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What percent of users and experts removed it?
1% remove it99% keep it
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How common is it?
Global Rank #17,995
United States Rank #24,432
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DVD Shrink 3.1.7

What is DVD Shrink?

DVDShrink is a free software to backup DVD disks. You can use this software in conjunction with DVD burning software of your choice, to make a backup copy of any DVD video disk. DVD Shrink does not burn DVDs! The output from DVD Shrink is saved as files on your hard drive, which you can then burn to a DVD-R using separate burning software, such as the software provided with your DVD-R drive.

About  (from DVD Shrink)

A FREE software solution for shrinking original DVDs onto recordable media.

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 setup package generally installs about 4 files and is usually about 1.42 MB (1,493,952 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.dvdshrink.org
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\dvd shrink
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\DVD Shrink\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 1.42 MB

Program filesFiles installed by DVD Shrink 3.1.7

  • DVD Shrink 3.1.exe - DVD Shrink (DVD Shrink 3.1)
  • DVD Shrink 3.2.exe - DVD Shrink 3.2
  • unins000.exe - Inno Setup (Uninstaller)
  • FixVTS.exe - FixVTS Application (FixVTS)

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Autoplay Handler
  • DVD Shrink 3.2.exe is registered as an AutoPlay event handler named 'Backup Movie With DVD Shrink_using_DVD Shrink 3.2' with the ProgID of 'DVD Shrink 3.2_autoplay_handler' and the action verb 'Backup Movie With DVD Shrink_verb.
Scheduled Task
  • DVD Shrink 3.2.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{6F47F465-FA7D-4CFF-878B-7970F17E350F}' (runs on registration).
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • unins000.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Lavalys\EVEREST Home Edition\unins000.exe'.

How do I remove DVD Shrink?

You can uninstall DVD Shrink 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 DVD Shrink 3.1.7, 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 DVD Shrink.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 55%
Win XP 2%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 1%
Keep it 99%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#17,995

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 59.16%
Windows Vista 14.89%
Windows XP 14.12%
Windows 10 11.83%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 33.08%
Microsoft Windows XP 13.85%
Windows 7 Professional 13.08%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 12.31%
Windows 7 Ultimate 10.38%
Windows 8.1 3.85%

Distribution by countryGeography

24.31% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 24.31%
  Germany 22.22%
  Japan 8.68%
  France 6.25%
  Australia 5.90%
  United Kingdom 5.56%
  Italy 4.51%
  Canada 3.82%
  Brazil 3.47%
  DK 2.08%
  Greece 2.08%
  South Africa 1.74%
  Belgium 1.04%
  Spain 1.04%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 22.46%
Acer 19.57%
Hewlett-Packard 17.39%
GIGABYTE 9.42%
Medion 9.42%
Intel 7.25%
ASUS 5.07%
NEC 3.62%
Lenovo 2.90%
American Megatrends 1.45%
MSI 1.45%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 4.35%
Gigabyte B250M-D2V 2.61%
MEDIONPC MS-7366 2.61%
MEDIONPC MS-7616 2.61%
Acer Aspire M3870 1.74%
ASUS All Series 1.74%

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