Should I remove ZipCloud Setup?

What percent of users and experts removed it?

57% remove it43% keep it

Overall Sentiment

Poor

What do people think about it?

(click star to rate)

How common is it?

Reach <0.001%

Versions

Version	Distribution
1.0.0.08	100.00%

Other programs by JDI BACKUP LIMITED

ZipCloud Setup

from JDI BACKUP LIMITED

Remove ZipCloud Setup by JDI BACKUP LIMITED

What is ZipCloud Setup?

ZipCloud is part of the Just Develop It! group of Backup brands that offers web hosting and online backup services run by JDI Backup (the parent company to similar brands MyPCBackup, Backup Genie and JustCloud).

About (from JDI BACKUP LIMITED)

Once you install ZipCloud, you just need to set it and forget it. Your files will sync silently in the background, without you having to do anything. ZipCloud takes the security and privacy of your data very seriously. All your files are encrypted with the same security as banks use. ZipCloud will automatically sync up... Read more

Overview

It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. 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 zipcloud.exe. The software installer includes 36 files. Updater.dll is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released.

Connects to a server over the Internet
Adds a Windows Service
Installed as part of a co-bundle

ZipCloud Setup has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.

Program details

Displayed publisher: ZipCloud

URL: www.ZipCloud.com

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\ZipCloud

Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{A59DE478-BD10-4403-9810-07EF01882AF1}\setup.exe" -runfromtemp -l0x0409 -removeonly

Language: English (United States)

Files installed by ZipCloud Setup

Program executable:	zipcloud.exe
Name:	ZipCloud
Path:	C:\Program Files\zipcloud\zipcloud.exe
MD5:	950b4606f853fffd42ad44d2af07070e

Additional files:

Signup Wizard.exe (by ZipCloud) - ZipCloud (Signup Wizard)
AWSSDK.dll (by Amazon.com, Inc) - Amazon Web Services SDK for .NET (AWSSDK)
UnRegisterExtensions.exe (by mypcbackup.com) - UnRegisterExtensions
Newtonsoft.Json.Net20.dll (by Newtonsoft) - Newtonsoft Json.NET (Newtonsoft Json.NET .NET 2.0)
Service Start.exe (by MyPCBackup.com) - MyPC Backup Service
Ionic.Zip.dll (by Dino Chiesa) - DotNetZip Library (Ionic's Zip Library)
Updater.dll (by My PC Backup) - Software Update (My PC Backup Software Update)
Shared Stack.dll (by mypcbackup.com) - Shared Stack
BackupStack.dll (by MyPC Backup) - MyPC Backup
BackupStack.exe (by Just Develop It) - BackupStack (Backup Stack)
LinqBridge.dll - LINQBridge
AlphaVSS.51.x86.dll (by Alphaleonis) - AlphaVSS (Alphaleonis Windows Volume Shadow Copy Service .NET Library)
AlphaVSS.52.x64.dll (by Alphaleonis)
AlphaVSS.52.x86.dll
AlphaVSS.60.x64.dll
AlphaVSS.60.x86.dll
AlphaVSS.Common.dll - AlphaVSS.Common
AlphaFS.dll - AlphaFS
GetText.dll - GetText
ContextBase.dll
Crypto32.dll
Crypto64.dll
diffstack.dll
LogicNP.EZShellExtensions.dll
MPCBIconOverlays.dll - Sync Icon Overlay Handler
RegisterExtensionDotNet20_x64.exe
RegisterExtensionDotNet20_x86.exe
RestartExplorer.exe
uninst.exe

Behaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task

ZipCloud.exe is scheduled as a task named 'LaunchApp' (runs monthly on Sundays at 3:06 PM).

Service

BackupStack.exe runs as a service named 'Computer Backup (NovatechCloud)' (BackupStack).

Network connections

BackupStack.exe connects to ec2-54-236-3-173.compute-1.amazonaws.com (54.236.3.173 port 80).

Resource utilization averages
Show technical details

BackupStack.exe
Memory:	41.57 MB	21.09 MB average
Total CPU:	0.0133409903%	0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:	0.00679774%	0.016088% average
User CPU:	0.00654325%	0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:	2,692,838	8,062,084 average
I/O reads/min:	74.31 KB	435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:	101 Bytes	105.02 KB average

How do I remove ZipCloud Setup?

You can uninstall ZipCloud Setup 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 ZipCloud Setup, 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 ZipCloud Setup.

HOW IT RUNS

Windows Service? Yes

(Installs a service)

USER ACTIONS

Uninstall it 57%

Keep it 43%

MOST USED OS

~99%

Windows 7 (SP1)

Geography

83.33% of installs come from the United States

Which countries install it?

United States	83.33%
United Kingdom	16.67%

1 comment

Scot Witt•over a year ago

This is a paid service (www.zipcloud.com). I've been using it for three years on three laptops without issue.