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Should I remove Registry Reviver?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
45% remove it55% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #22,002
United States Rank #27,573
Reach 0.0091%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 17.51 days
516.56 days >
Average installed length: 271.41 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
4.9.0.4 15.08%
4.12.1.4 3.91%
4.12.0.10 0.56%
4.10.1.4 14.53%
4.10.0.18 0.56%
2.1.648.9936 0.56%
2.1.648.9661 0.56%
2.1.648.9552 15.08%

Registry Reviver

What is Registry Reviver?

Registry Reviver is registry utility whose purported purpose is to remove redundant items from the Windows registry. The software helps to automate the process of looking for invalid entries, missing file references or broken links within the registry and resolving or removing them. The necessity and usefulness of registry cleaners is a controversial topic, with experts in disagreement over their benefits.

About  (from ReviverSoft)

Over time with normal use, your computer's Registry will become bloated and filled with obsolete or unnecessary entries. This is especially true as software, drivers, and hardware components are added and removed from your computer. With so many additions, deletions and other modifications, your Windows Registry can be...  Read more

Overview

The most used version is 4.9.0.4, with over 30% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. 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 registryreviver.exe. The software installer includes 33 files and is usually about 26.16 MB (27,430,777 bytes). RegistryReviverUpdater.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released.

Program detailsProgram details

Displayed publisher: ReviverSoft
URL: www.ReviverSoft.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Reviversoft\Registry Reviver\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Reviversoft\Registry Reviver\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 26.16 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Registry Reviver

Program executable:registryreviver.exe
Name:Registry Reviver
Path:C:\Program Files\reviversoft\registry reviver\registryreviver.exe
MD5:d046121e03a13d47fd2b2b9970663b0d
Additional files:
  • RegistryReviverUpdater.exe - RegistryReviverUpdater Module
  • aso3sys.dll - Reviversoft Registry Reviver
  • ASOHelper.dll
  • asores.dll
  • Downloader.dll - Registry Reviver
  • KillRevDrProcesses.exe - ReviverSoft - Install Helper
  • FileExtensionManager-vc100-mt.dll - Registry Reviver (File Extension Manager library)
  • Uninstall.exe - Registry Reviver installer
  • Network.dll - Reviversoft
  • asohtm.dll
  • SendLogs.exe
  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • RegistryReviver.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Start Registry Reviver with delay for Raue-PC@pjraue'.
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • RegistryReviver.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Start Registry Reviver for LAPTOP-CDJ4K9LL@juttawestphal(logon).
Startup File (User Run)
  • RegistryReviver.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Registry Reviver' and executes as C:\Program Files\Reviversoft\Registry Reviver\RegistryReviver.exe.
Network connections
  • RegistryReviver.exe connects to 164.177.138.244 (port 80).

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

RegistryReviver.exe
Memory:12.95 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.2009881362%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.10354816%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.09743998%
0.015104% average
Switches/sec:36
70 average

How do I remove Registry Reviver?

You can uninstall Registry Reviver 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 Registry Reviver, 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 Registry Reviver.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 50%
Win Vista (SP1) 1%
 
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 45%
Keep it 55%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 56.42%
Windows 10 26.82%
Windows Vista 8.38%
Windows XP 8.38%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 32.96%
Windows 10 Home 20.11%
Windows 7 Ultimate 12.85%
Windows 7 Professional 8.94%
Microsoft Windows XP 8.38%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 6.70%

Distribution by countryGeography

27.69% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 27.69%
  Germany 13.33%
  France 9.74%
  Netherlands 8.21%
  Belgium 4.10%
  Italy 3.59%
  Canada 2.56%
  Norway 2.05%
  Switzerland 1.54%
  Sweden 1.54%
  Japan 1.54%
  Philippines 1.54%
  Romania 1.54%
  MA 1.03%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 29.36%
Dell 17.43%
Acer 15.60%
Toshiba 11.93%
ASUS 8.26%
Lenovo 4.59%
Intel 4.59%
GIGABYTE 3.67%
American Megatrends 1.83%
Sony 1.83%
Alienware 0.92%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 2.91%
Gigabyte M68M-S2P 1.94%
ASUS All Series 1.94%
HP G62 Notebook PC 1.94%
HP HP Notebook 1.94%
INTEL DG31PR 1.94%

About (from ReviverSoft LLC)

ReviverSoft was founded to provide trusted resources to help you repair, optimize and maintain your computer for optimum performance.
Publisher URL: www.reviversoft.com

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