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Should I remove Download Accelerator Manager?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
57% remove it43% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #21,004
United States Rank #28,734
Reach 0.0099%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 8.33 days
245.76 days >
Average installed length: 129.13 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
5.2.5 0.51%
5.2.1 0.51%
5.1.1 5.10%
5.0.9 1.53%
5.0.7 3.57%
5.0.3 7.65%
5.0.2 0.51%
5.0.1 2.55%
4.5.49 7.65%
4.5.47 7.14%
4.5.45 2.55%
4.5.43 5.10%
4.5.41 2.04%
4.5.39 1.02%
4.5.37 0.51%
4.5.35 2.55%
4.5.33 5.61%
4.5.31 2.04%
4.5.29 8.16%
4.5.27 10.20%
4.5.25 2.55%
4.5.23 1.02%
4.5.21 1.53%
4.5.17 1.53%
4.5.15 1.53%
4.5.13 1.53%
4.5.11 2.04%
4.5.9 0.51%
4.5.8 1.02%
4.5.7 0.51%
4.5.5 0.51%
4.5.4 0.51%
4.5.2 2.04%
4.5.1 4.59%
4.4.1 0.51%
4.2.2 1.02%
4.2.0 0.51%

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Download Accelerator Manager

What is Download Accelerator Manager?  (from Tensons)

Download Accelerator Manager (DAM) empowers you to download Internet files and save Web videos, music from sites easily with the fastest speed. Download Accelerator Manager is a perfect tool to capture and download Web media for Firefox, Internet Explorer, Chrome, Safari, and Opera browsers. With DAM, you can increase ...  Read more

Overview

Download Accelerator Manager is a program developed by Tensons. The most used version is 4.5.27, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. 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 main program executable is daman.exe. The software installer includes 19 files and is usually about 4.73 MB (4,961,391 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 10 as well as Windows 7 (SP1). While about 23% of users of Download Accelerator Manager come from the United States, it is also popular in India and United Kingdom.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.tensons.com
Help link: www.tensons.com/support
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Tensons\Download Accelerator Manager
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Tensons\Download Accelerator Manager\uninstall.exe"
Estimated size: 4.73 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Download Accelerator Manager

Program executable:daman.exe
Name:Download Accelerator Manager
Path:C:\Program Files\tensons\download accelerator manager\daman.exe
MD5:98b3e996b5e08de169c19d67a6bcb51e
Additional files:
  • NpDam.dll - Download Accelerator Manager (DAM)
  • DamLinkHandler.dll - Download Accelerator Manager
  • DownloadAcceleratorManager.exe
  • MediaGrabber.exe - DAM MediaGrabber
  • mgrabber.exe
  • MgDll.dll - MgDll
  • DamBho.dll
  • Interop.ShDocVwS.dll - Assembly imported from type library SHDocVw
  • uninstall.exe
  • WRCsetup.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • DownloadAcceleratorManager.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{9CE6FE42-EF16-4E0E-AE1B-DEC1221A7E9C}' (runs on registration).
2 Startup Files (User Run)
  • DownloadAcceleratorManager.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Download Accelerator Manager' and executes as C:\Program Files\Tensons\Download Accelerator Manager\DownloadAcceleratorManager.exe /s.
  • daman.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Download Accelerator Manager' and executes as C:\Program Files\Tensons\Download Accelerator Manager\daman.exe /s.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • daman.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Tensons\Download Accelerator Manager\daman.exe'.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

daman.exe
Memory:17.02 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0010072322%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00051761%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00048963%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:1,200,558
8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:63
70 average
I/O reads/min:117 Bytes
435.61 KB average

How do I remove Download Accelerator Manager?

You can uninstall Download Accelerator Manager 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 Download Accelerator Manager, 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 Download Accelerator Manager.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 43%
Win 7 1%
 
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 57%
Keep it 43%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 51.02%
Windows 10 42.86%
Windows XP 4.08%
Windows Vista 2.04%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate 26.15%
Windows 7 Home Premium 13.33%
Windows 10 Pro 10.77%
Windows 10 Home 9.74%
Windows 7 Professional 8.21%
Windows 8.1 Pro 8.21%

Distribution by countryGeography

22.69% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 22.69%
  India 19.91%
  United Kingdom 5.56%
  Italy 4.63%
  Philippines 3.24%
  Singapore 2.78%
  BD 2.31%
  South Africa 2.31%
  Canada 1.85%
  Germany 1.85%
  Greece 1.85%
  IQ 1.39%
  Spain 1.39%
  Iran 1.39%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 30.51%
Hewlett-Packard 21.19%
Acer 16.95%
ASUS 9.32%
Lenovo 6.78%
Toshiba 4.24%
GIGABYTE 3.39%
Intel 3.39%
Samsung 1.69%
Sony 1.69%
American Megatrends 0.85%
Common models
Dell Inspiron 3521 5.41%
HP-Pavilion KQ505AAR-ABA ... 2.70%
HP 15 Notebook PC 2.70%
Dell Inspiron 3542 1.80%
HP Compaq dc7900 Converti... 1.80%
TOSHIBA Satellite A210 1.80%

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