Samsung Magician
What is Samsung Magician? (from Samsung Electronics)
The only way to update the firmware on your SSD is to use the SSD Magical Tool. The Samsung SSD Magician software facilitates easy maintenance and use of Samsung SSD products connected to a desktop or notebook computer. In addition to providing information about the user’s system and SSD product, Samsung SSD Magician a... Read more
Overview
Samsung Magician is a program developed by Samsung Electronics. The most used version is 4.5.1, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program registers itself to launch on boot through a Windows Schedule Task in order to automatically start-up. 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 installer includes 110 files and is usually about 46.26 MB (48,505,178 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 10 as well as Windows 7 (SP1). While about 43% of users of Samsung Magician come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and Italy.
Program details
URL: www.samsung.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Samsung SSD Magician\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Samsung SSD Magician\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 46.26 MB
Files installed by Samsung Magician
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Magician_Chi_Res.dll - Samsung SSD Magician (Samsung SSD Magician Application)
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Magician_Fra_Res.dll
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Magician_Ger_Res.dll
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Magician_Ita_Res.dll
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Magician_Jap_Res.dll
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Magician_Por_Res.dll
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Magician_Rus_Res.dll
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Magician_Spa_Res.dll - Samsung Magician Application Resource
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Benchmark.dll - Samsung Magician
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DiagnosticScan.dll
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Magician_Kor_Res.dll
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OverProvisioning.dll
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Samsung Magician.exe - Samsung Magician Application
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USBBoot.dll
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Logger32.dll - Logger32 (Logger Module)
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unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
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Unzip.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- Samsung Magician.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{60299AA4-7A14-4623-9F2F-A525D32E0F3A}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- Samsung Magician.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Samsung.
Network connections
- Samsung Magician.exe connects to a173-223-207-41.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com (173.223.207.41 port 80).
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| Samsung Magician.exe |
| Memory: | 16.16 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0002846459% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00018580% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00009885% | |
| Switches/sec: | 4 | |
How do I remove Samsung Magician?
You can uninstall Samsung Magician 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 Samsung Magician, 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 Samsung Magician.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 57%
Win Vista 0%
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HOW IT STARTS
Scheduled task? Yes
(Runs on Windows boot)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 3%
Keep it 97%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 10 |
57.15% |
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| Windows 7 |
42.12% |
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| Windows Vista |
0.37% |
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| Windows XP |
0.36% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 10 Pro |
18.61% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
14.57% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
13.78% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
12.81% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
12.37% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
10.42% |
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Geography
42.80% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
42.80% |
| Germany |
15.59% |
| Italy |
5.79% |
| France |
5.30% |
| United Kingdom |
4.87% |
| Netherlands |
4.47% |
| Canada |
2.05% |
| Australia |
1.78% |
| Austria |
1.54% |
| Sweden |
1.43% |
| Belgium |
1.36% |
| DK |
1.01% |
| Spain |
0.98% |
| Switzerland |
0.94% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| ASUS |
19.75% |
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| Dell |
18.67% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
15.35% |
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| GIGABYTE |
14.02% |
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| Acer |
12.58% |
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| Samsung |
4.72% |
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| Lenovo |
3.66% |
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| Medion |
2.69% |
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| Intel |
2.31% |
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| Toshiba |
2.23% |
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| MSI |
2.11% |
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| Alienware |
1.91% |
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Common models |
| ASUS All Series |
36.81% |
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| MSI MS-7821 |
3.73% |
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| MSI MS-7816 |
1.83% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
1.80% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
1.66% |
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| MSI MS-7758 |
1.61% |
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About Samsung Electronics
Samsung Electronics which is part of the Samsung Group produces a wide range of printers for both consumers and business use, including mono-laser printers, color laser printers, multifunction printers, and enterprise-use high-speed digital multifunction printer models.
Publisher URL: www.samsung.com