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Should I remove Uniblue RegistryBooster?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
52% remove it48% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Fair
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How common is it?
Global Rank #5,485
United States Rank #5,233
Reach 0.0886%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 10.14 days
299.17 days >
Average installed length: 157.19 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
6.0.9.1 0.06%
6.0.7.2 6.01%
6.0.5.6 0.06%
6.0.3.7 0.11%
6.0.3.6 5.21%
6.0.2.6 5.72%
6.0.19.3 7.44%
6.0.16.9 0.11%
6.0.15.6 0.06%
6.0.14.9 0.06%
6.0.11.7 0.23%
6.0.11.10 0.06%
6.0.10.8 2.12%
6.0.10.7 15.57%
6.0.10.6 0.97%
6.0.0.6 8.70%
5.0.12.1 7.04%
5.0.11.0 0.57%
5.0.0.14 1.66%
4.7.8.4 0.06%
4.7.7.26 1.20%
4.7.7.25 0.46%
4.7.7.19 1.37%
4.7.7.16 0.57%

Typically installed together

Uniblue RegistryBooster

What is Uniblue RegistryBooster?

Uniblue RegistryBooster 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 program is designed to fix potentially damaged registry entries by scanning for entries that point to various files that are no longer active on the PC. The necessity and usefulness of registry cleaners is a controversial topic, with experts in disagreement over their benefits.

About  (from Uniblue Systems Ltd)

RegistryBooster is the easy answer to Windows registry problems. This award winning software will deep scan your registry to identify problems and errors that can cause instability and slowdown. RegistryBooster will then repair or remove harmful registry entries to optimize your PC for better performance. You can also ...  Read more

Overview

The most used version is 6.0.10.7, with over 44% 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 software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The main program executable is launcher.exe. The software installer includes 38 files and is usually about 18.15 MB (19,032,012 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.uniblue.com
Help link: support.uniblue.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Uniblue\RegistryBooster
Uninstaller: "C:\ProgramData\{83C3B2FD-37EA-4C06-A228-E9B5E32FF0B1}\bm_installer.exe" REMOVE=TRUE MODIFY=FALSE
Estimated size: 18.15 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Uniblue RegistryBooster

Program executable:launcher.exe
Name:Uniblue Launcher
Path:C:\Program Files\uniblue\registrybooster\launcher.exe
MD5:056c3069afcf5c52f5325a5f68f9e930
Additional files:
  • rb_track_install.exe - RegistryBooster Install Tracker (Uniblue RegistryBooster Install Tracker)
  • move_serial.exe - RegistryBooster Serial Mover (Uniblue RegistryBooster Serial Mover)
  • rb_move_serial.exe
  • rb_decryptor.exe - RegistryBooster Decryptor (Uniblue RegistryBooster Decryptor)
  • rbnotifier.exe - RegistryBooster Notifier (Uniblue RegistryBooster Notifier)
  • RegistryBooster.exe - Uniblue Registry Booster
  • StartRegistryBooster.exe
  • UBVarRB.dll
  • rbmonitor.exe - RegistryBooster Monitor (Uniblue RegistryBooster Monitor)
  • rb_ubm.exe - RegistryBooster ubm (Uniblue RegistryBooster ubm)
  • registryboosterplc.exe - Uniblue RegistryBooster Setup
  • cache.dll
  • cwebpage.dll
  • InstallerExtensions.dll
  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

3 Scheduled Tasks
  • registrybooster.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{D7E3A605-FB17-4495-BA87-86BA0E3C75C3}' (runs on registration).
  • Launcher.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{DF837C63-E8E7-4F56-8B51-927C5D3C7356}' (runs on registration).
  • rbmonitor.exe is scheduled as a task named 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\RegistryBooster.job'.
2 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)
  • registrybooster.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named RegistryBooster.
  • rbmonitor.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named rbmonitor.
3 Startup Files (User Run)
  • Launcher.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'RegistryBooster' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\launcher.exe" delay 20000.
  • registrybooster.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Uniblue RegistryBooster' and executes as C:\Program Files\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\registrybooster.exe.
  • StartRegistryBooster.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Uniblue RegistryBooster 2009' and executes as C:\Program Files\uniblue\registrybooster\StartRegistryBooster.exe.
Startup File (User Run Once)
  • Launcher.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'RegistryBooster' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\launcher.exe" -w.
3 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
  • unins001.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\unins000.exe'.
  • registrybooster.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\registrybooster.exe'.
  • rbmonitor.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\rbmonitor.exe'.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

rbnotifier.exe
Memory:28.68 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0000676731%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00000255%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00006512%
0.015104% average
rbmonitor.exe
Memory:10.63 MB
Total CPU:0.0175308653%
Kernel CPU:0.00557800%
User CPU:0.01195286%
I/O reads/min:129.1 KB
I/O writes/min:8 Bytes
registrybooster.exe
Memory:92.58 MB
Total CPU:0.0000257625%
Kernel CPU:0.00001669%
User CPU:0.00000907%
CPU cycles/sec:58,842,022
I/O reads/min:1009 Bytes
I/O writes/min:85 Bytes

How do I remove Uniblue RegistryBooster?

You can uninstall Uniblue RegistryBooster 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 Uniblue RegistryBooster, 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 Uniblue RegistryBooster.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 57%
Win 7 0%
 
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 52%
Keep it 48%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 63.79%
Windows Vista 19.97%
Windows XP 11.90%
Windows 10 4.29%
Windows Server 2003 0.06%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 43.07%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 15.42%
Microsoft Windows XP 11.49%
Windows 7 Ultimate 9.99%
Windows 7 Professional 7.39%
Windows Vista Home Basic 3.18%

Distribution by countryGeography

46.55% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 46.55%
  Germany 5.89%
  France 4.96%
  United Kingdom 4.08%
  Canada 3.15%
  Italy 2.64%
  Australia 1.95%
  Israel 1.90%
  Japan 1.90%
  Spain 1.81%
  Netherlands 1.76%
  Sweden 1.53%
  Belgium 1.44%
  Brazil 1.16%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 28.30%
Dell 26.10%
Acer 16.44%
Toshiba 12.14%
GIGABYTE 4.78%
ASUS 4.40%
Intel 1.91%
Samsung 1.82%
American Megatrends 1.34%
Sahara 1.05%
Lenovo 0.96%
Gateway 0.76%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 8.03%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 5.64%
Dell Inspiron 1545 2.82%
Dell Inspiron 530 2.60%
HP G62 Notebook PC 2.17%
TOSHIBA Satellite L500 2.17%

About Uniblue Systems Ltd

Uniblue is a developer of software utilities, designed to improve performance to PC users and is one of the biggest software companies with products which include RegistryBooster, SpeedUpMyPC, DriverScanner and PowerSuite.
Publisher URL: www.uniblue.com

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