Sierra Wireless 3G Watcher
Overview
Sierra Wireless 3G Watcher is a program developed by Sierra Wireless. The most used version is 5.0.2431.5302, 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 software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The software installer includes 30 files and is usually about 24.23 MB (25,405,956 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 30% of users of Sierra Wireless 3G Watcher come from Finland, it is also popular in Canada and Germany.
Program details
URL: www.SierraWireless.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Sierra Wireless Inc\3G Watcher\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{7DB33C2A-073A-4EC2-8490-793170B82D22}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 24.23 MB
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by Sierra Wireless 3G Watcher
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swi_evdowrappermx.dll - Sierra Wireless Swi EVDO Wrapper Dynamic Link Library (Sierra Wireless Swi EVDO Wrapper DLL)
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SwiSDKWrapperRes.dll
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SwiSDKWrapperRes000C.dll
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SwiSDKWrapperRes0C0C.dll
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RepairDriver64.exe - RepairDriver64 Application
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WaHelper.exe - WatcherHelper Application
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SwiSkXUI.dll - Skinned Extended UI API
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SwiCardDetect.dll - Card Detection Library
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SwiWRA.dll - Sierra Wireless SwiWRA (SwiWRA)
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WaveInOut.dll - Audio Routing Library
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SwiStrRes.dll - String Resource API
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SwiApiInterface.dll - SwiApiInterface (Sierra Wireless API)
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SwiXUI.dll - Extended UI API
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SwiProfileMgr.dll - SwiProfileMgr (Profile Manager)
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SwiPhonebkUI.dll - Phonebook UI
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SwiVoice.dll - Voice Module
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SwiSMS.dll - SMS Library
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SwiDevInfo.exe - SwiDevInfo (Device information helper)
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SwiGSM.dll - GSM Module
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SwiApiMux.exe - SwiApiMux (Sierra Wireless API MUX)
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SwiCxnMgr.dll - SwiCxnMgr (Data connection manager)
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SwiDialup.dll - SwiDialup (Dial Up Networking (DUN) library)
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SwiSkinUI.dll - Skin API
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WaUI.dll - UI Layer
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Watcher.exe - Watcher
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SwiSmsUI.dll - SMS UI
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SwiCDMA.dll - CDMA
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SwiIOTA.dll - IOTA
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SwiGps.dll - GPS
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WaveVolume.dll - WaveVolume
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- Watcher.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{CADE637C-215F-4D18-B168-B1F9023BDA0F}' (runs on registration).
Startup File (All Users Run)
- WaHelper.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'WatcherHelper' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Sierra Wireless Inc\3G Watcher\WaHelper.exe".
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- SwiApiMux.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Sierra Wireless Inc\3G Watcher\SwiApiMux.exe'.
How do I remove Sierra Wireless 3G Watcher?
You can uninstall Sierra Wireless 3G Watcher 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 Sierra Wireless 3G Watcher, 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 Sierra Wireless 3G Watcher.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 60%
Win 7 4%
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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 2%
Keep it 98%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
63.52% |
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| Windows 10 |
18.87% |
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| Windows Vista |
11.32% |
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| Windows XP |
6.29% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
41.77% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
13.29% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
6.96% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
6.33% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
5.70% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
5.70% |
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Geography
30.43% of installs come from Finland
Which countries install it?
| Finland |
30.43% |
| Canada |
28.57% |
| Germany |
10.56% |
| United States |
9.94% |
| New Zealand |
9.94% |
| France |
1.24% |
| Indonesia |
1.24% |
| Romania |
1.24% |
| Switzerland |
0.62% |
| Sweden |
0.62% |
| Sri Lanka |
0.62% |
| Austria |
0.62% |
| ME |
0.62% |
| Spain |
0.62% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
35.85% |
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| Acer |
24.53% |
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| Dell |
13.21% |
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| Toshiba |
10.38% |
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| ASUS |
7.55% |
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| Lenovo |
4.72% |
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| Sony |
2.83% |
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| Intel |
0.94% |
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Common models |
| FUJITSU SIEMENS LIFEBOOK ... |
4.32% |
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| HP G62 Notebook PC |
3.60% |
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| FUJITSU SIEMENS LIFEBOOK ... |
2.88% |
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| FUJITSU SIEMENS LIFEBOOK ... |
2.88% |
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| FUJITSU SIEMENS LIFEBOOK ... |
2.88% |
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| FUJITSU SIEMENS LIFEBOOK ... |
2.88% |
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About Sierra Wireless
Sierra Wireless is a wireless communications equipment manufacturer that sells mobile computing and machine-to-machine communications products that work over cellular networks.
Publisher URL: www.sierrawireless.com