Acer eLock Management
What is Acer eLock Management?
Acer eLock Management is pre-installed with various Acer laptops.
About (from Acer)
Acer eLock Management protects your data by allowing you to control access to external storage devices (removable storage devices, floppy, optical and network drives), data interfaces (Bluetooth, infrared, serial and parallel) and printers. Use Password Setup from the Empowering Technology toolbar to set the Empowering... Read more
Overview
Acer eLock Management is a software program developed by Acer. The most common release is 2.5.4302, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon being installed, the software adds a Windows Service which is designed to run continuously in the background. Manually stopping the service has been seen to cause the program to stop functing properly. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. 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 primary executable is named acer elock management.exe. The setup package generally installs about 24 files and is usually about 10.1 MB (10,589,204 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows Vista (SP2) and Windows Vista . While about 33% of users of Acer eLock Management come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Italy.
Program details
URL: www.acer.com
Installation folder: C:\Acer\Empowering Technology\eLock\
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\8\Intel 32\IDriver.exe /M{6CA897D0-67F5-4F75-8261-DC8BFCA6DA42}
Estimated size: 10.1 MB
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by Acer eLock Management
| Program executable: | acer elock management.exe |
| Path: | C:\acer\empowering technology\elock\acer elock management.exe |
| MD5: | 0de25ceabccf0b5c9aa66637dc8c2ab7 |
Additional files:
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Acer.Empowering.Windows.Forms.dll (by Acer inc) - Acer Empowering UI Components (AcerEmpoweringUI)
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ConfigService.exe - Acer Empowering Technology
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Acer.Empowering.Framework.Interface.dll - Empowering Technology (Acer Empowering Technology Framework Plugin Interface)
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eLock.Client.dll - Acer eLock Management
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eLock.Serv.Interface.dll
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eLock.Serv.Library.dll
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Acer.Empowering.Shared.UI.dll - Acer Empowering Technology 2.0 Shared UI module
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eLockCTL.dll
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eLock.Serv.Main.dll
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eLockServ.exe
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Interop.Shell32.dll - Assembly imported from type library Shell32
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log4net.dll (by The Apache Software Foundation) - log4net (log4net for .NET Framework 1.1)
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Acer.Empowering.Framework.PasswordSetting.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Service
- eLockServ.exe runs as a service named 'eLock Service' (eLockService) "Acer eLock Management Service".
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- Acer eLock Management.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Acer\Empowering Technology\eLock\Acer eLock Management.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| eLockServ.exe |
| Memory: | 16.52 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0001707218% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00009206% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00007866% | |
How do I remove Acer eLock Management?
You can uninstall Acer eLock Management 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 eLock Management, 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 eLock Management.
OS VERSIONS
Win Vista (SP2) 73%
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 19%
Keep it 81%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows Vista |
88.24% |
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| Windows XP |
6.48% |
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| Windows 7 |
4.51% |
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| Windows 10 |
0.77% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
68.49% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
16.58% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
6.09% |
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| Windows Vista Business |
2.51% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
2.13% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
1.40% |
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Geography
32.59% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
32.59% |
| United Kingdom |
9.39% |
| Italy |
9.14% |
| Germany |
7.62% |
| France |
7.41% |
| Canada |
4.38% |
| Netherlands |
3.83% |
| Spain |
3.83% |
| Belgium |
1.89% |
| Australia |
1.73% |
| Finland |
1.47% |
| Norway |
1.43% |
| Taiwan |
0.97% |
| DK |
0.88% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Acer |
94.76% |
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| Sahara |
3.93% |
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| Dell |
0.39% |
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| ASUS |
0.34% |
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| Lenovo |
0.24% |
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| GIGABYTE |
0.15% |
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| Toshiba |
0.05% |
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| Packard Bell |
0.05% |
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| Intel |
0.05% |
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| American Megatrends |
0.05% |
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Common models |
| Acer Aspire 5315 |
10.12% |
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| Acer Aspire 5920G |
8.17% |
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| Acer Aspire 7720 |
6.22% |
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| Acer Aspire 5920 |
6.06% |
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| Acer Extensa 5620 |
4.73% |
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| Acer Aspire 5715Z |
3.80% |
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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