Should I remove WinRAR archiver?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
12% remove it88% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #112
United States Rank #321
Reach 4.0237%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 20.21 days
596.21 days >
Average installed length: 313.26 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 4.20 Beta 3 (64 Bits) |
0.05% |
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| 4.20 (32 bits) |
0.03% |
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| 4.01 (32 Bits) |
0.01% |
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Other programs by win.rar GmbH
WinRAR archiver
What is WinRAR archiver?
WinRAR archiver is a shareware file archiver that is able to create RAR archives natively.
About (from win.rar GmbH)
Using WinRAR puts you ahead of the crowd when it comes to compression by consistently making smaller archives than the competition, saving disk space and transmission costs. Recovery record and recovery volumes allow to reconstruct even physically damaged archives. WinRAR offers the ability to create selfextracting and... Read more
Overview
WinRAR archiver is a software program developed by win.rar GmbH. The most common release is 4.20 beta 3 (64 bits), with over 0% of all installations currently using this version. 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. 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 19 files and is usually about 3.16 MB (3,310,251 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 27% of users of WinRAR archiver come from the United States, it is also popular in India and Iran.
Program details
URL: www.rarlab.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\winrar
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\WinRAR\uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 3.16 MB
Files installed by WinRAR archiver
| Program executable: | winrar.exe |
| Name: | WinRAR |
| WinRAR archiver |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\winrar\winrar.exe |
| MD5: | 665fefc60fd651af8f5c82c77bb6690c |
| 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:
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Rar.exe (by Alexander Roshal) - WinRAR (Command line RAR)
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RarExt.dll (by Alexander Roshal) - WinRAR shell extension
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Uninstall.exe - Uninstall WinRAR
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UnRAR.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Context Menu Handler
- RarExt.dll added to Windows Explorer under the name 'WinRAR32' with a class of {B41DB860-8EE4-11D2-9906-E49FADC173CA}.
Scheduled Task
- WinRAR.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{FBFEB94A-CE19-49C6-9200-EDD8622D3EC1}' (runs on registration).
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- WinRAR.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| WinRAR.exe |
| Memory: | 35.62 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0018986279% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00163574% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00026289% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 880,515 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 2.62 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 1.29 KB | |
How do I remove WinRAR archiver?
You can uninstall WinRAR archiver 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 WinRAR archiver, 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 WinRAR archiver.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 50%
Win Vista (SP1) 0%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 12%
Keep it 88%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #112
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
64.83% |
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| Windows 10 |
14.72% |
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| Windows XP |
13.87% |
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| Windows Vista |
6.46% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.12% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
29.96% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
19.56% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
13.86% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
11.11% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
4.76% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
2.39% |
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Geography
27.02% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
27.02% |
| India |
7.29% |
| Iran |
5.23% |
| United Kingdom |
4.13% |
| Canada |
2.99% |
| Indonesia |
2.73% |
| Egypt |
2.67% |
| Italy |
2.44% |
| Saudi Arabia |
2.30% |
| Israel |
2.18% |
| Thailand |
1.92% |
| Australia |
1.82% |
| MA |
1.77% |
| France |
1.68% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
25.14% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
23.38% |
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| Acer |
16.60% |
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| GIGABYTE |
9.28% |
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| ASUS |
6.96% |
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| Toshiba |
5.09% |
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| Intel |
3.54% |
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| Lenovo |
3.00% |
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| MSI |
2.16% |
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| Samsung |
1.98% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.89% |
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| Sahara |
1.00% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
6.42% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
4.82% |
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| Dell Inspiron N5110 |
3.69% |
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| Dell Inspiron N5010 |
3.60% |
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| Dell Inspiron 1545 |
2.89% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
2.87% |
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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