Should I remove Aion?

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

Versions

Version	Distribution
3.0.0.0	0.29%
2.5.0.0	0.88%
2.0.0.2	0.29%
2.0	1.47%
1.9.1022.1860	0.88%
1.5.0.1	1.18%
1.5.0.0	14.16%
1.0.2.11	0.29%

Typically installed together

• NCsoft Launcher

Other programs by NCsoft

• Guild Wars 2
• NCSOFT Game Launcher
• WildStar
• NCsoft Launcher
• NC Launcher GameForge
• Lineage II
• PlayNCLauncher
• NCLauncher plaync
• Lineage II: Freya High Five
• NCLauncher NCSOFT
• JanRyuMon
• City of Heroes
• WildStarPTR
• Aion Collectors Edition
• Exteel
• NC Launcher plaync
• CoH Subscriber Beta
• City of Heroes Going Rogue Beta
• Dungeon Runners

Rankings

• #15,694 Alternative Look for Yennefer by GOG.com
• #15,695 BeCyPDFMetaEdit by Benjamin Bentmann
• #15,696 Mozilla Thunderbird (3.1.7)
• #15,697 THE SETTLERS - Rise of an Empire by Ubisoft
• #15,698 Dead Rising 3 by CAPCOM
• #15,699 Aion by NCsoft
• #15,700 SimCity by R.G. Mechanics
• #15,701 Treasures of the Deep by Oberon Media
• #15,702 Grand Theft Auto San Andreas by Rockstar Games
• #15,703 Stronghold Crusader 2 by Firefly Studios Ltd
• #15,704 Microsoft Office Home and Student 2013 - de-de

from NCsoft Corporation, Ltd.

Remove Aion by NCsoft

Aion is a program developed by NCsoft. The most used version is 1.5.0.0, with over 17% 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 software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The main program executable is Eternal-Dream.exe. The software installer includes 38 files and is usually about 9.56 MB (10,024,042 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 70% of users of Aion come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada and Australia.

Displayed publisher: NCsoft

URL: us.ncsoft.com

Help link: support.ncsoft.com

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\NCsoft\Aion

Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\NCSoft\Launcher\NCLauncher.exe" /Uninstall=Aion

Estimated size: 9.56 MB

Language: English

• NCLauncher.exe connects to 64.25.35.177 (port 80).

NCLauncher.exe
Memory:	88.91 MB	21.09 MB average
Total CPU:	0.0066067420%	0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:	0.00431233%	0.016088% average
User CPU:	0.00229442%	0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:	136,937,207	8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:	95	70 average
I/O reads/min:	24.28 MB	435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:	26.82 MB	105.02 KB average

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 Aion, 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 Aion.

OS VERSIONS Win 7 (SP1) 68% Win 7 0%

WHEN IT STARTS Auto-starting? Yes (Found in the run registry)

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 33% Keep it 67%

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	69.96%
Canada	4.20%
Australia	3.57%
France	2.94%
Germany	2.94%
Brazil	2.10%
Thailand	0.84%
Belgium	0.84%
Korea	0.84%
New Zealand	0.84%
United Kingdom	0.84%
Switzerland	0.63%
Austria	0.63%
Czech Republic	0.63%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

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