCliService' (CGVPNCliService) "Service for CyberGhost 5".
  • CGVPNCliService.exe runs as a service named 'CyberGhost VPN Client' (CGVPNCliSrvc).
Startup File (User Run)
  • CyberGhost.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'CyberGhost' and executes as "C:\Program Files\CyberGhost 5\CyberGhost.exe" /autostart /min.
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • CyberGhost.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'CyberGhost' which loads as "C:\Program Files\CyberGhost 5\CyberGhost.EXE" /autostart.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • CyberGhost.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\CyberGhost VPN\CyberGhost.exe'.
Network connections
  • CGVPNCliService.exe connects to 184.164.140.167 (port 9082).
  • CGVPNCliService.exe connects to 67.221.255.11 (port 9082).

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

CGVPNCliService.exe
Memory:7.87 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0106005113%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00399778%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00660273%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:37,451,194
8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:60
70 average
I/O reads/min:11.25 KB
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:8 Bytes
105.02 KB average
Service.exe
Memory:38.23 MB
Total CPU:0.0000874868%
Kernel CPU:0.00004374%
User CPU:0.00004374%
CyberGhost.exe
Memory:23.64 MB
Total CPU:0.0058330227%
Kernel CPU:0.00185643%
User CPU:0.00397659%
CPU cycles/sec:5,065,262
Switches/sec:68
I/O reads/min:346.6 KB
I/O writes/min:92 Bytes

How do I remove CyberGhost VPN?

You can uninstall CyberGhost VPN 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 CyberGhost VPN, 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 CyberGhost VPN.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 69%
Win 7 0%
 
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 72.19%
Windows 10 16.96%
Windows Vista 5.67%
Windows XP 5.17%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 48.39%
Windows 7 Ultimate 11.78%
Windows 7 Professional 10.21%
Microsoft Windows XP 5.17%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 4.91%
Windows 8.1 3.37%

Distribution by countryGeography

58.96% of installs come from Germany
Which countries install it?
  Germany 58.96%
  United States 15.67%
  France 2.46%
  United Kingdom 2.43%
  Austria 1.91%
  Canada 1.29%
  MA 1.23%
  Australia 1.02%
  Switzerland 0.92%
  Italy 0.92%
  Romania 0.89%
  Poland 0.77%
  Netherlands 0.74%
  DZ 0.62%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Medion 26.59%
Acer 18.39%
Hewlett-Packard 16.51%
Dell 13.27%
ASUS 8.77%
GIGABYTE 6.55%
Toshiba 2.51%
Lenovo 2.39%
Samsung 2.39%
Intel 1.37%
American Megatrends 1.25%
Common models
MEDIONPC MS-7728 5.94%
MEDIONPC MS-7502 5.62%
MEDIONPC MS-7616 3.46%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 3.24%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 3.02%
MEDIONPC MS-7366 2.38%

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