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Should I remove CA DSM Agent + Remote Control plugin English only Edition?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
3% remove it97% keep it
Overall Sentiment
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How common is it?
Global Rank #44,099
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Versions

VersionDistribution
12.9.0.338 2.56%
12.8.0.690 7.69%
12.5.1000.767 R1 2.56%
12.5.1000.767 41.03%
12.5.0.2307 38.46%
12.0.1.1378 7.69%

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CA DSM Agent + Remote Control plugin English only Edition

What is CA DSM Agent + Remote Control plugin English only Edition?  (from CA)

Remote control functions are used in a variety of situations, including remote support and training.The remote control feature lets you concurrently access multiple desktops with different operating systems, transfer files, and chat. But more importantly, all of this power can be controlled and administered from a ce...  Read more

Overview

CA DSM Agent + Remote Control plugin English only Edition is a software program developed by CA. The most common release is 12.5.1000.767, 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 setup package generally installs about 138 files and is usually about 63.24 MB (66,307,817 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows XP. While about 38% of users of CA DSM Agent + Remote Control plugin English only Edition come from the United States, it is also popular in Brazil and Colombia.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.ca.com
Help link: support.ca.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\CA\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{84288555-A79E-4ABD-BA53-219C4D2CA20B}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 63.24 MB

Program filesFiles installed by CA DSM Agent + Remote Control plugin English only Edition

  • am_aguiplugin.dll - CA IT Client Manager r12 (CA IT Client Manager r12 Asset Managment Agent UI Library)
  • amAdvInvNt.exe - CA IT Client Manager r12 General Inventory for Windows NT
  • amAgentAfterCopyW.dll - CA IT Client Manager r12 AM Agent Installer After Copy
  • amagentsvc.exe - CA IT Client Manager r12 Asset Management Agent
  • amappw32.exe
  • amdifw32.exe - CA IT Client Manager r12 Inventory Difference for Windows NT
  • amicimw32.exe - CA IT Client Manager r12 WBEM Inventory
  • amilicw32.exe
  • amiscap.exe - CA IT Client Manager r12 SCAP Inventory
  • amisww32.exe - CA IT Client Manager r12 Asset Management File Scan
  • amm2iw32.exe - CA IT Client Manager r12 AM MIF Converter
  • amMbcam.dll - CA IT Client Manager r12 am_rscamw32
  • ammbvcapiw32.dll - CA IT Client Manager r12 Asset Management Multibyte Sector API
  • ammsapim.dll - CA IT Client Manager r12 Metering Server API
  • amRsapi.dll - CA IT Client Manager r12 am_rsapi
  • amRsapim.dll
  • amservice.exe - CA IT Client Manager r12 Asset Management Service Scan
  • amshelhook.dll - CA IT Client Manager r12 AM SWUsage Shelhook.dll
  • AMSMSnapshot.dll - CA IT Client Manager r12 AM SWUsage AfterCopy.dll
  • AMSMSnapshot64.dll
  • amsoftscan.exe - CA IT Client Manager r12 Asset management Software scanner
  • amswmagt.exe - CA IT Client Manager r12 AM SWUsage Agent
  • amswmspwnt.exe - CA IT Client Manager r12 AM SWUsage Spawner
  • amswmwts.dll
  • amswmwts64.dll
  • amswsigscan.exe - CA IT Client Manager r12 Software Signature Scanner
  • amtoolhelp.dll - CA IT Client Manager r12 AM SWUsage Toolhelp.dll
  • amtplw32.exe - CA IT Client Manager r12 Template Inventory for Windows NT
  • AMUsageWrapper.dll
  • amUsersnt.exe - CA IT Client Manager r12 User Inventory for Windows NT
  • cacertutil.exe - CA IT Client Manager r12 Certificate Management tool
  • CAF.exe - CA IT Client Manager r12 Common Application Framework
  • cainf.dll - CA IT Client Manager r12 CA Common Asset information
  • CAMAfterCopy.dll - CA IT Client Manager r12 CAM
  • CAMUninstall.dll
  • cbbcore.dll - CA IT Client Manager r12 CBB Core
  • cbbcstor.dll - CA IT Client Manager r12 CBB Certificate Store
  • cbbkstor.dll - CA IT Client Manager r12 CBB KS
  • cbbtls.dll - CA IT Client Manager r12 CBB TLS
  • ccnfagent.exe - CA IT Client Manager r12 Common Configuration Agent
  • ccnfagentapi.dll - CA IT Client Manager r12 CCNF agent API
  • ccnfcmda.exe - CA IT Client Manager r12 CCNF agent CLI
  • ccnfcsmplugin.dll - CA IT Client Manager r12 CCNF CSM plugin
  • ccsCmp32.dll - CA IT Client Manager r12 Software Management
  • ccsmagent.dll - CA IT Client Manager r12 CSM AGENT
  • ccsmagtd.exe - CA IT Client Manager r12 CSM AGENT DAEMON
  • ccsmcomm.dll - CA IT Client Manager r12 CSM COMMUNICATIONS
  • ccsmtrace.dll - CA IT Client Manager r12 CSM TRACE
  • ccsmxml.dll - CA IT Client Manager r12 CSM XML HANDLER
  • cfaftercopyw.dll - CA IT Client Manager r12 CAF Installation AfterCopy
  • cfftclientapi.dll - CA IT Client Manager r12 File Transfer CLient API
  • cfftplugin.exe - CA IT Client Manager r12 File Transfer Plugin
  • cfftserverapi.dll - CA IT Client Manager r12 File Transfer Server API
  • cfmsgbox.exe - CA IT Client Manager r12 Caf's messagebox helper
  • cfpluginhelper.exe - CA IT Client Manager r12 Caf Worker Process Control Plugin Helper
  • cfpreuninstallw.dll
  • cfprocessmanager.exe - CA IT Client Manager r12External Process Manager
  • cmsrslvr.dll - CA IT Client Manager r12 Resolver Component
  • encaftercopy.dll - CA IT Client Manager r12 ENC custom actions
  • encauditapi.dll - CA IT Client Manager r12 ENC Audit API
  • encauthent.dll - CA IT Client Manager r12 Authentication Component

