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Should I remove ASUS USB Charger Plus?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
11% remove it89% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #5,060
United States Rank #4,860
Reach 0.1004%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 11.97 days
352.98 days >
Average installed length: 185.46 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
2.0.3 45.12%
2.0.2 16.47%
2.0.0 30.72%
1.00.06 0.05%
1.00.01 0.20%
1.0.0 7.43%

Other programs by ASUS

ASUS USB Charger Plus

What is ASUS USB Charger Plus?  (from ASUS)

With the exclusive ASUS USB Charger Plus, all of your motherboards, and desktops become universal chargers for your iPod, iPhone and now, the new iPad. USB Charger Plus turns any PC into a flexible power-up station for popular Apple devices through a simple USB connector, extending their usability and benefit in every ...  Read more

Overview

ASUS USB Charger Plus is a program developed by ASUS. The most used version is 2.0.3, 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 programs's main executable is usbchargerplus.exe and has been seen to consume an average CPU of less than one percent, and utilizes about 1.92 MB of memory. The software installer includes 29 files and is usually about 5.44 MB (5,699,481 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 46% of users of ASUS USB Charger Plus come from the United States, it is also popular in France and Germany.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.asus.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\ASUS\USBChargerPlus\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{AECA3622-E634-4A55-A696-70A511CBE06E}\setup.exe" -runfromtemp -l0x0409 -removeonly
Estimated size: 5.44 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by ASUS USB Charger Plus

Program executable:usbchargerplus.exe
Name:USB Charger+
Signed by:ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
Path:C:\Program Files\asus\usbchargerplus\usbchargerplus.exe
MD5:266d0f89166bcaff16bbd661fe0c64f2
Additional files:
  • V0401.dll (by ASUSTek Computer) - V0401 (Support File)
  • V0404.dll (by ASUSTek Computer) - V0404
  • V0407.dll - V0407
  • V040A.dll - V040A
  • V040C.dll - V040C
  • V0410.dll - V0410
  • V0411.dll - V0411
  • V0412.dll - V0412
  • V0416.dll - V0416
  • V0419.dll - V0419
  • V0804.dll - V0804
  • Cleaner.exe
  • Launcher.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • USBChargerPlus.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{29EAA24C-95B4-47AF-8F33-FC3B78168483}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • USBChargerPlus.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named USBChargerPlus.
Startup File (User Run)
  • USBChargerPlus.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'USBChargerPlus.exe' and executes as C:\Program Files\ASUS\USBChargerPlus\USBChargerPlus.exe.
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • USBChargerPlus.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'USBChargerPlusTray' which loads as C:\Program Files\ASUS\USBChargerPlus\USBChargerPlus.exe.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • USBChargerPlus.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\ASUS\USBChargerPlus\USBChargerPlus.exe'.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

usbchargerplus.exe
Memory:1.92 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0030292022%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00216769%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00086152%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:457,553
8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:1
70 average
I/O reads/min:0 Bytes
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:28 Bytes
105.02 KB average

How do I remove ASUS USB Charger Plus?

You can uninstall ASUS USB Charger Plus 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 USB Charger Plus, 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 USB Charger Plus.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 86%
Win XP 0%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 11%
Keep it 89%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 86.98%
Windows 10 12.82%
Windows XP 0.15%
Windows Vista 0.05%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 74.91%
Windows 10 Home 8.60%
Windows 7 Professional 6.42%
Windows 7 Ultimate 4.91%
Windows 10 Pro 1.32%
Windows 8.1 Pro 1.06%

Distribution by countryGeography

45.85% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 45.85%
  France 10.93%
  Germany 7.12%
  Canada 3.11%
  Netherlands 2.91%
  Italy 2.82%
  Australia 2.09%
  United Kingdom 2.01%
  Sweden 1.39%
  DK 1.39%
  Taiwan 1.31%
  Czech Republic 1.23%
  Malaysia 1.15%
  Norway 0.98%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
ASUS 99.64%
Hewlett-Packard 0.16%
Acer 0.10%
Dell 0.10%
Common models
ASUSTeK U56E 19.23%
ASUSTeK N55SF 15.92%
ASUSTeK G74Sx 13.33%
ASUSTeK K93SV 11.80%
ASUSTeK U36SD 7.48%
ASUSTeK K53TA 6.21%

About ASUS

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

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