Should I remove RegZooka?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
61% remove it39% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #15,190
United States Rank #9,457
Reach 0.0182%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 19.20 days
566.39 days >
Average installed length: 297.59 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 4.44.11 |
33.43% |
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| 3.43.3 |
16.99% |
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| 3.42.20 |
4.18% |
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| 3.42 |
24.79% |
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| 3.22 |
8.64% |
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| 3.20 |
0.56% |
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| 3.18 |
1.39% |
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| 3.15 |
0.28% |
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| 2.96 |
7.24% |
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| 2.85 |
1.67% |
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| 2.84 |
0.84% |
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RegZooka
from ZookaWare
What is RegZooka? (from ZookaWare)
Your computer’s registry is like the engine in your car; it drives everything in your computer. RegZooka scans your registry and removes files you don’t need, optimizes fragmented files, solves error messages like dll pop-ups and runtime errors. Because of the vast number of operating system configurations and errors, ... Read more
Overview
RegZooka is a program developed by ZookaWare. The most used version is 4.44.11, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. 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 main program executable is RegZooka.exe. A vast majority of those who have this installed end up removing it just after a couple weeks. The software installer includes 10 files and is usually about 8.44 MB (8,853,160 bytes). Update.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 76% of users of RegZooka come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Australia.
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Starts automatically
- Many experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in RegZooka.
| RegZooka.exe (84ff97bd8d8208105b15a3885905cef0) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Comodo Security |
17332 |
ApplicUnwnt |
| ESET-NOD32 |
7.9090 |
probably a variant of Win32/Adware.RegGenie |
| Installer.exe (17e4dd8450c4107a2f8db94859956c57) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
3.0.0.575 |
Adware.Win32.RegGenie.AMN (A) |
| ESET-NOD32 |
8354 |
probably a variant of Win32/Adware.RegGenie |
| Kingsoft AntiVirus |
2013.4.9.267 |
Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud) |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
TROJ_GEN.F47V0304 |
Program details
URL: zookaware.com/regzooka
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\regzooka
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\RegZooka\uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 8.44 MB
Files installed by RegZooka
| Program executable: | RegZooka.exe (Malware detected) |
| Name: | RegZooka |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\regzooka\RegZooka.exe |
| MD5: | 84ff97bd8d8208105b15a3885905cef0 |
Additional files:
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Installer.exe - RegZooka
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(Malware detected) RegZooka.exe
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uninstall.exe
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Update.exe (by BluePenguin Software) - RegZooka Update Module
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libeay32.dll
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RegZookaCleanup.exe
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RegZookaScheduler.exe
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ssleay32.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- RegZookaCleanup.exe is scheduled as a task named 'RegZooka Cleanup'.
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- RegZookaCleanup.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named RegZooka Cleanup.
Startup File (User Run)
- RegZooka.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'RegZooka' and executes as "C:\Program Files\RegZooka\RegZooka.exe".
Startup File (All Users Run)
- RegZookaScheduler.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'RegZooka Scheduler' which loads as C:\Program Files\RegZooka\RegZookaScheduler.exe.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| RegZooka.exe |
| Memory: | 20.04 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0001600552% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000023% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00015983% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 8,948,932 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 42 Bytes | |
| I/O writes/min: | 0 Bytes | |
| RegZookaScheduler.exe |
| Memory: | 1.88 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0000169329% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000772% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000921% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 16,760 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 0 Bytes | |
How do I remove RegZooka?
You can uninstall RegZooka 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 RegZooka, 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 RegZooka.
- 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) 62%
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 61%
Keep it 39%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
63.79% |
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| Windows 10 |
18.11% |
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| Windows Vista |
9.19% |
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| Windows XP |
8.91% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
39.11% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
13.13% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
10.06% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
8.66% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
7.82% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
4.19% |
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Geography
76.48% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
76.48% |
| United Kingdom |
6.88% |
| Australia |
4.21% |
| Canada |
2.68% |
| Iran |
1.72% |
| Saudi Arabia |
1.34% |
| Finland |
0.76% |
| MA |
0.38% |
| Belgium |
0.38% |
| France |
0.38% |
| Sweden |
0.38% |
| DZ |
0.38% |
| Spain |
0.38% |
| Netherlands |
0.38% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
30.58% |
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| Dell |
25.21% |
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| Acer |
15.70% |
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| Toshiba |
10.33% |
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| GIGABYTE |
7.44% |
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| ASUS |
4.13% |
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| Intel |
2.48% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.65% |
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| Samsung |
0.83% |
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| Sony |
0.83% |
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| Gateway |
0.83% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
4.90% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
2.80% |
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| Dell XPS 8300 |
2.80% |
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| HP G62 Notebook PC |
2.80% |
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| Dell Inspiron 560 |
2.10% |
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| Dell Inspiron 531 |
2.10% |
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