Acer Drive
Overview
Acer Drive is a program developed by Acer. The most used version is 1.00.3009, 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. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. 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 main program executable is acerdrivetray.exe. The software installer includes 94 files and is usually about 20.98 MB (21,995,520 bytes). CheckUpdate.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 10 as well as Windows 7 (SP1). While about 59% of users of Acer Drive come from the United States, it is also popular in Italy and Canada.
Program details
URL: www.acer.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Acer\Acer Drive\
Uninstaller: Msiexec.exe /i {5D45E67C-B04E-411F-93BB-947DAAF355D5} ACER=1 PRODUCTNAME="Acer Drive" REMOVEUSEC=1 BOOTSTRATOR=1
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 20.98 MB
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by Acer Drive
| Program executable: | acerdrivetray.exe |
| Name: | Acer Drive |
| Acer Drive Tray |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\acer\acer drive\acerdrivetray.exe |
| MD5: | 8490f6c997d66e089325e5999eb77220 |
Additional files:
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DeployTool.exe - Live Updater (Assistance Tool)
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ListCheck.exe - ListCheck
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AcerDriveUI.exe - AcerDriveUI
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UpgradeTool.exe - Care Center
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AcerDriveMonitor.exe - Acer Drive (AcerDriveMonitor)
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AcerDriveProxy.exe - AcerDriveProxy
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AcerDriveService.exe - AcerDriveService
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LogDll.dll - LogDll
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PortRegister.exe - PortRegister
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UtilityDll.dll - UtilityDll
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CheckUpdate.exe - abDrive (CheckUpdate)
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libsasl.dll (by Carnegie Mellon University) - Carnegie Mellon University SASL (CMU SASL API v2)
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IOAC.dll
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vld_x86.dll - Visual Leak Detector (Visual Leak Detector DLL)
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libeay32.dll (by The OpenSSL Project, http://www.openssl.org/) - The OpenSSL Toolkit (OpenSSL Shared Library)
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ssleay32.dll (by The OpenSSL Project, http://www.openssl.org/)
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Ionic.Zip.dll (by Dino Chiesa) - DotNetZip Library (Ionic's Zip Library)
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CommonComponent.dll - Common Component
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Onlinehelp.dll - OnlineHelp
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AcrHttp.dll - AcrHttp
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zlib1.dll (by Zlib) - Zlib (Zlib: general purpose data compression / decompression library)
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curllib.dll
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libcurl.dll
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openldap.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- AcerDriveTray.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{FBE82BEA-6447-48CA-B5C5-7BE56A128342}' (runs on registration).
3 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)
- CheckUpdate.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named AcerDriveUpdateChecker.
- AcerDriveTray.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named AcerDriveTrayLauncher.
- AcerDriveProxy.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named AcerDriveProxyLauncher.
Service
- AcerDriveService.exe runs as a service named 'Acer Drive Service' (AcerDriveService) "Acer Drive Service".
How do I remove Acer Drive?
You can uninstall Acer Drive 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 Acer Drive, 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 Acer Drive.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 100%
Win 7 0%
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HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 5%
Keep it 95%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 10 |
99.70% |
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| Windows 7 |
0.30% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 10 Home |
95.54% |
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| Windows 10 Home Single La... |
2.13% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
1.72% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
0.20% |
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| Windows 10 Home Insider P... |
0.10% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro N |
0.10% |
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Geography
58.90% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
58.90% |
| Italy |
8.05% |
| Canada |
6.89% |
| United Kingdom |
6.11% |
| Germany |
5.26% |
| Australia |
3.33% |
| France |
3.17% |
| Netherlands |
1.86% |
| Sweden |
0.85% |
| Switzerland |
0.70% |
| Spain |
0.70% |
| Norway |
0.62% |
| DK |
0.54% |
| Belgium |
0.39% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Acer |
99.80% |
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| Sony |
0.10% |
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| Dell |
0.10% |
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Common models |
| Acer Aspire TC-710 |
9.99% |
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| Acer Aspire TC-705 |
9.38% |
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| Acer Aspire ZC-700G |
8.05% |
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| Acer Aspire XC-704 |
6.52% |
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| Acer Aspire XC-705 |
6.42% |
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| Acer Aspire XC-704G |
5.61% |
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About Acer
Acer is a Taiwanese hardware and electronics corporation whose products include desktop and laptop computer PCs, tablet computers, servers, storage devices, displays, smartphones and peripherals.
Publisher URL: www.acer.com