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Should I remove Genie Backup Manager?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
6% remove it94% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #19,896
United States Rank #15,980
Reach 0.0111%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 18.22 days
537.59 days >
Average installed length: 282.46 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
9.0 100.00%

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Genie Backup Manager

Overview

Genie Backup Manager is a program developed by Genie9. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. 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 main program executable is gbm.exe. The software installer includes 53 files and is usually about 82.4 MB (86,404,782 bytes). GSUpdateRes_DE.dll 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 57% of users of Genie Backup Manager come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada and United Kingdom.

Program detailsProgram details

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Genie9\Genie Backup Manager
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Genie9\Genie Backup Manager\uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 82.4 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Genie Backup Manager

Program executable:gbm.exe
Genie Backup Manager
Path:C:\Program Files\genie9\genie backup manager\gbm.exe
MD5:4ddb69aaa25a997bf71cab0490455234
Additional files:
  • GS_EngRes.dll - Recurso en español del Creador de complemento de Genie
  • GSUpdateRes_DE.dll - GBM (Ressourcenaktualisierung)
  • GSUpdateRes_EN.dll - Update Resources
  • GSUpdateRes_ES.dll - Recursos de actualización
  • GSUpdateRes_FR.dll
  • GSUpdateRes_IT.dll - Aggiorna risorse
  • GSUpdateRes_NL.dll - Update - resources
  • GBMImporter.exe - Genie Backup Manager (GBM Importer)
  • GeniePluginCreator.exe - Genie Plugin Creator
  • GSOnlineProtocol.dll - Online Protocols
  • GSUpdateManager.exe - Genie Update Manager
  • GSLogViewer.exe - Genie Log Viewer
  • GBMAgent.exe - Genie Agent (Genie Backup Agent)
  • GBM8_DR.exe - SwiftRestore
  • GBM8_SwiftExtractor.exe - SwiftRestore Extractor
  • GBM8_SwiftRestore.exe
  • GSUpdateMover.exe - GS Update Mover

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • GBM.EXE is scheduled as a task named 'GBM - WinSettingsReg-Full' (runs weekly on Sundays at 12:45).
2 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)
  • GBM.EXE is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named GBM - Corsair-Full.
  • GBMAgent.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named GBMPro9Agent.
Startup File (User Run)
  • GBMAgent.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'GBMPro8Agentx64' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Genie9\Genie Backup Manager\GBMAgent.exe".
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • GBMAgent.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'GBMPro8Agentx64' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Genie9\Genie Backup Manager\GBMAgent.exe".

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

GBMAgent.exe
Memory:2.6 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0000537664%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00003284%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00002093%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:13,718
8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:1
70 average
I/O reads/min:17 Bytes
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:6 Bytes
105.02 KB average

How do I remove Genie Backup Manager?

You can uninstall Genie Backup 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 Genie Backup 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 Genie Backup Manager.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 49%
Win 7 1%
  
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
  
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 6%
Keep it 94%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 50.46%
Windows 10 45.41%
Windows XP 2.75%
Windows Vista 1.38%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 20.64%
Windows 7 Professional 16.97%
Windows 10 Home 12.84%
Windows 7 Ultimate 11.47%
Windows 8.1 Pro 8.72%
Windows 10 Pro 8.26%

Distribution by countryGeography

57.45% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 57.45%
  Canada 8.73%
  United Kingdom 6.55%
  Germany 2.55%
  Australia 2.18%
  Belgium 2.18%
  Sweden 2.18%
  France 1.82%
  Italy 1.82%
  Netherlands 1.45%
  Hungary 1.09%
  South Africa 1.09%
  Switzerland 0.73%
  DK 0.73%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 28.10%
Hewlett-Packard 18.18%
Acer 15.70%
GIGABYTE 9.92%
ASUS 9.92%
Toshiba 9.09%
Intel 2.48%
Sony 2.48%
American Megatrends 2.48%
Lenovo 1.65%
Common models
ASUS All Series 5.74%
Dell XPS 8700 2.46%
ASUSTeK N76VZ 1.64%
Dell Dell System XPS L5... 1.64%
Dell Inspiron 3264 AIO 1.64%
Dell Inspiron 7347 1.64%

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