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Should I remove ASUS Splendid Video Enhancement Technology?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
9% remove it91% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #10,511
United States Rank #31,813
Reach 0.0336%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 19.36 days
571.06 days >
Average installed length: 300.05 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.02.18 38.76%
1.02.17 1.06%
1.02.16 22.02%
1.02.15 17.65%
1.02.14 6.79%
1.02.11 0.15%
1.02.09 5.28%
1.02.08 1.36%
1.02.07 4.98%
1.02.05 0.15%
1.02.02 0.75%
1.02.01 0.30%
1.02.00 0.60%
1.01.4 0.15%

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ASUS Splendid Video Enhancement Technology

What is ASUS Splendid Video Enhancement Technology?  (from ASUS)

This proprietary ASUS technology optimizes media to reduce noise and improve conversion rates for sharper, more vivid images and better contrast, brightness, skin tones and color saturation across all video applications. Normal Mode:
Suitable for most usage scenarios, especially daily computing. Theater Mode:
Sof...  Read more

Overview

ASUS Splendid Video Enhancement Technology is a program developed by ASUS. The most used version is 1.02.18, 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 installer includes 22 files and is usually about 15.74 MB (16,507,958 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows Vista (SP2) as well as Windows XP. While about 19% of users of ASUS Splendid Video Enhancement Technology come from Germany, it is also popular in France and Italy.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.asus.com.tw
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\ASUS\Splendid
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{C0FC1C14-4824-4A73-87A6-9E888C9C3102}\setup.exe -runfromtemp -l0x040c -removeonly
Estimated size: 15.74 MB
Language: French (France)

Program filesFiles installed by ASUS Splendid Video Enhancement Technology

  • Chameleon.dll (by ASUSTeK) - ASUSTeK Chameleon Engine (Chameleon)
  • ACEngSvr.exe (by ASUSTeK) - ACEngSvr Module
  • my_Intel.exe - my_Intel
  • ACMON.exe - ACMON
  • ACOVS.exe (by ATK) - Splendid Video Enhancement Technology (Splendid Video Enhancement Technology Compatibility Utility)
  • ACVT.exe (by ASUSTeK Computer) - Splendid Video Enhancement Technology Utiliity
  • GLCDdll.dll - GLCDdll (GLCDdll )
  • OVS.dll (by ASUSTek) - OVS
  • Backache.exe
  • Backbone.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

3 Scheduled Tasks
  • Backache.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{573F2AC5-2845-4968-AAF6-B74F8266B9CB}' (runs on registration).
  • Backbone.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{FD081897-CA1B-480A-85FE-40FE4657B295}' (runs on registration).
  • ACMON.exe is scheduled as a task named 'ACMON'.
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • ACMON.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named ACMON.
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • ACMON.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'ACMON' which loads as C:\Program Files\ASUS\Splendid\ACMON.exe.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

ACEngSvr.exe
Memory:8.15 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0004630318%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00036694%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00009609%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:2,516
8,062,084 average
I/O reads/min:48 Bytes
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:0 Bytes
105.02 KB average
ACMON.exe
Memory:3.33 MB
Total CPU:0.0001717842%
Kernel CPU:0.00009841%
User CPU:0.00007338%
CPU cycles/sec:74,714
Switches/sec:2
I/O reads/min:6 Bytes

How do I remove ASUS Splendid Video Enhancement Technology?

You can uninstall ASUS Splendid Video Enhancement Technology 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 ASUS Splendid Video Enhancement Technology, 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 ASUS Splendid Video Enhancement Technology.
OS VERSIONS
Win Vista (SP2) 53%
Win 7 0%
  
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
  
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 9%
Keep it 91%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows Vista 64.61%
Windows XP 23.04%
Windows 7 11.45%
Windows 10 0.90%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 53.04%
Microsoft Windows XP 23.25%
Windows Vista Home Basic 5.78%
Windows 7 Home Premium 5.02%
Windows 7 Ultimate 4.71%
Windows Vista Business 3.65%

Distribution by countryGeography

18.71% of installs come from Germany
Which countries install it?
  Germany 18.71%
  France 13.77%
  Italy 8.38%
  Taiwan 7.49%
  United States 5.99%
  United Kingdom 4.64%
  Australia 4.49%
  Poland 4.49%
  Spain 4.19%
  Netherlands 3.89%
  Czech Republic 2.69%
  Portugal 2.25%
  Russia 2.25%
  Belgium 1.95%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
ASUS 86.73%
American Megatrends 13.27%
Common models
ASUSTeK F5RL 8.35%
ASUSTeK X51RL 5.46%
ASUSTeK F3Sc 4.65%
ASUSTeK F7SR 4.33%
ASUSTeK F3JC 4.17%
ASUSTeK F5N 4.01%

About ASUS

ASUSTeK Computer, also often called ASUS is a computer hardware & electronics company.
Publisher URL: www.asus.com

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