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Service
  • CAF.exe runs as a service named 'CA DSM r11 Common Application Framework.' (caf) "Provides common services and process control for DSM products.".

How do I remove CA DSM Agent + Remote Control plugin English only Edition?

You can uninstall CA DSM Agent + Remote Control plugin English only Edition 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 CA DSM Agent + Remote Control plugin (English only Edition), 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 CA DSM Agent + Remote Control plugin English only Edition.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 77%
Win 7 3%
 
HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 3%
Keep it 97%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 79.49%
Windows XP 10.26%
Windows 10 10.26%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Professional 53.85%
Windows 7 Enterprise 20.51%
Microsoft Windows XP 10.26%
Windows 10 Pro 2.56%
Windows 8.1 Enterprise 2.56%
Windows 8.1 Pro 2.56%

Distribution by countryGeography

37.74% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 37.74%
  Brazil 11.32%
  Colombia 5.66%
  Mexico 5.66%
  Israel 5.66%
  United Kingdom 5.66%
  Belgium 3.77%
  India 3.77%
  Canada 3.77%
  Italy 3.77%
  CY 1.89%
  Costa Rica 1.89%
  RS 1.89%
  New Zealand 1.89%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 34.29%
Dell 31.43%
Lenovo 17.14%
Toshiba 5.71%
American Megatrends 5.71%
GIGABYTE 2.86%
Intel 2.86%
Common models
LENOVO 3238BL7 2.63%
HP ProBook 4430s 2.63%
HP Compaq Elite 8300 CMT 2.63%
Dell Precision T1500 2.63%
Dell Precision M6600 2.63%
Dell Latitude E5530 vPro 2.63%

Publisher URL: www.ca.com

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