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What percent of users and experts removed it?
4% remove it96% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #24,803
United States Rank #26,872
Reach 0.0071%

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.1 20.00%
1.0b3 3.57%
1.0b2 2.86%
1.0 73.57%

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AltDrag

Overview

AltDrag is a program developed by Stefan Sundin. The most used version is 1.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. 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 altdrag.exe. The software installer includes 6 files and is usually about 496.26 KB (508,172 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 36% of users of AltDrag come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and Austria.

Program detailsProgram details

Help link: code.google.com/p/altdrag
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\altdrag
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\AltDrag\Uninstall.exe"
Estimated size: 496.26 KB

Program filesFiles installed by AltDrag

Program executable:altdrag.exe
AltDrag
Path:C:\Program Files\altdrag\altdrag.exe
MD5:16b2c1d51d01b1f9a4e6805ce697b8cf
Additional files:
  • hooks.dll - Hooks for AltDrag
  • hooks_x64.dll - Hooks (x64) for AltDrag
  • HookWindows_x64.exe - HookWindows (x64) for AltDrag
  • Uninstall.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • AltDrag.exe is scheduled as a task named 'AltDrag' (runs on boot).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • AltDrag.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Start AltDrag.
Startup File (User Run)
  • AltDrag.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'AltDrag' and executes as "C:\Program Files\AltDrag\AltDrag.exe".

How do I remove AltDrag?

You can uninstall AltDrag 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 AltDrag, 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 AltDrag.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 51%
Win XP 1%
 
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 4%
Keep it 96%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 51.43%
Windows 10 47.86%
Windows XP 0.71%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Professional 21.43%
Windows 7 Home Premium 20.71%
Windows 8.1 12.86%
Windows 8.1 Pro 10.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 9.29%
Windows 10 Pro 7.86%

Distribution by countryGeography

35.67% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 35.67%
  Germany 27.39%
  Austria 4.46%
  France 3.18%
  Sweden 3.18%
  Canada 3.18%
  United Kingdom 3.18%
  Mexico 2.55%
  DK 2.55%
  Netherlands 1.91%
  Taiwan 1.27%
  Belgium 1.27%
  Australia 1.27%
  India 1.27%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
ASUS 20.90%
Acer 16.42%
Dell 13.43%
Hewlett-Packard 13.43%
GIGABYTE 11.94%
Lenovo 10.45%
Medion 4.48%
Samsung 2.99%
Toshiba 2.99%
American Megatrends 1.49%
Alienware 1.49%
Common models
ASUSTeK G75VX 4.85%
MSI MS-7821 3.88%
ASUS All Series 2.91%
HP HP ENVY x360 m6 Conver... 1.94%
MSI MS-7917 1.94%
Hewlett-Packard h8-1219eg 1.94%

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