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10% remove it90% keep it
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Versions

VersionDistribution
5.01.0 11.11%
5.00.0 11.11%
4.20.0 44.44%
4.10.0 11.11%
4.00.0 22.22%

WinRAR Archivierer

What is WinRAR Archivierer?

WinRAR archiver is a shareware file archiver that is able to create RAR archives natively.

About  (from win.rar GmbH)

WinRAR is a 32-bit / 64-bit Windows version of RAR Archiver, the powerful archiver and archive manager. WinRAR's main features are very strong general and multimedia compression, solid compression, archive protection from damage, processing of ZIP and other non-RAR archives, scanning archives for viruses, programmable ...  Read more

Overview

WinRAR Archivierer is a software program developed by win.rar GmbH. The most common release is 4.20.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. When installed, it will add a context menu handler to the Windows shell in order to provide quick access to the program. The primary executable is named winrar.exe. The setup package generally installs about 8 files and is usually about 4.53 MB (4,744,969 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows XP. While about 57% of users of WinRAR Archivierer come from Germany, it is also popular in the United States and Austria.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.rarlab.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\WinRAR\
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\WinRAR\uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 4.53 MB

Program filesFiles installed by WinRAR Archivierer

Program executable:winrar.exe
Name:WinRAR
WinRAR archiver
Path:C:\Program Files\winrar\winrar.exe
MD5:fdbc0d6979ae4127dd939e030167cb9b
WinRAR is a powerful archive manager. It can backup your data and reduce the size of email attachments, decompress RAR, ZIP and other files downloaded from Internet and create new archives in RAR and ZIP file format.
Additional files:
  • Rar.exe (by Alexander Roshal) - WinRAR (Command line RAR)
  • RarExt.dll (by Alexander Roshal) - WinRAR shell extension
  • Uninstall.exe - Uninstall WinRAR
  • UnRAR.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Context Menu Handler
  • RarExt.dll added to Windows Explorer under the name 'WinRAR' with a class of {B41DB860-8EE4-11D2-9906-E49FADC173CA}.

How do I remove WinRAR Archivierer?

You can uninstall WinRAR Archivierer 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 WinRAR Archivierer, 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 WinRAR Archivierer.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 89%
Win XP 11%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 10%
Keep it 90%
 
COUNTRY POPULARITY
35.71%
United States

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 88.89%
Windows XP 11.11%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 77.78%
Windows 7 Ultimate 11.11%
Microsoft Windows XP 11.11%

Distribution by countryGeography

57.14% of installs come from Germany
Which countries install it?
  Germany 57.14%
  United States 35.71%
  Austria 7.14%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer 42.86%
ASUS 14.29%
Sony 14.29%
Dell 14.29%
Hewlett-Packard 14.29%
Common models
Acer Aspire 5253 14.29%
Micro-Star MS-7550 14.29%
Sony VGN-FW54J 14.29%
Packard Bell ixtreme M586... 14.29%
Acer Aspire 7750G 14.29%
HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... 14.29%

About win.rar GmbH

Alexander Roshal's WinRAR is a file archiver and data compression utility and is available as a shareware for most Wndows versions.
Publisher URL: www.ralabs.com

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