Should I remove GoogleClean?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
24% remove it76% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #2,452
United States Rank #10,396
Reach 0.2545%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 18.17 days
535.97 days >
Average installed length: 281.61 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 5.0.000 |
39.87% |
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| 4.0.112 |
15.39% |
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| 4.0.110 |
0.12% |
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| 3.7.109 |
4.01% |
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| 3.6.108 |
0.50% |
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| 3.6.107 |
1.85% |
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| 3.5.105 |
0.02% |
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| 3.5.104 |
0.18% |
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| 3.0.99 |
1.52% |
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| 3.0.98 |
0.14% |
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| 3.0.97 |
0.16% |
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| 3.0.96 |
0.02% |
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| 3.0.95 |
3.39% |
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| 3.0.101 |
0.06% |
|
| 136 |
4.05% |
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| 135 |
0.48% |
|
| 134 |
3.53% |
|
| 133 |
0.10% |
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| 132 |
1.85% |
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| 131 |
0.38% |
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| 130 |
1.08% |
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| 129 |
8.81% |
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| 128 |
0.68% |
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| 127 |
0.42% |
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| 126 |
1.95% |
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| 125 |
0.08% |
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| 124 |
0.34% |
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| 123 |
0.18% |
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| 122 |
2.51% |
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| 121 |
6.32% |
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| 120 |
0.02% |
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GoogleClean
What is GoogleClean? (from Abelssoft GmbH)
Today Google "sees" everything. Most Google products like Google Desktop, Google Chrome, Google Picasa, Google Earth and Google Toolbar collect data about the usage, generate a unique ID and transfer them back to Google. GoogleClean can prevent this and switches off those data transfers. It allows you to use all Google... Read more
Overview
GoogleClean is a program developed by Abelssoft GmbH. The most used version is 5.0.000, 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. The main program executable is googleclean.exe. The software installer includes 96 files and is usually about 47.26 MB (49,556,111 bytes). AbUpdater.dll is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 79% of users of GoogleClean come from Germany, it is also popular in the United States and Austria.
Program details
URL: www.abelssoft.de
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\GoogleClean\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\GoogleClean\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 47.26 MB
Files installed by GoogleClean
| Program executable: | googleclean.exe |
| Name: | GoogleClean |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\googleclean\googleclean.exe |
| MD5: | d30ecc811a8b40a202662074a6a6803f |
Additional files:
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AbLiteRegistration.dll - AbLiteRegistration
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AbFlexTransEditor.exe - AbFlexTransEditor
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AbBugReporter.dll - AbBugReporter
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AbUpdater.dll - AbUpdater
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XDMessaging.Transport.IOStream.dll (by TheCodeKing) - XDMessaging.Transport.IOStream
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Xceed.Wpf.Toolkit.dll (by Xceed Software) - Xceed Extended WPF Toolkit
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XDMessaging.dll (by TheCodeKing) - TheCodeKing.Net.Messaging (XDMessaging Library)
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CloseGoogleUpdateService.exe - CloseGoogleUpdateService
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GDesktopFilesEncrypter.exe (by Ascora GmbH) - GDesktopFilesEncrypter
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AntiBrowserSpyLibrary.dll (by Ascora GmbH) - AntiBrowserSpyLibrary
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GoogleCleanResources.dll - GoogleCleanResources
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AbUpdateBugReporter.dll - AbUpdateBugReporter
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IndexDatFileDeleter.exe - IndexDatFileDeleter
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AbAffiliateWriter.exe - AbAffiliateWriter
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AbWpfRegistration.dll (by Ascora) - AbWpfRegistration
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AbProcessManager.dll - AbProcessManager
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AbSettingsKeeper.dll (by Ascora) - AbSettingsKeeper
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AbFontInstaller.exe - AbFontInstaller
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AbNewsletterAbo.dll - AbNewsletterAbo
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ChromeIdCleaner.exe - ChromeIdCleaner
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AbStartManager.dll - AbStartManager
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Hardcodet.Wpf.TaskbarNotification.dll (by hardcodet.net) - NotifyIcon WPF (NotifyIcon for WPF)
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WpfAnimatedGif.dll (by Thomas Levesque) - WpfAnimatedGif
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AbGUIElements.dll - AbGUIElements
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AbRegistryLib.dll - AbRegistryLib
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AntiSpyPlugin.dll - AntiSpyPlugin
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CleanupPlugin.dll - CleanupPlugin
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NetworkConfig.exe - NetworkConfig
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AbCommonsWPF.dll - AbCommonsWPF
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AbCookiesLib.dll - AbCookiesLib
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AbBrowserLibs.dll - BrowserLibs
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AbFlexTrans.dll - AbFlexTrans
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AbGoogleLib.dll - AbGoogleLib
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AbScheduler.dll - AbScheduler
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Ags.Commons.dll - Ags.Commons
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ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib.dll (by ICSharpCode.net) - #ZipLibrary (SharpZipLib for .NET Framework 2.0)
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Microsoft.Win32.TaskScheduler.dll (by CodePlex Community) - TaskService (Task Scheduler Wrapper)
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AbSettings.dll - AbSettings
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AbCommons.dll - AbCommons
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AgsPlugin.dll - AgsPlugin
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AbGauge.dll - AbGauge
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Commons.dll - Commons
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log4net.dll (by The Apache Software Foundation) - log4net (log4net for .NET Framework 1.0)
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AbsGui.dll - AbsGui
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AbApi.dll - AbApi
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AbGui.dll - AbGui
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closeapp.exe
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itextsharp.dll - iTextSharp
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unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
Behaviors exhibited
Startup File (User Run)
- GoogleClean.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'AntiGoogleSpy' and executes as C:\Program Files\GoogleClean\GoogleClean.exe.
How do I remove GoogleClean?
You can uninstall GoogleClean 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 GoogleClean, 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 GoogleClean.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 54%
Win Vista 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 24%
Keep it 76%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
54.86% |
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| Windows 10 |
36.56% |
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| Windows Vista |
4.78% |
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| Windows XP |
3.75% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.04% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
36.92% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
12.28% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
10.79% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
9.59% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
7.44% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
4.92% |
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Geography
79.42% of installs come from Germany
Which countries install it?
| Germany |
79.42% |
| United States |
6.78% |
| Austria |
2.67% |
| Netherlands |
1.99% |
| United Kingdom |
1.16% |
| France |
1.04% |
| Australia |
0.88% |
| Switzerland |
0.82% |
| Poland |
0.76% |
| Belgium |
0.58% |
| Italy |
0.52% |
| Spain |
0.52% |
| Romania |
0.28% |
| Czech Republic |
0.24% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Medion |
34.02% |
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| Acer |
21.84% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
11.05% |
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| Dell |
8.37% |
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| ASUS |
7.47% |
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| GIGABYTE |
7.13% |
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| Lenovo |
3.06% |
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| Samsung |
2.49% |
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| Intel |
1.43% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.21% |
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| Toshiba |
0.98% |
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| Sahara |
0.94% |
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Common models |
| MEDIONPC MS-7728 |
6.07% |
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| MEDIONPC MS-7502 |
4.83% |
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| MEDIONPC MS-7616 |
4.00% |
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| MEDIONPC MS-7366 |
3.38% |
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| MEDION MS-7797 |
3.03% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
2.76% |
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About (from Abelssoft GmbH)
Abelssoft is a business unit of Ascora GmbH and is based in northern Germany.
Publisher URL: www.abelssoft.net