Nero 9
What is Nero 9?
Nero Multimedia Suite is a popular software suite for Microsoft Windows by Nero AG. Nero includes Nero Burning ROM, Nero Express, Nero DiscSpeed, Nero Video, Nero Recode, Nero BackItUp, Nero Wave Editor and various other disk authoring, video authoring and data backup untiliies as well as audio editing tools. The suite's name "Nero" is followed by its major version number. The most commonly available versions of Nero are the OEM suites, which are bundled with many optical disc recorders.
Overview
During setup, the program registers itself to launch on boot through a Windows Schedule Task in order to automatically start-up. 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 main program executable is ncc.exe. The software installer includes 7 files and is usually about 9.96 MB (10,442,741 bytes).
Program details
URL: www.nero.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Nero\Nero ControlCenter 4
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Nero\Nero ProductInstaller 4\SetupX.exe REMOVESERIALNUMBER="9M03-01A1-PCX7-K31A-8A94-98PT-KT2E-522A"
Estimated size: 9.96 MB
Files installed by Nero 9
| Program executable: | ncc.exe |
| Name: | Nero ControlCenter |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\nero\nero controlcenter 4\ncc.exe |
| MD5: | 2fbb2a8455a1d01f7061b556fe520c41 |
Additional files:
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ncc.dll - Nero ControlCenter
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NOSMyNeroRegistration.dll - Nero Online Services (Component for Registration Services)
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Microsoft.Win32.TaskScheduler.dll (by CodePlex Community) - TaskService (Task Scheduler Wrapper)
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Interop.WindowsInstaller.dll - Assembly imported from type library 'WindowsInstaller'.
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ShouldIRemoveIt.exe (by Reason Software Company) - Should I Remove It?
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iconv.dll (by Free Software Foundation) - libiconv: character set conversion library (LGPLed libiconv for Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/ME)
Behaviors exhibited
2 Scheduled Tasks
- ncc.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{A7A3916D-1F0E-4317-A42B-FBFA688C18DB}' (runs on registration).
- ShouldIRemoveIt.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{862F20F7-1F74-4732-8D1B-1F3156B2A061}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- ShouldIRemoveIt.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named ShouldIRemoveIt_Notifications.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- ncc.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Nero\Nero ControlCenter 4\ncc.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| ShouldIRemoveIt.exe |
| Memory: | 40.27 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0003938783% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00005098% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00034290% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 1,416,507 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 270 Bytes | |
| I/O writes/min: | 0 Bytes | |
How do I remove Nero 9?
You can uninstall Nero 9 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 Nero 9, 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 Nero 9.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 60%
Win 10 0%
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HOW IT STARTS
Scheduled task? Yes
(Runs on Windows boot)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 7%
Keep it 93%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
68.01% |
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| Windows 10 |
18.23% |
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| Windows XP |
7.34% |
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| Windows Vista |
6.33% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.09% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
26.53% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
25.70% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
12.54% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
7.33% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
4.84% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
4.79% |
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Geography
23.86% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
23.86% |
| Germany |
16.74% |
| Italy |
9.42% |
| Brazil |
5.64% |
| France |
4.57% |
| Spain |
3.79% |
| United Kingdom |
3.17% |
| Canada |
2.67% |
| Netherlands |
2.44% |
| Iran |
1.48% |
| Australia |
1.42% |
| Belgium |
1.41% |
| Argentina |
1.27% |
| Thailand |
1.21% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
22.88% |
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| Acer |
21.55% |
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| Dell |
19.25% |
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| GIGABYTE |
10.91% |
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| ASUS |
9.55% |
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| Toshiba |
4.25% |
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| Intel |
2.59% |
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| Medion |
2.39% |
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| American Megatrends |
2.00% |
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| Lenovo |
1.97% |
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| Samsung |
1.78% |
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| Sahara |
0.86% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
5.66% |
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| ASUS All Series |
5.50% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
5.50% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
3.07% |
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| MEDIONPC MS-7502 |
2.67% |
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| HP Pavilion dv5 Notebook ... |
2.20% |
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About Nero AG
Nero is a software company best known for its burning software, Nero Burning ROM.
Publisher URL: www.nero.com