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Should I remove CA DSM Agent + Software Delivery plugin English only Edition?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
8% remove it92% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #39,493
United States Rank #36,712
Reach 0.0026%

Versions

VersionDistribution
12.9.0.338 1.96%
12.8.0.690 3.92%
12.5.1000.767 R1 1.96%
12.5.1000.767 50.98%
12.5.0.2307 33.33%
12.0.1.1378 7.84%

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CA DSM Agent + Software Delivery plugin English only Edition

What is CA DSM Agent + Software Delivery plugin English only Edition?  (from CA)

The software delivery features available within Unicenter DSM provide a flexible and comprehensive mechanism for building, distributing, installing and managing software on target systems across the enterprise. Policy-based automation makes it simple to maintain the state of software on all the computers within the en...  Read more

Overview

CA DSM Agent + Software Delivery plugin English only Edition is a program developed by CA. The most used version is 12.5.1000.767, 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. The software installer includes 191 files and is usually about 5.72 MB (6,001,152 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 45% of users of CA DSM Agent + Software Delivery plugin English only Edition come from the United States, it is also popular in Brazil and Mexico.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.ca.com
Help link: support.ca.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\CA\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{62ADA55C-1B98-431F-8618-CDF3CE4CFEEC}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 5.72 MB

Program filesFiles installed by CA DSM Agent + Software Delivery 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
  • amRsapim.dll - CA IT Client Manager r12 am_rsapi
  • 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
  • CAUserMessageBox.dll - CA IT Client Manager r12 User message box
  • 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
  • ccsini32.dll
  • ccslck32.dll
  • 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
  • ccsscr32.dll
  • ccstoo32.dll
  • ccstrc32.dll
  • cfaftercopyw.dll - CA IT Client Manager r12 CAF Installation AfterCopy
  • cfagentplugin.dll - CA IT Client Manager r12 Common Agent Resource Library
  • cfbasichwwnt.exe - CA IT Client Manager r12 Basic Hardware Inventory Collector (WNT+)
  • cfbasicinv.dll - CA IT Client Manager r12 Basic Hardware Inventory Component
  • cfbuffer.dll - CA IT Client Manager r12 Buffer Common Component
  • cfcafapi.dll - CA IT Client Manager r12 Common Application Framework Api
  • cfcafdialog.exe - CA IT Client Manager r12 caf's reboot/logoff helper dialog

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.".
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • cfsystray.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'CAF_SystemTray' which loads as "C:\Program Files\CA\DSM\bin\cfSysTray.exe".

How do I remove CA DSM Agent + Software Delivery plugin English only Edition?

You can uninstall CA DSM Agent + Software Delivery 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 + Software Delivery 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 + Software Delivery plugin English only Edition.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 82%
Win 7 2%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 8%
Keep it 92%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 84.31%
Windows 10 9.80%
Windows XP 5.88%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Professional 56.86%
Windows 7 Enterprise 23.53%
Microsoft Windows XP 5.88%
Windows 10 Pro 1.96%
Windows 8.1 Enterprise 1.96%
Windows 8.1 Pro 1.96%

Distribution by countryGeography

45.31% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 45.31%
  Brazil 7.81%
  Mexico 7.81%
  Colombia 4.69%
  Israel 4.69%
  Belgium 3.13%
  India 3.13%
  Canada 3.13%
  United Kingdom 3.13%
  CY 1.56%
  South Africa 1.56%
  RS 1.56%
  New Zealand 1.56%
  Argentina 1.56%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 47.73%
Hewlett-Packard 31.82%
Lenovo 9.09%
Toshiba 4.55%
Intel 2.27%
GIGABYTE 2.27%
American Megatrends 2.27%
Common models
Dell Latitude E6430 8.00%
Dell Latitude E6420 6.00%
Dell OptiPlex 7010 4.00%
HP ProBook 430 G1 4.00%
Dell Dell System XPS L3... 4.00%
LENOVO 4517RS9 2.00%

Publisher URL: www.ca.com

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