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What percent of users and experts removed it?
4% remove it96% keep it
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How common is it?
Global Rank #8,356
United States Rank #11,133
Reach 0.0475%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 12.54 days
369.83 days >
Average installed length: 194.32 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 9.8.0 |
2.78% |
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| 9.7.0 |
0.32% |
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| 9.5.0 |
0.11% |
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| 9.4.0 |
0.11% |
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| 9.3.0 |
0.75% |
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| 9.2.0 |
1.28% |
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| 9.1.0 |
2.56% |
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| 9.0.0 |
0.21% |
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| 8.1.0 |
5.77% |
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| 8.0.1 |
24.89% |
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| 8.0.0 |
0.11% |
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| 7.0.0 |
3.85% |
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| 6.9.0 |
0.85% |
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| 6.7.0 |
0.75% |
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| 6.6.0 |
5.24% |
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| 6.5.0 |
2.46% |
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| 6.4.0 |
0.32% |
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| 6.3.0 |
1.60% |
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| 6.2.0 |
0.32% |
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| 6.1.0 |
5.02% |
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| 6.0.0 |
2.35% |
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| 5.4.0 |
11.97% |
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| 5.2.0 |
17.09% |
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| 5.1.0 |
3.31% |
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| 5.0.0 |
3.42% |
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| 2.4 |
0.11% |
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| 10.1.3 |
1.07% |
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| 10.1.1 |
0.53% |
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| 10.0.0 |
0.21% |
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ZD Soft Screen Recorder
from ZD Soft
What is ZD Soft Screen Recorder? (from ZD Soft)
ZD Soft Screen Recorder captures computer screen content with sound and saves as compressed video files in various formats. Everything you see on screen can be recorded continuously in a high frame rate. The result video is a clear reproduction of the screen content during the recording time, and so is the sound. ZD So... Read more
Overview
ZD Soft Screen Recorder is a program developed by ZD Soft. The most used version is 8.0.1, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. 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 main program executable is ScnRec.exe. The software installer includes 60 files and is usually about 9.49 MB (9,947,852 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 30% of users of ZD Soft Screen Recorder come from the United States, it is also popular in Brazil and Iran.
Program details
URL: www.zdsoft.com
Help link: www.zdsoft.com/support
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\ZD Soft\Screen Recorder\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{A5577679-F710-4250-BAEE-B64FF88FEBC2}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 9.49 MB
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by ZD Soft Screen Recorder
| Program executable: | ScnRec.exe |
| Name: | ZD Soft Screen Recorder |
| Screen Recorder |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\ZD Soft\Screen Recorder\ScnRec.exe |
| MD5: | abb6c73609dfa04e4d6e6f58173f4d76 |
Additional files:
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instdrv.exe - ZD Soft Screen Capture Series (ZD Soft Screen Capture Driver Installer)
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scrcap.dll - ZD Soft Screen Capture Driver
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Uninstall.exe - ZD Soft Screen Recorder v8.1
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scncap.dll - ZD Soft Screen Recorder
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ScnHook.dll - Screen Recorder Hook DLL
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ScnRec.exe - Screen Recorder
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ScnRecWiz.exe - Screen Recorder Wizard
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setupdrv.exe
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CrashRpt.dll - Crash Report Module
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htmlayout.dll (by Terra Informatica Software,, British Columbia, Canada) - HTMLayout (HTMLayout - embeddable HTML rendering and layout component)
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zlib.dll - zlib data compression library
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avcodec-55.dll (by FFmpeg Project) - FFmpeg (FFmpeg codec library)
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avdevice-55.dll (by FFmpeg Project) - FFmpeg device handling library
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avfilter-4.dll - FFmpeg audio/video filtering library
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avformat-55.dll - FFmpeg container format library
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avutil-52.dll - FFmpeg utility library
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avutil-54.dll
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avutil-55.dll
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postproc-52.dll - FFmpeg postprocessing library
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swresample-0.dll - FFmpeg audio resampling library
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swresample-1.dll
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swresample-2.dll
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swscale-2.dll - FFmpeg image rescaling library
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swscale-3.dll
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swscale-4.dll
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libmp4v2.dll (by MP4v2) - MP4v2 (MP4v2 2.0-r477)
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ffmpeg.exe
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ffplay.exe
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hokd3d10.dll
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hokd3d8.dll
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hokd3d9.dll
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hokddraw.dll
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hokogl.dll
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ScnHok.dll
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ScnHook32.dll
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ScnHook64.dll
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ScnRec.dll
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ScnRec64.dll
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ScnRec64.exe
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uninst.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- ScnRec.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{C1446450-8F79-49E1-B39A-174E123E4C66}' (runs on registration).
Startup File (User Run)
- ScnRec.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'ZD Soft Screen Recorder' and executes as "C:\Program Files\ZD Soft\Screen Recorder\ScnRec.exe".
How do I remove ZD Soft Screen Recorder?
You can uninstall ZD Soft Screen Recorder 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 ZD Soft Screen Recorder, 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 ZD Soft Screen Recorder.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 50%
Win Server 2003 0%
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WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 4%
Keep it 96%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
59.29% |
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| Windows 10 |
35.79% |
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| Windows XP |
3.31% |
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| Windows Vista |
1.50% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.11% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
29.87% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
17.02% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
8.35% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
6.42% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
5.25% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
5.14% |
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Geography
29.77% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
29.77% |
| Brazil |
9.30% |
| Iran |
4.25% |
| India |
3.26% |
| United Kingdom |
2.87% |
| Germany |
2.67% |
| Russia |
2.37% |
| France |
2.27% |
| Spain |
2.27% |
| Netherlands |
2.18% |
| Italy |
2.18% |
| Argentina |
2.08% |
| BD |
1.98% |
| Canada |
1.68% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Acer |
20.76% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
19.55% |
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| Dell |
17.99% |
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| ASUS |
12.46% |
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| GIGABYTE |
10.90% |
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| Lenovo |
7.09% |
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| Samsung |
4.33% |
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| Toshiba |
3.11% |
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| Intel |
2.08% |
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| MSI |
1.04% |
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| Alienware |
0.69% |
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Common models |
| ASUS All Series |
7.33% |
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| MSI MS-7592 |
2.93% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
2.56% |
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| Intel Corporation Intel p... |
2.56% |
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| Dell Inspiron 3521 |
2.20% |
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| Dell Inspiron N5110 |
2.20% |
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