Should I remove Garena Plus?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
2% remove it98% keep it
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How common is it?
Global Rank #2,980
United States Rank #13,732
Reach 0.1976%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 20.16 days
594.63 days >
Average installed length: 312.43 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 2011 |
100.00% |
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Garena Plus
What is Garena Plus?
The Garena Plus application developed for various games distributed by the comapny allows gamers to develop buddy lists, chat with friends online and check on game progress and achievements. The Garena Plus game platform can be downloaded for free and it has an interface similar to instant messaging platforms. Gamers are also able to form groups or clans, and chat with multiple gamers simultaneously through public or private channels through Garena Plus.
About (from Garena Online Pte)
Garena, short for Global Arena, is a multifunction platform that allows gamers to chat, challenge opponents, and play their favorite games online with millions of gamers world-wide. Garena+, the social platform is designed for online gamers to meet, chat and play games with each other. On Garena+, gamers are able to e... 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. 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 GarenaMessenger.exe. The software installer includes 45 files and is usually about 114.7 MB (120,274,559 bytes).
Program details
URL: www.garena.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\garena plus
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Garena Plus\uninst.exe
Estimated size: 114.7 MB
Files installed by Garena Plus
| Program executable: | GarenaMessenger.exe |
| Name: | Garena Plus |
| Signed by: | Garena Online Pte Ltd |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\garena plus\GarenaMessenger.exe |
| MD5: | 539656456e0c9b440adfe04803d63f40 |
Additional files:
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PluginKernel.dll - Plugin Kernel Library
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UpdateManager.exe - UpdateManager Module
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Inject.dll - Garena Inject
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GarenaMessenger.exe - Garena Plus
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UpdateEx.exe - Garena Plus Updater
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ggdllhost.exe - RUNDLL32 (Windows host process (Rundll32))
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CommonLib.dll
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CxImage.dll
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DibModule.dll
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FileLoader.dll
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GaTransfer.exe
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GaVoice.exe
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ggcode.dll
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ggdownloader.dll
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ggspawn.dll
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HookAPI.dll
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HookPolicy.dll
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HookSocket.dll
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ImageModule.dll
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libIPC.dll
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libmpg123.dll
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PluginAdminExec.exe
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PluginModule.dll
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ServerMemAlloc.dll
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uninst.exe
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VersionModule.dll
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xIM.dll
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Zip7Module.dll
Behaviors exhibited
2 Scheduled Tasks
- GarenaMessenger.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{B02173F2-D540-46DA-85F4-49AEE57D3946}' (runs on registration).
- ggdllhost.exe is scheduled as a task named 'gg_uac_daemon_JOBIN'.
2 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)
- ggspawn.dll is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named gg_uac_daemon_Serene.
- ggdllhost.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named gg_uac_daemon_Joel.
Startup File (User Run)
- GarenaMessenger.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'GarenaPlus' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Garena Plus\GarenaMessenger.exe" -autolaunch.
4 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
- UpdateManager.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Garena Plus\UpdateManager.exe'.
- ggdllhost.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\garena\Garena Plus\ggdllhost.exe'.
- GarenaMessenger.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Garena Plus\GarenaMessenger.exe'.
- UpdateEx.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Garena Plus\UpdateEx.exe'.
Network connections
- GarenaMessenger.exe connects to 203.117.172.231 (port 80).
- GarenaMessenger.exe connects to 203.117.172.231 (port 80).
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| GarenaMessenger.exe |
| Memory: | 32.87 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0004237841% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00033472% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00008906% | |
| Switches/sec: | 37 | |
| ggdllhost.exe |
| Memory: | 4.36 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0007508282% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00039597% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00035486% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 570,834 | |
| Switches/sec: | 9 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 259 Bytes | |
How do I remove Garena Plus?
You can uninstall Garena Plus from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- 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.
- When you find the program Garena Plus, 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).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Garena Plus.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 57%
Win 7 0%
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WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 2%
Keep it 98%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
71.51% |
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| Windows 10 |
18.81% |
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| Windows XP |
8.37% |
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| Windows Vista |
1.31% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
36.91% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
21.03% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
8.43% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
8.35% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
3.81% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
2.71% |
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Geography
15.66% of installs come from Philippines
Which countries install it?
| Philippines |
15.66% |
| Thailand |
10.48% |
| Malaysia |
9.85% |
| Singapore |
8.71% |
| Brazil |
5.75% |
| United States |
5.67% |
| Vietnam |
5.43% |
| Taiwan |
4.23% |
| Iran |
2.58% |
| Romania |
2.28% |
| Indonesia |
2.25% |
| MK |
1.76% |
| Russia |
1.41% |
| Peru |
1.38% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Acer |
21.64% |
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| ASUS |
17.96% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
17.16% |
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| Dell |
14.02% |
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| GIGABYTE |
10.13% |
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| Lenovo |
6.99% |
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| Samsung |
3.60% |
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| Toshiba |
3.39% |
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| Intel |
2.13% |
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| MSI |
1.51% |
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| Alienware |
0.88% |
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| American Megatrends |
0.59% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
3.61% |
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| HP Pavilion g4 Notebook P... |
3.14% |
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| ASUS All Series |
3.03% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
2.21% |
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| ECS G31T-M7 |
2.10% |
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| Dell Inspiron N5110 |
1.98% |
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