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What percent of users and experts removed it?
6% remove it94% keep it
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How common is it?
Global Rank #2,537
United States Rank #2,608
Reach 0.2434%

Versions

VersionDistribution
16.5.10096 27.89%
16.5.10095 72.11%

WinZip 16.5

What is WinZip?

WinZip is a proprietary file archiver and compressor that creates archives in the ZIP file format but also has various levels of support for other archive formats. Features include: Creation of, addition to, and extraction from ZIP archives. Direct write of ZIP archives to CD/DVD. Support for ARC and ARJ archives if suitable external programs are installed. Email ZIP archives. Support of additional compression methods: bzip2 (9.0), PPMd (10.0), WavPack (11.0), LZMA (12.0), JPEG (12.0). Unicode support to ensure international characters are displayed for filenames in a Zip file. It implemented new 64-bit zip engine and added 64-bit version of Winzip, added ability to zip and write files to Blu-ray discs, added integration with ZipSend and ZipShare services, improved capabilities of file conversion from other supported formats to zip, enhanced preview tools for browsing and editing contents of other compressed file types, added System Scanner (diagnostic tool that scans for possible performance issues). ZipSend and ZipSend Pro can send message up to 50MB and 2GB of zipped data per message. ZipShare can post files up 20 MB of data directly to Facebook, for free, and up to 100MB of total data per account.

About  (from WinZip Computing)

WinZip is the most popular compression/decompression utility for Windows. In addition to basic zipping and unzipping, features include tight integration with Windows Explorer, advanced AES encryption, support for popular Internet file formats, including ZIP, TAR, Z, GZ, TAZ, TGZ, CAB, UUencoded, XXencoded, BinHex, and ...  Read more
Overview
  • Automatically starts with Windows

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.winzip.com/wzgate.cgi?lang=EN&url=www.winzip.com
Help link: www.winzip.com/wzgate.cgi?lang=EN&url=www.winzip.com/contact.htm
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\WinZip\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{CD95F661-A5C4-44F5-A6AA-ECDD91C240D4}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 89.31 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by WinZip 16.5

Program executable:winzip32.exe
Name:WinZip
Signed by:WinZip Computing
Path:C:\Program Files\winzip\winzip32.exe
MD5:015bdedb0fd52c38edc4d69f2b4c4b61
Additional files:
  • WZINET32.DLL - WinZip Internet Browser Support Add-On
  • WZCLSU.DLL - WinZip Command Line Support Add-On (WinZip Installer DLL for Add-Ons)
  • WZCLUN.DLL - WinZip Uninstaller DLL for Add-Ons
  • WZUNINST.EXE - WinZip Add-On Uninstaller
  • WZSMTP.DLL - WinZip Email Support Library
  • WZSEPE32.EXE - WinZip Self-Extractor (WinZip Self-Extractor Executable)
  • WzPreviewer32.exe - WinZip Previewer (WinZip Previewer (32-bit))
  • WzPreviewer64.exe - WinZip Previewer (64-bit)
  • CheckUpdater.exe - WinZip Courier (WinZip Courier Check Update Helper Application)
  • OLCmdBar.dll - WinZip Courier Outlook Command Bar Component
  • WzCFR.dll - WinZip WZCFR
  • winzip165.exe - WinZip 16.5 (WinZip 16.5 Setup)
  • WinZip165Multi-language.exe
  • BoxService.dll - WinZip (WinZip Box Service)
  • CloudMeService.dll - WinZip CloudMe Service
  • CloudStoragePicker.dll - WinZip Cloud Storage Picker
  • CloudStorageService.DesktopExtension.dll - WinZip Cloud Storage Service Extension for Desktop
  • CloudStorageService.dll - WinZip Cloud Storage Service
  • DropboxService.dll - WinZip Dropbox Service
  • GoogleDriveService.dll - WinZip Google Drive Service
  • SkyDriveService.dll - WinZip SkyDrive Service
  • SMProvider32.dll - Proveedor de redes sociales de WinZip
  • ssleay32.dll - WinZip Openssl DLL
  • ssleay64.dll
  • SugarSyncService.dll - WinZip SugarSync Service
  • WebAuthBroker.exe - WinZip Web Auth Broker
  • WebAuthBroker32.dll - WinZip OAuth Broker
  • WINZIP64.EXE
  • WZ32.DLL - WinZip DLL
  • WzBanner.dll - WinZip Eval Banner Resources
  • WZCAB3.DLL - WinZip CAB Detection and Extractor
  • WZCAB64.DLL
  • WZCKTREE.DLL - WinZip Check Tree DLL
  • WZCKTREE32.DLL
  • WZCKTREE64.DLL
  • WZCL32.DLL
  • WZCLINE.DLL - WinZip Command Line Support Add-On
  • WZEAY32.DLL
  • WZEAY64.DLL
  • WZGDIP32.DLL - WinZip GDI+ Wrapper
  • WZGDIP64.DLL
  • WZIMGV32.DLL - Image Viewer
  • WZIMGV64.DLL
  • WZMSG.EXE - WinZip Message Display EXE
  • WZQKPICK.EXE - WinZip Executable
  • WZQKPICK32.EXE
  • WZSESS32.EXE - WinZip Session Services Process
  • WZSHLEX1.DLL - WinZip Shell Extension DLL
  • WZSHLS64.DLL
  • WZSHLSTB.DLL
  • WZSHLX64.DLL
  • WZSRVR32.EXE - WinZip Archive Server
  • WZVINFO.DLL - WinZip FileInfo DLL
  • WZVINFO32.DLL
  • WZVINFO64.DLL
  • WzWFR32.dll - WinZip WFR
  • WzWFR64.dll
  • WZWIA.DLL - WinZip Image Acquisition Wrapper
  • WZWIA32.DLL
  • WZWIA64.DLL

