Should I remove A1 Internet Software?

What percent of users and experts removed it?

3% remove it97% keep it

Overall Sentiment

Good

What do people think about it?

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How common is it?

Global Rank #35,976

Reach 0.0032%

Versions

Version	Distribution
8.1.1.64	46.03%
8.1.0.55	53.97%

Typically installed together

A1 Servicecenter

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A1 Internet Software

from A1 Telekom Austria AG

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What is A1 Internet Software? (from A1 Telekom Austria AG)

The A1 Internet protection (for landline Internet) or A1 mobile Internet protection (for A1 Mobile Home broadband) offers double protection: In A1 network and for your computer.

Overview

A1 Internet Software is a program developed by A1 Telekom Austria AG. The most used version is 8.1.0.55, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. 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 a1 breitband.exe. The software installer includes 65 files and is usually about 240.25 MB (251,923,246 bytes). A1Servicecenter_Update.exe 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 94% of users of A1 Internet Software come from Austria, it is also popular in the United States.

Program details

URL: www.telekomaustria.com/en/group/austria

Help link: www.A1.net/hilfe-support

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\A1

Uninstaller: "C:\ProgramData\{605AE1A0-14F6-482E-99EB-62B6E9D9474E}\A1 Breitband.exe" REMOVE=TRUE MODIFY=FALSE

Estimated size: 240.25 MB

Files installed by A1 Internet Software

Program executable:	a1 breitband.exe
Path:	C:\ProgramData\{605ae1a0-14f6-482e-99eb-62b6e9d9474e}\a1 breitband.exe
MD5:	137e500f03f86f83d78a05baa9c76248

Additional files:

MedienManager.exe - Medien Manager (MedienManagerMedienManager)
Setup_A1Dashboard.exe - A1 Dashboard Installation
uninstall.exe - MedienManager
A1Breitband.exe (by mquadr.at software engineering and consulting GmbH - Web: http://www.mquadrat.eu - Mail: [email protected]) - A1 Internet Installation
A1CMDTool.exe (by mquadr.at software engineering and consulting GmbH, web: www.mquadr.at, mail: [email protected]) - A1 Webassistent CMD Tool (The professional internet support software)
A1Mailboxen.exe (by mquadr.at software engineering and consulting GmbH, web: www.mquadr.at, mail: [email protected]) - Mailbox Management
A1Modemkonfigurator.exe (by mquadr.at software engineering, web: http://www.mquadr.at, mail: [email protected]) - Konfigurationssoftware für A1 Breitband Modems
A1Servicecenter.exe - A1 Servicecenter
A1Webassistent.exe - Controller
A1WLANAssistent.exe - A1 WLAN Assistent (m2wlan - fully automated configuration of wireless networks and connections.)
A1Servicecenter_Update.exe
FF_Setup.exe (by Mozilla) - Firefox
icudt42.dll (by IBM and others) - International Components for Unicode (ICU Data DLL)
ipworks6.dll (by /n software inc. - www.nsoftware.com) - IP*Works! C++ Edition Version 6.1 (IP*Works! V6)
java.exe (by Sun Microsystems) - Java(TM) Platform SE 6 U25 (Java(TM) Platform SE binary)
javacpl.exe (by Sun Microsystems) - Java(TM) Control Panel
java-rmi.exe
javaw.exe
jbroker.exe
jp2launcher.exe
KCO.exe
libcef.dll - Chromium Embedded Framework (CEF) Dynamic Link Library
M2Updater.exe (by mquadr.at software engineering und consulting GmbH) - Liveupdate Progress
Start.exe

Behaviors exhibited

2 Scheduled Tasks

A1Webassistent.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{2AC07465-CFC3-4BB4-BAA5-064923F29222}' (runs on registration).
A1Breitband.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{D15062FC-A5F8-4EE4-91F1-9E73029B465E}' (runs on registration).

Startup File (All Users Run)

A1Webassistent.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'A1Webassistent' which loads as C:\Program Files\A1\A1 Webassistent\A1Webassistent.exe /auto.

2 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs

javaw.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\javaw.exe'.
java.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\java.exe'.

Resource utilization averages
Show technical details

javaw.exe
Memory:	420.28 MB	21.09 MB average
Total CPU:	0.0000677415%	0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:	0.00000908%	0.016088% average
User CPU:	0.00005866%	0.015104% average

How do I remove A1 Internet Software?

You can uninstall A1 Internet Software 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 A1 Internet Software, 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 A1 Internet Software.

OS VERSIONS

Win 7 (SP1) 83%

Win XP 2%

HOW IT STARTS

Automatically starts? Yes

(Found in the run registry)

USER ACTIONS

Uninstall it 3%

Keep it 97%

Windows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

Windows 7	82.54%
Windows 10	9.52%
Windows Vista	6.35%
Windows XP	1.59%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium	55.56%
Windows 7 Professional	12.70%
Windows 7 Ultimate	9.52%
Windows 8.1	7.94%
Windows Vista Home Premiu...	6.35%
Windows 7 Starter	4.76%

Geography

93.94% of installs come from Austria

Which countries install it?

Austria	93.94%
United States	6.06%

PC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

Hewlett-Packard	25.00%
Medion	25.00%
Lenovo	10.00%
Sony	7.50%
Acer	7.50%
ASUS	7.50%
Intel	7.50%
Dell	5.00%
GIGABYTE	2.50%
Compaq	2.50%
Common models
MEDIONPC MS-7748	3.64%
MEDIONPC MS-7728	3.64%
ECS A880GM-M7	3.64%
TOSHIBA SATELLITE PRO C66...	1.82%
TOSHIBA SATELLITE C855D-1...	1.82%
Sony VPCEH3Q1E	1.82%

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