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Should I remove LG CyberLink PowerBackup?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
10% remove it90% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #3,591
United States Rank #3,573
Reach 0.1537%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 21.01 days
619.82 days >
Average installed length: 325.67 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
2.5.6023 33.14%
2.5.5529 58.84%
2.5.4511 8.02%

Typically installed together

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LG CyberLink PowerBackup

What is LG CyberLink PowerBackup?  (from CyberLink)

The Safest Way to Protect Your Valuable Data. PowerBackup archives files, folders and application data, including or excluding files with advanced filtering. PowerBackup also schedules automatic backups for important data, restores data using the independent restorer utility, saves archiving time with Stream-to-Disc te...  Read more

Overview

LG CyberLink PowerBackup is a software program developed by CyberLink. The most common release is 2.5.5529, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. It adds registry entry for the current user which will allow the program to automatically start each time it is rebooted. 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 primary executable is named powerbackup.exe. The setup package generally installs about 24 files and is usually about 11.99 MB (12,571,884 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 47% of users of LG CyberLink PowerBackup come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and Canada.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.CyberLink.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\CyberLink\PowerBackup
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{ADD5DB49-72CF-11D8-9D75-000129760D75}\Setup.exe" -uninstall
Estimated size: 11.99 MB

Program filesFiles installed by LG CyberLink PowerBackup

Program executable:powerbackup.exe
Name:PowerBackup
CyberLink PowerBackup
Path:C:\Program Files\cyberlink\powerbackup\powerbackup.exe
MD5:93d33e803e348354fea6395834735bca
Additional files:
  • EvoParser.dll - Cyberlink Product Evolution Parser DLL
  • CBS.dll - Cyberlink Burning Service (CBS)
  • RestoreTool.exe - PowerBackup RestoreTool (CyberLink PowerBackup RestoreTool)
  • CLDrvChk.exe - CyberLink CLDrvChk (CLDrvChk)
  • PBKRC.dll - PowerBackup (CyberLink PowerBackup)
  • PBKScheduler.exe - PowerBackup Scheduler
  • HwCtrlMgr.dll - HwCtrlMgr

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • PowerBackup.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{D389DF2B-DAF0-48F5-A919-4BE94BC21A7E}' (runs on registration).
Startup File (User Run)
  • PBKScheduler.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named '{1290A33C-85F5-4164-A1BE-7DD299D4986A}' and executes as "C:\Program Files\CyberLink\PowerBackup\PBKScheduler.EXE".

How do I remove LG CyberLink PowerBackup?

You can uninstall LG CyberLink PowerBackup 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 LG CyberLink PowerBackup, 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 LG CyberLink PowerBackup.

WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 10%
Keep it 90%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#3,591

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 66.67%
Windows 10 16.90%
Windows XP 11.85%
Windows Vista 4.46%
Windows Server 2003 0.13%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 34.02%
Windows 7 Professional 15.25%
Windows 7 Ultimate 13.25%
Microsoft Windows XP 11.65%
Windows 10 Home 4.73%
Windows 8.1 4.26%

Distribution by countryGeography

47.21% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 47.21%
  Germany 10.51%
  Canada 7.08%
  Australia 5.42%
  Japan 4.30%
  India 4.00%
  United Kingdom 1.93%
  Peru 1.85%
  France 1.50%
  Hong Kong 1.20%
  South Africa 1.20%
  Italy 1.12%
  Netherlands 0.79%
  New Zealand 0.76%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
GIGABYTE 20.72%
Hewlett-Packard 16.55%
Dell 15.49%
Acer 15.21%
Intel 10.40%
ASUS 8.35%
Samsung 3.68%
Toshiba 2.90%
Lenovo 2.76%
American Megatrends 2.40%
Sahara 0.92%
Medion 0.64%
Common models
ThirdWave Corporation Pri... 9.22%
ASUS All Series 2.78%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 2.61%
MSI MS-7680 2.61%
Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 1.91%
Gigabyte P55A-UD3 1.91%

About CyberLink

CyberLink is a digital entertainment & multimedia products application whose products include video editing application, media middle application, a multimedia application suite, DVD authoring application, picture organizer & viewers & optical disc authoring application.
Publisher URL: www.cyberlink.com

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