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Should I remove WinRAR beta 1 32-bit?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
3% remove it97% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #9,264
United States Rank #18,203
Reach 0.0405%

Versions

VersionDistribution
5.01.1 100.00%

WinRAR 5.01 beta 1 32-bit

What is WinRAR beta 1 32-bit?

WinRAR is a file archiver and data compression utility that supports RAR, and ZIP and can unpack ARJ, LZH, TAR, GZ, ACE, UUE, BZ2, JAR, ISO, EXE and 7z compressed archives. Version 5 uses the RAR5 archive format that cannot be managed by old versions of WinRAR. This format features a maximum 1GB dictionary (only in 64bit version), better multicore support, it removes multimedia, text and itanium binaries special compression algorithms.

About  (from win.rar GmbH)

WinRAR is a 32-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 self-extr...  Read more

Overview

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 main program executable is winrar.exe. The software installer includes 9 files and is usually about 4.6 MB (4,826,628 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.rarlabs.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\WinRAR\
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\WinRAR\uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 4.6 MB

Program filesFiles installed by WinRAR 5.01 beta 1 32-bit

Program executable:winrar.exe
Name:WinRAR
WinRAR archiver
Path:C:\Program Files\winrar\winrar.exe
MD5:b869d8368144fa68aa44eada1a6e4d7e
Additional files:
  • Rar.exe (by Alexander Roshal) - WinRAR (Command line RAR)
  • RarExt.dll (by Alexander Roshal) - WinRAR shell extension
  • RarExt64.dll
  • Uninstall.exe - Uninstall WinRAR
  • UnRAR.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Context Menu Handlers
  • RarExt64.dll added to Windows Explorer under the name 'WinRAR' with a class of {B41DB860-64E4-11D2-9906-E49FADC173CA}.
  • RarExt.dll added to Windows Explorer under the name 'WinRAR' with a class of {B41DB860-8EE4-11D2-9906-E49FADC173CA}.
Scheduled Task
  • WinRAR.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{C9C949A7-5156-4D6F-86B4-E1C7A5830300}' (runs on registration).
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • WinRAR.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe'.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

WinRAR.exe
Memory:35.62 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0018986279%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00163574%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00026289%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:880,515
8,062,084 average
I/O reads/min:2.62 KB
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:1.29 KB
105.02 KB average

How do I remove WinRAR beta 1 32-bit?

You can uninstall WinRAR beta 1 32-bit 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 5.01 beta 1 (32-bit), 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 beta 1 32-bit.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 47%
Win Vista 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 3%
Keep it 97%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#9,264

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 61.80%
Windows 10 24.22%
Windows XP 10.61%
Windows Vista 3.25%
Windows Server 2003 0.12%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate 33.96%
Windows 7 Professional 11.95%
Windows 7 Home Premium 11.32%
Microsoft Windows XP 10.31%
Windows 8 Pro 4.78%
Windows 8.1 Pro 4.40%

Distribution by countryGeography

16.38% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 16.38%
  India 8.06%
  Egypt 7.00%
  DZ 5.55%
  MA 4.62%
  Italy 3.96%
  IQ 3.57%
  United Kingdom 3.57%
  Indonesia 2.25%
  Canada 2.11%
  Saudi Arabia 2.11%
  Finland 1.98%
  Romania 1.85%
  BD 1.59%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 24.47%
Hewlett-Packard 21.97%
Acer 20.42%
GIGABYTE 10.60%
Toshiba 7.13%
ASUS 5.39%
Lenovo 4.43%
Intel 2.31%
Samsung 1.93%
American Megatrends 1.35%
Common models
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 4.18%
Dell Inspiron N5110 3.80%
Gigabyte G41MT-S2 3.42%
Gigabyte G41MT-S2P 3.42%
Gigabyte G41MT-S2PT 3.42%
Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2P 3.04%

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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