Acer Empowering Technology
What is Acer Empowering Technology?
Acer Empowering Technology framework is pre-installed with the Acer Empowering Technology program. Please DO NOT remove Acer Empowering Framework and Acer eRecovery Management. It will disable your disk to disk recovery function.
About (from Acer)
Your new Acer computer has been delivered to you with a whole suite of the Acer Empowering Technology Framework and Acer applications tools. Designed to make it easy for you to access frequently used functions, Acer's innovative Empowering Technology is a simple and easy-to-use portal for managing your Acer IT products... Read more
Overview
The most used version is 2.5.4301, 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. 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 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 acer.empowering.framework.supervisor.exe. The software installer includes 109 files and is usually about 105.52 MB (110,647,609 bytes).
Program details
URL: www.acer.com
Installation folder: C:\Acer\Empowering Technology
Uninstaller: RunDll32 C:\Program Files1\COMMON~1\INSTAL~1\PROFES~1\RunTime\11\50\Intel32\Ctor.dll,LaunchSetup "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{A
Estimated size: 105.52 MB
Language: English
Files installed by Acer Empowering Technology
| Program executable: | acer.empowering.framework.supervisor.exe |
| Acer Empowering Techonology Framework Launcher |
| Path: | C:\acer\empowering technology\acer.empowering.framework.supervisor.exe |
| MD5: | 39cbe2e778299f468bbd5b45cfb90a70 |
Additional files:
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acer.empowering.windows.forms.dll (by Acer inc) - Acer Empowering UI Components (AcerEmpoweringUI)
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Acer.Empowering.Framework.Host.dll - Empowering Technology (Acer Empowering Technology Plugin Host)
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Acer.Empowering.Framework.Interface.dll - Acer Empowering Technology Framework Plugin Interface
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eLock.Serv.Interface.dll - Acer eLock Management
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eAPLauncher.exe - Acer eAP Launch Tool
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Acer.Empowering.Framework.LaunchBarView.dll - Acer Empowering Technology Framework Views
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Acer.Empowering.Framework.Presenter.dll
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acer.empowering.framework.shared.dll
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Acer.Empowering.Shared.UI.dll - Acer Empowering Technology 2.5 Shared UI module
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Remove_eRecovery.exe
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eNet Service.exe - Acer eNet Management (acer eNet Management Service)
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eNetServiceInterface.dll - eNetServiceInterface Dynamic Link Library
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interop.shell32.dll - Assembly imported from type library 'Shell32'.
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eSettings.Model.ComputerInterfaces.dll - ComputerInterfaces
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ET-UI-DT.exe (by Macromedia) - Shockwave Flash (Macromedia Flash Player 8.0 r22)
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ET-UI-DT-cs.exe (by Macromedia)
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ET-UI-DT-da.exe
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ET-UI-DT-de.exe
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ET-UI-DT-el.exe
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ET-UI-DT-es.exe
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ET-UI-DT-fi.exe
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ET-UI-DT-fr.exe
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ET-UI-DT-hu.exe
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ET-UI-DT-it.exe
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ET-UI-DT-ja.exe
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ET-UI-DT-nl.exe
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ET-UI-DT-no.exe
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ET-UI-DT-pl.exe
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ET-UI-DT-pt.exe
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ET-UI-DT-ru.exe
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ET-UI-DT-sv.exe
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ET-UI-DT-tr.exe
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ET-UI-DT-zh-CHS.exe
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ET-UI-DT-zh-CHT.exe
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ET-UI-NB.exe (by Adobe Systems) - Adobe Flash Player 9.0 r45
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ET-UI-NB-de.exe
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ET-UI-NB-es.exe
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ET-UI-NB-fr.exe
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ET-UI-NB-it.exe
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ET-UI-NB-ja.exe
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ET-UI-NB-nl.exe
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ET-UI-NB-pt.exe
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ET-UI-NB-sv.exe
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ET-UI-NB-zh-CHS.exe
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ET-UI-NB-zh-CHT.exe
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Acer.Empowering.Framework.DialogManager.dll - DialogManager
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ieryetf.dll - IERYETF
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log4net.dll (by The Apache Software Foundation) - log4net (log4net for .NET Framework 2.0)
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AllAccess.dll - ePC
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Acer.Empowering.Framework.PasswordSetting.dll
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FullAccess.exe
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scrollbarlib.dll
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SysMonitor.exe
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WMIAcerCheck.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- eAPLauncher.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{3CD7DC43-4747-4BB2-9395-9118877D0B6B}' (runs on registration).
Service
- eNet Service.exe runs as a service named 'eNet Service' (eNet Service) "Acer eNet Management Service".
Startup File (User Run)
- eAPLauncher.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Acer eAPLauncher' and executes as "C:\Acer\Empowering Technology\eAPLauncher.exe".
Startup File (All Users Run)
- SysMonitor.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Acer Empowering Technology Monitor' which loads as C:\Acer\Empowering Technology\SysMonitor.exe.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- Acer.Empowering.Framework.Supervisor.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Acer\Empowering Technology\ACER.EMPOWERING.FRAMEWORK.SUPERVISOR.EXE'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| Acer.Empowering.Framework.Supervisor.exe |
| Memory: | 34.37 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0001715973% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00003977% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00013183% | |
| eNet Service.exe |
| Memory: | 14.88 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0001077654% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00006282% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00004495% | |
| SysMonitor.exe |
| Memory: | 13.36 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0000528889% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00003180% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00002109% | |
How do I remove Acer Empowering Technology?
You can uninstall Acer Empowering Technology 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 Empowering 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).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Acer Empowering Technology.
OS VERSIONS
Win Vista (SP2) 77%
Win Vista 0%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 20%
Keep it 80%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows Vista |
92.01% |
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| Windows 7 |
6.61% |
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| Windows 10 |
1.17% |
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| Windows XP |
0.20% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
72.88% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
16.22% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
3.30% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
2.32% |
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| Windows Vista Business |
2.02% |
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| Windows Vista Ultimate |
0.81% |
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Geography
34.15% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
34.15% |
| France |
9.21% |
| United Kingdom |
9.04% |
| Italy |
7.93% |
| Germany |
7.18% |
| Canada |
5.67% |
| Spain |
3.95% |
| Netherlands |
3.84% |
| Australia |
1.98% |
| Belgium |
1.86% |
| Taiwan |
1.13% |
| Norway |
1.10% |
| Finland |
1.05% |
| Sweden |
0.93% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Acer |
98.82% |
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| Dell |
0.45% |
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| Sahara |
0.31% |
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| ASUS |
0.31% |
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| American Megatrends |
0.10% |
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Common models |
| Acer Aspire 5315 |
7.68% |
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| Acer Aspire 5920G |
6.28% |
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| Acer Aspire 7720 |
4.78% |
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| Acer Aspire 5920 |
4.67% |
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| Acer Aspire T180 |
4.52% |
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| Acer Extensa 5620 |
3.45% |
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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