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What percent of users and experts removed it?
7% remove it93% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #1,343
United States Rank #1,908
Reach 0.5110%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 16.06 days
473.71 days >
Average installed length: 248.90 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
4.8 33.34%
4.7 49.72%
4.6 16.93%
2.9 0.01%

PowerISO

What is PowerISO?  (from PowerISO Computing)

PowerISO is a powerful CD / DVD / BD image file processing tool, which allows you to open, extract, burn, create, edit, compress, encrypt, split and convert ISO files, and mount ISO files with internal virtual drive. It can process almost all CD / DVD / BD image files including ISO and BIN files. PowerISO provides an a...  Read more

Overview

PowerISO is a software program developed by PowerISO Computing. The most common release is 4.7, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. 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. When installed, it will add a context menu handler to the Windows shell in order to provide quick access to the program. The primary executable is named poweriso.exe. The setup package generally installs about 27 files and is usually about 4.48 MB (4,696,479 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 35% of users of PowerISO come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and India.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.poweriso.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\PowerISO
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\PowerISO\uninstall.exe"
Estimated size: 4.48 MB

Program filesFiles installed by PowerISO

Program executable:poweriso.exe
Name:PowerISO
Path:C:\Program Files\poweriso\poweriso.exe
MD5:d402f77c2c7cf56f0693fe592ede58ff
Additional files:
  • PWRISOSH.DLL - PowerISO Shell Dynamic Link Library (PowerISOShell DLL)
  • pwrisovm .exe - PowerISO Virtual Drive Manager
  • PWRISOVM.EXE
  • piso.exe
  • setup64.exe
  • uninstall.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Context Menu Handler
  • PWRISOSH.DLL added to Windows Explorer under the name 'PowerISO' with a class of {967B2D40-8B7D-4127-9049-61EA0C2C6DCE}.
3 Scheduled Tasks
  • PowerISO.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{7614EDDE-70C5-45CB-9009-039BCAEF852D}' (runs on registration).
  • piso.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{B21808B2-FDAF-4D7C-9CF4-66404D7D9C66}' (runs on registration).
  • PWRISOVM.EXE is scheduled as a task with the class '{02819649-31E8-4A85-BA17-64864DDC6A24}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • PWRISOVM.EXE is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named PWRISOVM.EXE_Reg_HKLMWow6432Run.
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • PWRISOVM.EXE is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'PWRISOVM.EXE' which loads as C:\Program Files\PowerISO\PWRISOVM.EXE.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • PWRISOVM.EXE is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\PowerISO\PWRISOVM.EXE'.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

pwrisovm .exe
Memory:1.12 MB
21.09 MB average
Kernel CPU:0.00001269%
0.016088% average
PWRISOVM.EXE
Memory:1.2 MB
Total CPU:0.0002072744%
Kernel CPU:0.00011563%
User CPU:0.00009165%
CPU cycles/sec:509

How do I remove PowerISO?

You can uninstall PowerISO from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  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 PowerISO, 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 PowerISO.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 61%
Win 10 0%
  
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
  
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 7%
Keep it 93%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 71.65%
Windows 10 19.65%
Windows XP 5.67%
Windows Vista 3.00%
Windows Server 2003 0.04%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate 30.35%
Windows 7 Home Premium 27.14%
Windows 7 Professional 10.75%
Microsoft Windows XP 5.68%
Windows 8.1 Pro 3.53%
Windows 8.1 3.25%

Distribution by countryGeography

35.35% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 35.35%
  United Kingdom 4.77%
  India 4.10%
  Canada 4.09%
  France 2.44%
  Australia 2.35%
  Netherlands 2.28%
  Brazil 2.15%
  Italy 2.13%
  MA 1.96%
  DZ 1.79%
  Romania 1.73%
  Germany 1.73%
  Egypt 1.47%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 26.27%
Dell 21.36%
Acer 17.36%
ASUS 10.96%
GIGABYTE 8.71%
Toshiba 6.10%
Lenovo 3.58%
Samsung 2.92%
Intel 1.78%
American Megatrends 0.96%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 8.51%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 5.42%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 4.25%
ASUS All Series 3.65%
Dell Inspiron N5110 3.29%
Dell Inspiron N5010 2.73%

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