Should I remove Lime PRO?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
18% remove it82% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #29,594
United States Rank #18,684
Reach 0.0049%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 19.55 days
576.68 days >
Average installed length: 303.00 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 3.0.1.0 |
100.00% |
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Lime PRO 3.0.1.0
from Lime Wire, LLC
What is Lime PRO? (from Lime Wire)
Limewire Pro is an open source, peer to peer file sharing program that connects users and allows the sharing of files. Limewire Pro is the fastest file sharing program around and with turbo speeds, that beat other file sharing programs by far.
Overview
Lime PRO 3.0.1.0 is a program developed by Lime Wire. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. 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 software installer includes 6 files and is usually about 10.05 MB (10,538,410 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 82% of users of Lime PRO come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Australia.
Program details
URL: www.limepro.org
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Lime PRO\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Lime PRO\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 10.05 MB
Files installed by Lime PRO 3.0.1.0
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LimePro.exe - Lime PRO p2p for windows
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unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
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bass.dll (by Un4seen Developments) - BASS
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chatServer.exe (by Ares Development Group) - Ares Chat Server
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ISTask.dll (by Genry) - ISTask (ISTask for Inno Setup)
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libfaad2.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- chatServer.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{37D3EC0A-6273-4D20-8CE2-CC6294CAA141}' (runs on registration).
Service
- chatServer.exe runs as a service named 'Ares Chatroom server' (AresChatServer) "Hosts your chatroom on the Ares network.".
2 Startup Files (User Run)
- LimePro.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'lime pro' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Lime PRO\LimePro.exe" -h.
- chatServer.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'AresChatServer' and executes as C:\Program Files\Ares\chatServer.exe.
2 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
- LimePro.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Lime PRO\LimePro.exe'.
- chatServer.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Ares\chatServer.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| LimePro.exe |
| Memory: | 18.21 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0107630445% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00379153% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00697152% | |
| Switches/sec: | 503 | |
How do I remove Lime PRO?
You can uninstall Lime PRO 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 Lime PRO 3.0.1.0, 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 Lime PRO.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 62%
Win Vista (SP1) 1%
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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 18%
Keep it 82%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
67.01% |
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| Windows 10 |
15.46% |
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| Windows Vista |
14.43% |
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| Windows XP |
3.09% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
54.17% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
11.46% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
8.33% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
5.21% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
4.17% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
3.13% |
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Geography
81.51% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
81.51% |
| United Kingdom |
4.79% |
| Australia |
4.11% |
| Canada |
4.11% |
| BA |
0.68% |
| Belgium |
0.68% |
| Brazil |
0.68% |
| Germany |
0.68% |
| India |
0.68% |
| Netherlands |
0.68% |
| Saudi Arabia |
0.68% |
| SC |
0.68% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
47.50% |
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| Dell |
17.50% |
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| Acer |
17.50% |
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| Toshiba |
10.00% |
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| ASUS |
2.50% |
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| GIGABYTE |
2.50% |
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| Apple |
1.25% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.25% |
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Common models |
| Hewlett-Packard Presario ... |
3.33% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
3.33% |
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| HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... |
3.33% |
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| ASUSTeK CM1730/CM1830 |
2.22% |
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| Dell Inspiron N5010 |
2.22% |
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| HP 15 Notebook PC |
2.22% |
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