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Should I remove WinRAR beta 5 32-bit?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
6% remove it94% keep it
Overall Sentiment
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How common is it?
Global Rank #14,908
United States Rank #26,555
Reach 0.0188%

Versions

VersionDistribution
4.00.5 100.00%

WinRAR 4.00 beta 5 32-bit

What is WinRAR beta 5 32-bit?

WinRAR version 4 speeds up decompression by up to 30%. Windows 98, Windows Me, and Windows NT are no longer supported; the minimum Windows version required is Windows 2000. WinRAR is a shareware file archiver and data compression utility that is able to create RAR archives natively. WinRAR supports RAR (WinRAR native conversion format) and ZIP archives, and unpacking of ARJ, LZH, TAR, GZ, ACE, UUE, BZ2, JAR, ISO, EXE, 7z, and Z archives.

About  (from win.rar GmbH)

WinRAR is a 32-bit Window 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-extra...  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 primary executable is named winrar.exe. The setup package generally installs about 11 files and is usually about 3.73 MB (3,911,575 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.rarlab.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\WinRAR\
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\WinRAR\uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 3.73 MB

Program filesFiles installed by WinRAR 4.00 beta 5 32-bit

Program executable:winrar.exe
Name:WinRAR
WinRAR archiver
Path:C:\Program Files\winrar\winrar.exe
MD5:9c8cbf0b31264c9753c18507704896e7
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
  • RarExt.dll added to Windows Explorer under the name 'WinRAR' with a class of {B41DB860-8EE4-11D2-9906-E49FADC173CA}.
  • RarExt64.dll added to Windows Explorer under the name 'WinRAR' with a class of {B41DB860-64E4-11D2-9906-E49FADC173CA}.
Scheduled Task
  • WinRAR.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{B8F61CD6-EE61-4BBF-89B0-947502FC0762}' (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:7.41 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0271479483%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.01770178%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00944617%
0.015104% average
Switches/sec:15
70 average
I/O reads/min:1.24 KB
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:681 Bytes
105.02 KB average

How do I remove WinRAR beta 5 32-bit?

You can uninstall WinRAR beta 5 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 4.00 beta 5 (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 5 32-bit.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 51%
Win Vista (SP1) 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 6%
Keep it 94%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#14,908

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 66.22%
Windows 10 16.89%
Windows XP 12.06%
Windows Vista 4.83%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate 31.45%
Windows 7 Home Premium 14.78%
Windows 7 Professional 12.37%
Microsoft Windows XP 12.10%
Windows 8 Pro 5.11%
Windows 8.1 Pro 3.76%

Distribution by countryGeography

15.72% of installs come from Egypt
Which countries install it?
  Egypt 15.72%
  United States 15.72%
  MA 8.67%
  India 7.86%
  Italy 5.15%
  Saudi Arabia 4.88%
  United Kingdom 3.79%
  DZ 3.52%
  Iran 2.98%
  Canada 2.44%
  Israel 2.44%
  TN 2.44%
  Germany 1.90%
  Brazil 1.63%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 26.32%
Acer 23.08%
Dell 21.05%
GIGABYTE 11.34%
Toshiba 6.07%
Lenovo 3.64%
ASUS 3.64%
Samsung 2.43%
Compaq 1.62%
Intel 0.81%
Common models
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 5.29%
Gigabyte G41M-Combo 4.71%
Gigabyte G41MT-S2PT 4.12%
Dell Inspiron N5110 2.94%
Dell Inspiron N5010 2.94%
Gigabyte G31M-ES2C 2.35%

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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