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What percent of users and experts removed it?
7% remove it93% keep it
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How common is it?
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United States Rank #21,253
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VersionDistribution
3.7.0.127 100.00%

Glary Utilities PRO 3.7

What is Glary Utilities PRO?  (from Glarysoft Ltd)

Automated and all-in-one PC care service with Registry Fix, Privacy Protection, System Cleaning and more. Scans and analyses your PC issues eight times more fast and thoroughly than before. Includes over 20+ system utilities to improve your computer performance. Provides a one-stop solution for PC performance optimiza...  Read more

Overview

Glary Utilities PRO 3.7 is a program developed by Glarysoft Ltd. 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). When installed, it will add a context menu handler to the Windows shell in order to provide quick access to the program. The main program executable is integrator.exe. The software installer includes 49 files and is usually about 36.03 MB (37,777,207 bytes). CheckUpdate.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 59% of users of Glary Utilities PRO come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and Japan.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.glarysoft.com/?scr=client
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\glary utilities 3
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Glary Utilities 3\uninst.exe
Estimated size: 36.03 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Glary Utilities PRO 3.7

Program executable:integrator.exe
Name:Glary Utilities 3
Path:C:\Program Files\glary utilities 3\integrator.exe
MD5:839412a2d24237ac21b64502cd3c88e3
Additional files:
  • Backup.dll - Glary Utilities 3 (Backup Library)
  • BootTime.dll - BootTime Dynamic Linked Library
  • BottDefrag.dll - BottDefrag Library
  • CheckDisk.dll - CheckDisk Library
  • CheckUpdate.dll - CheckUpdate Library
  • cmm.exe - cmm
  • DiskAnalysis.exe - DiskAnalyzsis
  • DiskCleaner.dll - DiskCleaner Library
  • DiskCleaner.exe - Glary Utilities 3 DiskCleaner
  • DiskDefrag.exe - Disk Defragmenter
  • DriverBackup.exe - Driver Backup/Restore
  • dupefinder.exe - Find DupeFile
  • EmptyFolderFinder.exe - EmptyFolderFinder
  • FileScanFilter.dll - FileScanFilter Library
  • filesplitter.exe - File Splitter and Joiner
  • FileUndelete.exe - FileUndelete
  • GridMap.ocx - GridMap Control
  • iehelper.exe - Browser Assistant
  • Initialize.exe - Glary Utilities 3 Initialize
  • joinExe.exe - File Joiner
  • LockDll.dll - LockDll Library
  • Log.dll - Log Library
  • Memfiles.dll - Memfiles Library
  • MemfilesService.exe - Glary Memfiles Service
  • CheckDiskProgress.exe - Glary Utilites 3 (Check Disk Progress)
  • CheckDisk.exe - Glary Utilities (Glary Utilities CheckDisk)
  • CheckUpdate.exe - Glary Utilities CheckUpdate
  • common.dll - Common Tasks
  • ContextHandler.dll - Context Menu Handler
  • EncryptExe.exe - File Decrypter
  • fileencrypt.exe - File Encrypter and Decrypter
  • languages.dll - Language Library
  • gsd.exe - SecurelyDelete (Securely Delete Files)
  • memdefrag.exe - Memory Defager (Memory Defrager)
  • autodll.dll
  • DiskDefrag.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Context Menu Handler
  • ContextHandler.dll added to Windows Explorer under the name 'Glary Utilities' with a class of {72923739-5A47-40A3-9895-25AF0DFBB9E4}.
3 Scheduled Tasks
  • Integrator.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F075EC4A-AC3C-4875-BD40-4A7BB3CFF53C}' (runs on registration).
  • CheckUpdate.exe is scheduled as a task named 'GlaryUpdate 3' (runs daily at 10:00 AM).
  • DiskDefrag.exe is scheduled as a task named 'DiskDefrag' (runs daily at 12:00 AM).
2 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)
  • Initialize.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named GlaryInitialize.
  • DiskDefrag.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Disk Speedup.
Startup File (User Run)
  • memdefrag.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Glary Memory Optimizer' and executes as C:\Program Files\Glary Utilities 3\memdefrag.exe /autostart.

How do I remove Glary Utilities PRO?

You can uninstall Glary Utilities PRO 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 Glary Utilities PRO 3.7, 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 Glary Utilities PRO.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 56%
Win XP 1%
 
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 7%
Keep it 93%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 60.16%
Windows 10 18.70%
Windows XP 18.70%
Windows Vista 2.44%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 29.51%
Windows 7 Ultimate 21.31%
Microsoft Windows XP 18.85%
Windows 8 Pro 5.74%
Windows 7 Professional 5.74%
Windows 8 Pro with Media ... 4.92%

Distribution by countryGeography

58.97% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 58.97%
  Germany 8.33%
  Japan 3.21%
  Canada 3.21%
  France 2.56%
  Russia 2.56%
  India 1.92%
  Poland 1.92%
  South Africa 1.28%
  Brazil 1.28%
  Netherlands 1.28%
  Croatia 1.28%
  AZ 1.28%
  Chile 0.64%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 30.99%
Acer 16.90%
Hewlett-Packard 15.49%
ASUS 12.68%
GIGABYTE 8.45%
American Megatrends 7.04%
Toshiba 5.63%
Intel 2.82%
Common models
Dell Dell DXP061 2.17%
Dell Vostro 200 2.17%
Dell Dell System XPS L7... 2.17%
Dell Dell System XPS L5... 1.09%
Dell Dell System XPS 15... 1.09%
Dell Dell System Inspir... 1.09%

About (from Glarysoft Ltd)

Glarysoft Ltd is a professional software developing company aiming multimedia,system and network applications.
Publisher URL: www.glarysoft.com

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BluePTover a year ago
Glary Initialize should be classified as spyware!!! (what exactly it does on your system? nobody knows...)