Should I remove GetRight?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
3% remove it97% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #9,288
United States Rank #10,225
Reach 0.0404%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 17.31 days
510.62 days >
Average installed length: 268.29 days
Other programs by Headlight Software
Rankings
- #9,283 Canon Camera Window DS for ZoomBrowser EX
- #9,284 Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 AJAX Extensions 1.0
- #9,285 NVIDIA Graphics Driver 267.21
- #9,286 SlingPlayer for Web by Sling Media
- #9,287 PowerDVD by CyberLink
- #9,288 GetRight by Headlight Software
- #9,289 Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Platinum 20 by Broderbund
- #9,290 Free Hide Folder by Cleanersoft Software
- #9,291 Canon Camera Window DC_DV 5 for ZoomBrowser EX
- #9,292 FlashPlayer by Tuguu SL
- #9,293 BroadCam Video Streaming Server by NCH Software
GetRight
What is GetRight?
GetRight is a shareware download manager. GetRight is able to pause and resume downloads, download from multiple servers to speed up download time, scheduling the starting and stopping of downloads and shutting off the computer or disconnecting the modem when the downloads have finished. It is also able to integrate with Microsoft's Internet Explorer, and Mozilla Firefox with the FlashGot extension. It features support for the BitTorrent protocol, Metalink, and podcast support, along with built-in verification MD5 and SHA-1 checksums.
About (from Headlight Software)
GetRight extends your file downloading with resuming of broken downloads, easy error recovery, download acceleration, and many other features to give you faster and more flexible downloads. Adds support for BitTorrent downloads, adds Podcast support to automate downloading files in a Podcast/RSS feed, adds support for ... Read more
Overview
It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. 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 getright.exe. The software installer includes 22 files and is usually about 7.9 MB (8,285,698 bytes).
Program details
URL: www.GetRight.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\GetRight\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\GetRight\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 7.9 MB
Files installed by GetRight
| Program executable: | getright.exe |
| Name: | GetRight |
| GetRight® Download Manager. www.GetRight.com |
| Signed by: | Headlight Software |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\getright\getright.exe |
| MD5: | 18873d8785401db76abc60281ab52df9 |
Additional files:
-
AdminPrivSetting.exe - (Shared by Headlight Software Products) (Change Settings that need Admin Privileges)
-
npgetrt.dll - GetRight® Plugin www.getright.com (GetRight® Opera/Mozilla/Netscape Plug-In)
-
deutsch.dll - GetRight (GetRight® www.getright.com)
-
getright-download.exe - GetRight Setup
-
gr_czech.dll - www1.osu.cz/home/sochor/getr_cz.htm
-
gr_gerx.dll
-
RunOnceShortcut.exe - RunOnce
-
ToGetRight.exe - ToGetRight Application
-
xx2gr.dll - GetRight's IE Click Monitoring. www.getright.com
-
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/)
-
unins000.exe - Inno Setup (Setup/Uninstall)
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- xx2gr.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'GetRight IE Click Catcher' with the class of {73BA8F12-723E-11D1-A9E2-00403320FCF2}.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- GetRight.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\GetRight\GetRight.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| getright.exe |
| Memory: | 32.04 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0028240502% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00251200% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00031205% | |
How do I remove GetRight?
You can uninstall GetRight 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 GetRight, 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 GetRight.
How do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by GetRight you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
- When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
- Restart Google Chrome.
USER ACTIONS
 |
Uninstall it 3%
Keep it 97%
|
|
|
GLOBAL RANK
 #9,288
|
|
REACH
~0.04%
PC installation base
|
Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
60.83% |
|
| Windows 10 |
21.91% |
|
| Windows XP |
11.21% |
|
| Windows Vista |
6.05% |
|
Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
24.49% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
22.21% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
11.04% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
10.91% |
|
| Windows 10 Pro |
4.57% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Pro |
3.81% |
|
Geography
38.61% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
38.61% |
| Germany |
11.11% |
| United Kingdom |
4.29% |
| Italy |
4.07% |
| Australia |
3.74% |
| France |
2.97% |
| Brazil |
2.86% |
| Canada |
2.20% |
| India |
1.43% |
| Iran |
1.32% |
| South Africa |
1.21% |
| Greece |
1.21% |
| Israel |
1.21% |
| Netherlands |
1.10% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
22.64% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
19.34% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
16.51% |
|
| Acer |
14.62% |
|
| ASUS |
7.31% |
|
| Toshiba |
4.95% |
|
| Samsung |
4.01% |
|
| Intel |
3.77% |
|
| Lenovo |
3.07% |
|
| American Megatrends |
2.83% |
|
| Alienware |
0.94% |
|
Common models |
| ASUS All Series |
5.67% |
|
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
3.61% |
|
| Dell Inspiron N5110 |
2.58% |
|
| Gigabyte X58A-UD3R |
2.58% |
|
| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
2.06% |
|
| Dell Dell System XPS L5... |
1.55% |
|
About (from Headlight Software, Inc.)
Headlight Software was founded by Michael Burford. The first product was the GetRight Download Manager, which was released in February 1997.
Publisher URL: www.headlightinc.com