Should I remove Adguard?

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

Versions

Version	Distribution
6.0.189.984	3.80%
6.0.14.85	0.04%
5.10.2051.6368	28.98%
5.10.2047.6364	0.04%
5.10.2037.6351	2.56%
5.10.2035.6350	0.75%
5.10.2025.6326	1.55%
5.10.2024.6316	0.13%
5.10.2021.6301	4.46%
5.10.2019.6293	1.72%
5.10.2017.6287	0.27%
5.10.2010.6262	5.12%
5.10.2004.6244	1.19%
5.10.1196.6219	2.12%
5.10.1195.6216	0.04%
5.10.1190.6188	3.45%
5.10.1186.6168	2.92%
5.10.1167.5997	7.55%
5.10.1164.5985	8.52%
5.10.1156.5925	2.52%
5.9.1081.5529	13.07%
5.9.1080.5519	0.57%
5.9.1073.5503	0.18%
5.8.1008.5204	3.67%
5.7.996.5118	0.93%
5.7.978.5041	0.09%
5.7.961.4978	0.09%
5.6.867.4578	0.13%
5.6.864.4574	0.49%
5.6.864.4572	0.49%
5.6.850.4498	1.06%
5.6.847.4482	0.13%
5.5.590.3465	0.88%
5.5.557.3275	0.04%
5.5.500.2934	0.27%
5.4.425.2526	0.04%
5.3.346.2114	0.04%
5.3.343.2100	0.04%
5.2.283.1827	0.04%

Rankings

• #4,574 Microsoft Office PowerPoint Viewer 2007 (Spanish)
• #4,575 Mozilla Firefox 45.0 (x86 en-US)
• #4,576 GIGABYTE OC_GURU II
• #4,577 CursorFX by Stardock
• #4,578 NVIDIA System Monitor
• #4,579 Adguard by Performix
• #4,580 Poker Pop by Oberon Media
• #4,581 TidyNetwork
• #4,582 AviSynth 2.6
• #4,583 BBC iPlayer Desktop by British Broadcasting
• #4,584 AIM 7 by AOL

from Performix

Remove Adguard by Performix

Adguard is a software program developed by Performix. The most common release is 5.10.2051.6368, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. 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. 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 setup package generally installs about 70 files and is usually about 7.35 MB (7,704,576 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 10 and Windows 7 (SP1). While about 31% of users of Adguard come from the United States, it is also popular in Russia and UA.

URL: adguard.com

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\adguard

Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{C6FDD363-A185-45C3-B6DB-482A3EE354EF}

Estimated size: 7.35 MB

Language: English (United States)

adguard.exe
Memory:	135.37 MB	21.09 MB average
Total CPU:	0.0184024488%	0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:	0.00016285%	0.016088% average
User CPU:	0.01823960%	0.015104% average

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 Adguard, 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 Adguard.

OS VERSIONS Win 10 47% Win 7 (SP1) 0%

HOW IT STARTS Automatically starts? Yes (Found in the run registry)

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 9% Keep it 91%

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	31.06%
Russia	28.45%
UA	4.94%
United Kingdom	4.86%
Germany	2.29%
Australia	2.01%
India	1.93%
Canada	1.61%
France	1.57%
Italy	1.28%
Saudi Arabia	1.08%
BY	1.04%
Kazakstan	0.96%
Egypt	0.92%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

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