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What percent of users and experts removed it?
5% remove it95% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #11,613
United States Rank #13,796
Reach 0.0286%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 19.19 days
566.04 days >
Average installed length: 297.41 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.00 93.78%

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ObjectDock Plus 2

What is ObjectDock Plus 2?  (from Stardock)

ObjectDock is a program that acts as both a task manager and a program launcher. It lets you organize your short-cuts and running tasks onto an extremely customizable dock that sits on your desktop. Users can customize the look of each item on the dock and set various animation options for when the mouse is over an ite...  Read more

Overview

ObjectDock Plus 2 is a software program developed by Stardock. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. 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. When installed, it will add a context menu handler to the Windows shell in order to provide quick access to the program. The primary executable is named objectdock.exe. The setup package generally installs about 49 files and is usually about 499.36 KB (511,344 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 34% of users of ObjectDock Plus 2 come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Brazil.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.stardock.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Stardock\ObjectDockPlus2
Uninstaller: C:\ProgramData\{0F4A7EFE-5950-4389-BF36-1E625D72456B}\shareware.exe REMOVE=TRUE MODIFY=FALSE
Estimated size: 499.36 KB

Program filesFiles installed by ObjectDock Plus 2

Program executable:objectdock.exe
Name:Stardock ObjectDock
ObjectDock
Path:C:\Program Files\stardock\objectdockplus2\objectdock.exe
MD5:85206bfdd3388883f49cf4e3a68b7507
Additional files:
  • MyDockLib.dll - MyDock Dynamic Link Library
  • MyDockLib2.dll
  • MyDockLib32.dll
  • StartMenuPosition.dll - Stardock StartMenuPosition (StartMenuPosition)
  • StartMenuPosition64.dll
  • StardockWeather.ocx - Stardock Weather Provider (Weather Data Provider for Stardock Applications. Use of this module by non-Stardock products is strictly prohibited.)
  • DeElevate.exe - DeElevate Application (De-elevation tool)
  • DeElevate64.exe
  • ObjectDockRegRes.dll - Stardock Fences (Fences DLC Resources)
  • Dock64.dll - ObjectDock (Shell module)
  • Dock64.exe - Dock64
  • DockShellHook.dll
  • MyDock.Util.dll - MyDockUtil (MyDock Utility Library)
  • ObjectDockTray.exe
  • ODMenu.dll - Stardock ObjectDock Shell Extension
  • ODMenu64.dll
  • RenderPanel.dll - RenderPanel
  • StardockTray.dll - Tray module
  • StardockTray64.dll
  • SDActivate.exe - Activate (Product Activation)
  • UninstHelper.exe - Impulse (Add/Remove Programs Helper)
  • remove_dock1_startup.exe - WindowBlinds
  • ObjectDockUI.exe - ObjectDock UI
  • CloseObjectDock.exe
  • CrashRpt.dll
  • CrashRptHelp.dll
  • DeElevator.dll
  • DeElevator64.dll
  • lua5.1.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Context Menu Handlers
  • ODMenu64.dll added to Windows Explorer under the name 'ObjectDockShellExt' with a class of {1984D045-52CF-49cd-DB77-08F378FEA4DB}.
  • ODMenu.dll added to Windows Explorer under the name 'ObjectDockShellExt' with a class of {1984D045-52CF-49cd-DB77-08F378FEA4DB}.
Scheduled Task
  • ObjectDock.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{E3C3B223-E1E4-43A1-A26C-7BA143D37126}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • ObjectDock.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Stardock ObjectDock.
Startup File (User Run)
  • ObjectDock.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'ObjectDock' and executes as C:\Program Files\stardock\objectdock\objectdock.exe.
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • ObjectDock.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'ObjectDock' which loads as C:\Program Files\Stardock\ObjectDock\ObjectDock.exe.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • ObjectDock.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Stardock\ObjectDockPlus2\ObjectDock.exe'.
Network connections
  • ObjectDock.exe connects to 174.35.3.36 (port 80).

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

ObjectDock.exe
Memory:32.49 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0106977665%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00915415%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00154362%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:35,142,388
8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:474
70 average
I/O reads/min:61.07 KB
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:2.25 KB
105.02 KB average
Dock64.exe
Memory:2.99 MB
Total CPU:0.0012244914%
Kernel CPU:0.00086174%
User CPU:0.00036275%
CPU cycles/sec:716,341
Switches/sec:43
I/O reads/min:51 Bytes
ObjectDockTray.exe
Memory:9.06 MB
Total CPU:0.0020741504%
Kernel CPU:0.00040667%
User CPU:0.00166748%
CPU cycles/sec:303,982
Switches/sec:1
I/O reads/min:531 Bytes

How do I remove ObjectDock Plus 2?

You can uninstall ObjectDock Plus 2 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 ObjectDock Plus 2, 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 ObjectDock Plus 2.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 64%
Win 7 0%
  
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
  
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 5%
Keep it 95%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 71.63%
Windows 10 24.29%
Windows XP 2.66%
Windows Vista 1.42%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate 33.69%
Windows 7 Home Premium 22.28%
Windows 7 Professional 12.48%
Windows 8.1 Pro 4.63%
Windows 10 Pro 3.57%
Windows 8.1 3.57%

Distribution by countryGeography

33.55% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 33.55%
  United Kingdom 4.54%
  Brazil 4.21%
  France 3.73%
  Germany 3.57%
  Mexico 3.24%
  Canada 3.24%
  Philippines 3.08%
  Spain 2.59%
  Italy 2.43%
  Malaysia 1.78%
  India 1.62%
  Greece 1.62%
  Iran 1.46%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 20.35%
Acer 18.60%
Dell 17.15%
GIGABYTE 15.12%
ASUS 12.50%
Lenovo 5.23%
Toshiba 4.36%
Intel 2.91%
Samsung 2.33%
Alienware 0.87%
American Megatrends 0.58%
Common models
ASUS All Series 5.00%
Gigabyte X58A-UD3R 2.50%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 2.50%
MSI MS-7522 2.50%
Dell Inspiron N5110 1.88%
Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 1.88%

About Stardock

Stardock is a software development company that initially developed for the OS/2 platform, but switch to Windows.
Publisher URL: www.stardock.com

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