Should I remove BOINC?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
6% remove it94% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #4,172
United States Rank #3,413
Reach 0.1285%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 14.07 days
414.98 days >
Average installed length: 218.04 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 7.14.2 |
0.12% |
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| 7.10.2 |
0.16% |
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| 7.8.3 |
2.65% |
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| 7.8.2 |
0.20% |
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| 7.6.33 |
3.24% |
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| 7.6.32 |
0.04% |
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| 7.6.29 |
0.04% |
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| 7.6.22 |
6.79% |
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| 7.6.9 |
3.75% |
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| 7.6.6 |
0.20% |
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| 7.6.2 |
0.04% |
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| 7.4.42 |
7.66% |
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| 7.4.36 |
4.42% |
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| 7.4.27 |
3.40% |
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| 7.4.22 |
0.04% |
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| 7.4.12 |
0.04% |
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| 7.3.19 |
0.04% |
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| 7.3.11 |
0.08% |
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| 7.2.42 |
16.27% |
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| 7.2.39 |
1.34% |
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| 7.2.38 |
0.04% |
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| 7.2.33 |
7.86% |
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| 7.2.31 |
0.55% |
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| 7.2.28 |
1.22% |
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| 7.2.10 |
0.08% |
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| 7.2.5 |
0.20% |
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| 7.1.1 |
0.04% |
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| 7.0.64 |
17.13% |
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| 7.0.56 |
0.08% |
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| 7.0.52 |
0.28% |
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| 7.0.44 |
0.08% |
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| 7.0.38 |
0.04% |
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| 7.0.31 |
0.12% |
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| 7.0.28 |
11.88% |
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| 7.0.25 |
1.14% |
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| 6.12.34 |
2.09% |
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| 6.12.33 |
0.47% |
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| 6.12.26 |
0.16% |
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| 6.10.60 |
0.71% |
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| 6.10.58 |
2.33% |
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| 6.10.56 |
0.28% |
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| 6.10.43 |
0.24% |
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| 6.10.36 |
0.04% |
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| 6.10.18 |
0.95% |
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| 6.10.17 |
0.08% |
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| 6.6.38 |
0.04% |
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| 6.6.36 |
0.32% |
|
| 6.6.28 |
0.04% |
|
| 6.6.20 |
0.08% |
|
| 6.4.7 |
0.04% |
|
| 6.4.5 |
0.16% |
|
| 61 versions |
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BOINC
from Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley
Overview
BOINC is a program developed by Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley. The most used version is 7.0.64, 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 boinc.exe. The software installer includes 24 files and is usually about 15.33 MB (16,073,564 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 59% of users of BOINC come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and United Kingdom.
Program details
URL: boinc.berkeley.edu
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\BOINC\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{AA72DFB8-BA38-49C9-B5A4-A95FD62641F8}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 15.33 MB
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by BOINC
| Program executable: | boinc.exe |
| Name: | BOINC client |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\BOINC\boinc.exe |
| MD5: | 84b50c4b417c4b2c4f199bc438d8b270 |
Additional files:
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boincmgr.exe - CPDNBBC core client (BOINC Manager for Windows)
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boinc.dll - BOINC Core Client (BOINC Client Platform Library)
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boinccmd.exe - BOINC core client (BOINC Command Line Interface)
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boincsvcctrl.exe - BOINC service controller
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boincscr.exe - BOINC client (BOINC Screensaver)
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boinctray.exe - BOINC System Tray for Windows
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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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libcurl.dll (by The cURL library, http://curl.haxx.se/) - The cURL library (libcurl Shared Library)
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zlib1.dll - ZLib.DLL (zlib data compression and ZIP file I/O library)
Behaviors exhibited
2 Scheduled Tasks
- boincmgr.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{573C6BDF-5F29-4303-A3FA-054E48BB54BA}' (runs on registration).
- boinccmd.exe is scheduled as a task named 'PGupdate'.
2 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)
- boinctray.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 5.
- boincmgr.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 8.
Service
- boinc.exe runs as a service named 'BOINC' (BOINC) "Downloads, executes, and uploads BOINC tasks".
2 Startup Files (User Run)
- boincmgr.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'boincmgr' and executes as "C:\Program Files\BOINC\boincmgr.exe" /a /s.
- boinctray.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'boinctray' and executes as "C:\Program Files\BOINC\boinctray.exe".
2 Startup Files (All Users Run)
- boinctray.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'boinctray' which loads as "C:\Program Files\BOINC\boinctray.exe".
- boincmgr.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'boincmgr' which loads as "C:\Program Files\BOINC\boincmgr.exe" /a /s.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- boinc.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\BOINC\boinc.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| boinc.exe |
| Memory: | 4.95 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0006218926% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00035646% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00026544% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 419,811 | |
| Switches/sec: | 2 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 118 Bytes | |
| I/O writes/min: | 745 Bytes | |
| boincmgr.exe |
| Memory: | 7.66 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0004108571% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00009006% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00032080% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 767,194 | |
| Switches/sec: | 5 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 483 Bytes | |
| I/O writes/min: | 0 Bytes | |
| boinctray.exe |
| Memory: | 2.66 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0000027964% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000140% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000140% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 8,400 | |
How do I remove BOINC?
You can uninstall BOINC 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 BOINC, 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 BOINC.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 53%
Win 8.1 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 6%
Keep it 94%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
54.22% |
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| Windows 10 |
36.84% |
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| Windows Vista |
4.57% |
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| Windows XP |
4.37% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
26.54% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
13.57% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
11.82% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
8.93% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
7.66% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
6.27% |
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Geography
58.80% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
58.80% |
| Germany |
6.14% |
| United Kingdom |
5.55% |
| France |
4.17% |
| Canada |
3.29% |
| Italy |
1.94% |
| Australia |
1.66% |
| Netherlands |
1.44% |
| Belgium |
1.41% |
| Spain |
1.19% |
| Finland |
1.16% |
| Brazil |
1.03% |
| Japan |
0.94% |
| Sweden |
0.91% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
24.29% |
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| Dell |
23.75% |
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| Acer |
13.45% |
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| ASUS |
11.15% |
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| GIGABYTE |
10.76% |
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| Lenovo |
4.53% |
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| Toshiba |
3.69% |
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| Intel |
3.15% |
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| Samsung |
1.61% |
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| MSI |
1.46% |
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| Alienware |
1.23% |
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| American Megatrends |
0.92% |
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Common models |
| ASUS All Series |
9.44% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
4.02% |
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| Dell XPS 8300 |
2.81% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
2.81% |
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| Dell XPS 8500 |
2.41% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
2.41% |
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