Should I remove The Dude?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
9% remove it91% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #28,084
United States Rank #23,228
Reach 0.0055%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 22.13 days
264.59 days >
Average installed length: 139.02 days
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The Dude
Overview
During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. The setup package generally installs about 22 files and is usually about 22.07 MB (23,141,546 bytes). The program uses the GLib GNOME library. Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 10 and Windows 7 (SP1). While about 53% of users of The Dude come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and Italy.
Program details
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\dude
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Dude\uninstall.exe"
Estimated size: 22.07 MB
Files installed by The Dude
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libpangowin32-1.0-0.dll (by Red Hat Software) - PangoWin32
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libpangoft2-1.0-0.dll (by Red Hat Software) - PangoFT2
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libpango-1.0-0.dll - Pango
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libgdk_pixbuf-2.0-0.dll (by The GTK developer community) - GTK+ (GIMP Toolkit)
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libglib-2.0-0.dll (by The GLib developer community) - GLib
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libgmodule-2.0-0.dll (by The GLib developer community) - GModule
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libgobject-2.0-0.dll - GObject
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dude.exe
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libcairo-2.dll
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libcroco-0.6-3.dll
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libexpat-1.dll
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libfontconfig-1.dll
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libfreetype-6.dll
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libgio-2.0-0.dll
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libjpeg-62.dll
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libpangocairo-1.0-0.dll
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libpixman-1-0.dll
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libpng12-0.dll
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librsvg-2-2.dll
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libxml2-2.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Startup File (All Users Run)
- dude.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'DudeServer' which loads as C:\Program Files\Dude\dude.exe.
How do I remove The Dude?
You can uninstall The Dude 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 The Dude, 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 The Dude.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 65%
Win Vista (SP2) 1%
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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 9%
Keep it 91%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 10 |
65.14% |
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| Windows 7 |
33.03% |
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| Windows XP |
0.92% |
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| Windows Vista |
0.92% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 10 Pro |
31.19% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
17.43% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
13.76% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
11.01% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
6.42% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
2.75% |
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Geography
53.15% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
53.15% |
| Germany |
9.79% |
| Italy |
5.59% |
| Spain |
4.20% |
| France |
3.50% |
| Poland |
3.50% |
| South Africa |
3.50% |
| BG |
2.10% |
| Brazil |
2.10% |
| Austria |
1.40% |
| United Kingdom |
1.40% |
| Netherlands |
1.40% |
| AO |
0.70% |
| Argentina |
0.70% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
27.94% |
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| Dell |
22.06% |
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| Acer |
13.24% |
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| ASUS |
11.76% |
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| Lenovo |
7.35% |
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| American Megatrends |
7.35% |
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| GIGABYTE |
2.94% |
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| MSI |
2.94% |
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| Toshiba |
2.94% |
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| Alienware |
1.47% |
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Common models |
| ASUS All Series |
6.98% |
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| HP HP Notebook |
2.33% |
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| Dell OptiPlex 390 |
2.33% |
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| TOSHIBA SATELLITE S70-B |
1.16% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite P75-A |
1.16% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite A665 |
1.16% |
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