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Alcohol 120% Free Edition
by Alcohol Soft Development Team
Overview
Alcohol 120% Free Edition is a software program developed by Alcohol Soft Development Team. It adds registry entry for the current user which will allow the program to automatically start each time it is rebooted. Upon being installed, the software adds a Windows Service which is designed to run continuously in the background. Manually stopping the service has been seen to cause the program to stop functing properly. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. The primary executable is named alcohol.exe. The setup package generally installs about 25 files and is usually about 8.22 MB (8,615,718 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 60% of users of Alcohol 120% Free Edition come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and Sweden.
Program details
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\alcohol soft\alcohol 120
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Alcohol Soft\Alcohol 120\Uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 8.22 MB
Files installed by Alcohol 120% Free Edition
| Program executable: | alcohol.exe |
| Name: | Alcohol 120% |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\alcohol soft\alcohol 120\alcohol.exe |
| MD5: | 07f1b86c6e2032be68e1a60cf38dcc5a |
Additional files:
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AxAHCIServiceEx.exe - Alcohol Virtual AHCI Controller Management Service (Alcohol Virtual AHCI Controller Management Service)
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DevSupp.dll - Alcohol Software Device Capability Library
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AxAutoMntSrv.exe - Alcohol Virtual Drive Auto-mount Service
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Uninstall.exe - Alcohol 120% Free Edition v2.0.3.6951
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AxShlEx64.dll - Alcohol Shell Extension Module (x64)
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AxShlEx.dll - Alcohol Shell Extension Module
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AxShlExHlper.exe - Alcohol Shell Extention Helper
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AxShlRes.dll - Alcohol Shell Resource Library
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AxCmd.exe - Alcohol Soft Development Team (Alcohol Command Launcher)
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AxDTA.exe - Alcohol Data-Type Analyzer
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uninst.exe - Alcohol 120% (Alcohol 120% 2.0.3.9811 Setup)
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Alcoholx.dll - Alcohol (Alcohol virtual device control library)
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star_syn_client.dll
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star_sуn_client.dll
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imgengine.dll (by Disc Soft Ltd) - DAEMON Tools Image Engine (Image engine library)
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SPTD2inst-x64.exe (by Duplex Secure Ltd) - SCSI Pass Through Direct (SCSI Pass Through Direct setup)
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SPTD2inst-x86.exe (by Duplex Secure Ltd)
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ACID.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Autoplay Handler
- Alcohol.exe is registered as an AutoPlay event handler named 'AlcoholAutoPlayV2.ReadDisc' with the ProgID of 'AlcoholAutoPlayV2' and the action verb 'ReadDisc.
2 Services
- AxAHCIServiceEx.exe runs as a service named 'Alcohol Virtual AHCI Controller Management Service' (AxVirtualAHCISrv) "Alcohol Virtual AHCI Controller Management Service.
This service is self starting after reboot. It is set as Automatic by default and the startup type should not be altered.".
- AxAutoMntSrv.exe runs as a service named 'Alcohol Virtual Drive Auto-mount Service' (AxAutoMntSrv) "Alcohol Virtual Drive Auto-mount Service, this service automatically mounts your image files following a reboot. This service is self starting after a reboot. It is set as Automatic by default and the startup type should not be altered.".
Startup File (User Run)
- AxAutoMntSrv.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'AlcoholAutomount' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Alcohol Soft\Alcohol 120\AxAutoMntSrv.exe" -automount.
How do I remove Alcohol 120% Free Edition?
You can uninstall Alcohol 120% Free Edition 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 Alcohol 120% Free Edition, 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 Alcohol 120% Free Edition.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 56%
Win XP 11%
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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 9%
Keep it 91%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
55.56% |
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| Windows 10 |
33.33% |
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| Windows XP |
11.11% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Basic |
33.33% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
22.22% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
11.11% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
11.11% |
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| Windows 8.1 Enterprise |
11.11% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
11.11% |
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Geography
60.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
60.00% |
| Germany |
20.00% |
| Sweden |
13.33% |
| France |
6.67% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Samsung |
37.50% |
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| Acer |
25.00% |
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| ASUS |
12.50% |
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| Medion |
12.50% |
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| Intel |
12.50% |
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Common models |
| Samsung R425D/R525D |
14.29% |
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| Samsung 355V4C/355V4X/355... |
14.29% |
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| Samsung 305V4A/305V5A/341... |
14.29% |
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| Packard Bell EasyNote TS1... |
14.29% |
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| Packard Bell EasyNote LV1... |
14.29% |
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| MEDION E7216 |
14.29% |
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