Should I remove Belarc Advisor?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
4% remove it96% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Reach <0.001%
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 8.2.7.18 |
100.00% |
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Belarc Advisor
from Belarc Inc.
What is Belarc Advisor?
Belarc also offers the Belarc Advisor as a free download for personal use. The Belarc Advisor builds a detailed profile of installed software and hardware, missing security patches, anti-virus status, NIST SCAP security configurations (USGCB, FDCC), and displays the results in a Web browser. All of the profile information is kept private on the user's computer and is not sent to any web server.
About (from Belarc)
The Belarc Advisor builds a detailed profile of your installed software and hardware, network inventory, missing Microsoft hotfixes, anti-virus status, security benchmarks, and displays the results in your Web browser. All of your PC profile information is kept private on your PC and is not sent to any web server. Th... Read more
Overview
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 primary executable is named BelarcAdvisor.exe.
Program details
URL: www.belarc.com
Help link: www.belarc.com/download.html#faq
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Belarc\Advisor
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files1\Belarc\Advisor\Uninstall.exe" "C:\Program Files1\Belarc\Advisor\INSTALL.LOG"
Files installed by Belarc Advisor
| Program executable: | BelarcAdvisor.exe |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\Belarc\Advisor\BelarcAdvisor.exe |
| MD5: | e5d3b1c1f6587837883b16e09b7e33c5 |
Additional files:
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BelarcAdvisor.exe
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Uninstall.exe
Behaviors exhibited
2 Scheduled Tasks
- Uninstall.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{6768D28E-B6AC-49C5-988D-1DD310504E28}' (runs on registration).
- BelarcAdvisor.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{B91DD010-B409-4606-BD2A-5022FBC200B4}' (runs on registration).
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- BelarcAdvisor.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Belarc\Advisor\BelarcAdvisor.exe'.
How do I remove Belarc Advisor?
You can uninstall Belarc Advisor 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 Belarc Advisor, 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 Belarc Advisor.
USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 4%
Keep it 96%
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MOST USED OS
~99%
Windows XP
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COUNTRY POPULARITY
100.00%
United States
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Geography
100.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?