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

3 Context Menu Handlers
  • WZSHLEXT.DLL added to Windows Explorer under the name 'WinZip' with a class of {E0D79300-84BE-11CE-9641-444553540000}.
  • WZSHLSTB.DLL added to Windows Explorer under the name 'WinZip' with a class of {E0D79304-84BE-11CE-9641-444553540000}.
  • WZSHLS64.DLL added to Windows Explorer under the name 'WinZip' with a class of {E0D79304-84BE-11CE-9641-444553540000}.
3 Scheduled Tasks
  • WINZIP32.EXE is scheduled as a task with the class '{8DE33F19-6158-4811-A825-6367F70036B6}' (runs on registration).
  • WINZIP64.EXE is scheduled as a task with the class '{61C80EE1-E188-4D0E-B918-1CE822474110}' (runs on registration).
  • WZQKPICK.EXE is scheduled as a task with the class '{C7029352-A4AC-4B28-A5F5-F0FFA7A792DF}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • WZQKPICK.EXE is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named WinZip Quick Pick.lnk_FolderCommonAppdata.
2 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
  • WZQKPICK.EXE is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\WinZip\WZQKPICK.EXE'.
  • WINZIP32.EXE is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\WinZip\WINZIP32.EXE'.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

WZQKPICK.EXE
Memory:912 KB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0000778818%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00005602%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00002186%
0.015104% average
WZQKPICK32.EXE
Memory:903.2 KB
Total CPU:0.0001085694%
Kernel CPU:0.00005384%
User CPU:0.00005473%
CPU cycles/sec:486
I/O reads/min:17 Bytes

How do I remove WinZip?

You can uninstall WinZip 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 WinZip 16.5, 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 WinZip.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 64%
Win 7 0%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Scheduled task? Yes
(Runs on Windows boot)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 6%
Keep it 94%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 68.67%
Windows 10 21.25%
Windows XP 5.81%
Windows Vista 4.25%
Windows Server 2003 0.02%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 36.24%
Windows 7 Ultimate 14.41%
Windows 7 Professional 13.74%
Microsoft Windows XP 5.76%
Windows 8.1 5.57%
Windows 8 4.21%

Distribution by countryGeography

47.26% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 47.26%
  United Kingdom 4.47%
  Canada 4.02%
  France 3.50%
  Germany 3.46%
  Italy 3.32%
  Australia 2.63%
  India 2.26%
  Brazil 2.21%
  Netherlands 2.07%
  Belgium 1.34%
  Iran 1.31%
  Spain 1.29%
  Mexico 1.06%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 24.69%
Dell 19.77%
MSI 16.12%
Acer 12.83%
ASUS 8.54%
Toshiba 5.12%
GIGABYTE 4.89%
Samsung 3.19%
Intel 2.49%
Lenovo 1.50%
American Megatrends 0.86%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 6.11%
Micro-Star Co., Ltd. GT70... 5.49%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 4.00%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 3.76%
Micro-Star Co., Ltd. GE60... 3.68%
Micro-Star Co., Ltd. GS70... 2.82%

About WinZip Computing

WinZip is a file archiver and compressor for Windows developed by WinZip Computing.
Publisher URL: www.winzip.com

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