Should I remove RegWork?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
58% remove it42% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #15,123
United States Rank #8,380
Reach 0.0183%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 34.60 days
1020.75 days >
Average installed length: 536.33 days
Versions
Version | Distribution |
1.2.0.4 |
0.55% |
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1.0.4.12 |
20.50% |
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1.0.4.9 |
4.43% |
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1.0.4.5 |
1.94% |
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1.0.4.2 |
0.28% |
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1.0.3.5 |
15.24% |
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1.0.3.4 |
8.31% |
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1.0.3.3 |
7.76% |
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1.0.3.2 |
2.49% |
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1.0.2.5 |
3.88% |
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1.0.0.14 |
30.75% |
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1.0.0.11 |
1.39% |
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1.0.0.9 |
1.11% |
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1.00.0000 |
1.39% |
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RegWork
from Honlyn Limited
What is RegWork? (from Honlyn Limited)
Regwork deploys a high-performance algorithm to its one click scan that quickly identities missing and inaccurate references within the windows registry. Within minutes, RegWork scans the entire Windows Registry for all invalid or obsolete entries and generates a list of errors found. You can then choose to clean selec... Read more
Overview
RegWork is a software program developed by Honlyn Limited. The most common release is 1.0.0.14, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. 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 primary executable is named RegWork.exe. The setup package generally installs about 20 files and is usually about 14.55 MB (15,257,442 bytes). The installed file RegWorkUpdater.exe is the auto-update component of the program which is designed to check for software updates and notify and apply them when new versions are discovered. Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows Vista (SP2). While about 84% of users of RegWork come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada and United Kingdom.
- Malware detected in the program
- Starts automatically
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in RegWork.
RegWork.exe (2780dd304c2701358f92b74ac8eae51f) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
Comodo Security |
17137 |
UnclassifiedMalware |
ESET-NOD32 |
7.8944 |
a variant of Win32/Adware.RegRevive.A |
Sophos |
4.93 |
RegWork |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.146 |
TROJ_GEN.RCBH1L7 |
RegFixer.dll (572c59b67edf4a90ab4be0369201363f) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
Sophos |
4.93.0 |
RegWork |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
TROJ_GEN.F47V0721 |
Program details
Displayed publisher: Honlyn (Macao Commercial Offshore) Limited
URL: regwork.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\regwork
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\RegWork\uninst.exe
Estimated size: 14.55 MB
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by RegWork
Program executable: | RegWork.exe (Malware detected) |
Name: | RegWork |
Signed by: | Honlyn (Macao Commercial Offshore) Limited |
Path: | C:\Program Files\regwork\RegWork.exe |
MD5: | 2780dd304c2701358f92b74ac8eae51f |
Additional files:
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RegWorkUpdater.exe - RegWorkUpdater
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RegFixer.dll - RegWork (RegWork dll)
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(Malware detected) RegWork.exe
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RegWorkStartUpService.exe
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uninst.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- RegWork.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Regwork' (runs weekly on Thursdays at 11:00 PM).
Startup File (All Users Run)
- RegWork.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'RegWork' which loads as C:\Program Files\RegWork\RegWork.exe.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
RegWork.exe |
Memory: | 32.98 MB | |
Total CPU: | 0.0011829153% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00107405% | |
User CPU: | 0.00010887% | |
CPU cycles/sec: | 264,073,405 | |
I/O reads/min: | 13.94 KB | |
I/O writes/min: | 4.47 MB | |
How do I remove RegWork?
You can uninstall RegWork 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 RegWork, 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 RegWork.
- If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 55%
Win XP 0%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 58%
Keep it 42%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
57.73% |
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Windows Vista |
29.56% |
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Windows XP |
9.12% |
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Windows 10 |
3.31% |
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Windows Server 2003 |
0.28% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
45.56% |
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Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
22.22% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
9.44% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
7.78% |
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Windows Vista Home Basic |
5.28% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
3.06% |
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Geography
84.39% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
84.39% |
Canada |
5.79% |
United Kingdom |
5.09% |
Australia |
2.46% |
Ireland |
0.70% |
Iran |
0.35% |
CV |
0.18% |
Greece |
0.18% |
Saudi Arabia |
0.18% |
GG |
0.18% |
IQ |
0.18% |
BA |
0.18% |
Belgium |
0.18% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
40.07% |
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Dell |
32.96% |
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Toshiba |
9.74% |
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Acer |
9.74% |
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ASUS |
1.50% |
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Samsung |
1.12% |
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American Megatrends |
1.12% |
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Lenovo |
1.12% |
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Intel |
1.12% |
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GIGABYTE |
0.75% |
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Sahara |
0.75% |
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Common models |
Dell Inspiron 530 |
4.79% |
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Dell Inspiron 1545 |
3.59% |
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HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
3.59% |
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TOSHIBA Satellite C655 |
2.99% |
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Dell Inspiron 530s |
2.99% |
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HP G72 Notebook PC |
2.40% |
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