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What percent of users and experts removed it?
4% remove it96% keep it
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How common is it?
Global Rank #18,440
United States Rank #14,736
Reach 0.0127%
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| Eraser 5.8.8 |
100.00% |
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Eraser 5.8.8
Overview
Eraser 5.8.8 is a program developed by The Eraser Project. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. 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. When installed, it will add a context menu handler to the Windows shell in order to provide quick access to the program. The main program executable is eraser.exe. The software installer includes 18 files and is usually about 2.66 MB (2,792,654 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 58% of users of Eraser come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and United Kingdom.
Program details
URL: eraser.sourceforge.net
Help link: sourceforge.net/projects/eraser
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Eraser\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Eraser\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 2.66 MB
Files installed by Eraser 5.8.8
| Program executable: | eraser.exe |
| Name: | Eraser |
| Eraser. |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\eraser\eraser.exe |
| MD5: | 264e926e96d5f2a5bc5ba120b3b163db |
Additional files:
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Eraser.Manager.dll - Eraser (Eraser Manager)
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Eraser.Plugins.dll - Eraser Plugins
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Eraser.Shell.dll - Eraser Shell Extension
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Eraser.Util.dll - Eraser Platform Utilities
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Eraser.Util.FileSystem.dll - Eraser File System Utilities
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Eraser.Util.Native.dll - Eraser File Handle Unlocker
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Eraser.Util.Unlocker.dll
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DragDropLib.dll - DragDropLib
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BevelLine.dll (by DELMATIC) - BevelLine
Behaviors exhibited
Autoplay Handler
- Eraser.Shell.dll is registered as an AutoPlay event handler named 'DVDFab5OnDVDArrival' with the ProgID of 'DVDFab5Open' and the action verb 'Open.
Context Menu Handler
- Eraser.Shell.dll added to Windows Explorer under the name 'ScanNow' with a class of {41F8EF51-8CD0-4df4-A13A-0E09A7E98AB3}.
Scheduled Task
- Eraser.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{4207BB9D-A6BD-48AA-8758-9B0FE35BD784}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- Eraser.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Eraser_Reg_HKLMRun.
Startup File (User Run)
- Eraser.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Eraser' and executes as C:\Program Files\Eraser\Eraser.exe -hide.
Startup File (All Users Run)
- Eraser.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'SafePCRepair_89 Browser Plugin Loader 64' which loads as C:\Program Files2\SAFEPC~2\bar\1.bin\89brmon64.exe.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- Eraser.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Eraser\Eraser.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| Eraser.exe |
| Memory: | 44.44 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0008011866% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00011042% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00069077% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 4,214,570 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 307 Bytes | |
| I/O writes/min: | 14.82 KB | |
How do I remove Eraser?
You can uninstall Eraser 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 Eraser 5.8.8, 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 Eraser.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 62%
Win 7 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 4%
Keep it 96%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
63.35% |
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| Windows 10 |
17.53% |
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| Windows XP |
14.34% |
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| Windows Vista |
4.78% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
27.31% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
17.27% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
16.87% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
14.46% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
4.02% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
3.61% |
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Geography
58.04% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
58.04% |
| Germany |
10.09% |
| United Kingdom |
5.68% |
| Canada |
4.73% |
| France |
2.52% |
| Australia |
2.21% |
| Austria |
1.89% |
| Poland |
1.89% |
| Italy |
1.58% |
| Brazil |
0.95% |
| Switzerland |
0.95% |
| Sweden |
0.95% |
| New Zealand |
0.95% |
| Netherlands |
0.95% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
30.06% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
20.86% |
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| GIGABYTE |
12.88% |
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| Acer |
11.04% |
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| ASUS |
6.13% |
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| Toshiba |
5.52% |
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| Lenovo |
3.68% |
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| Intel |
2.45% |
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| Sahara |
2.45% |
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| American Megatrends |
2.45% |
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| Compaq |
1.84% |
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| Alienware |
0.61% |
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Common models |
| Dell XPS 8700 |
4.58% |
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| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
4.58% |
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| Dell Inspiron 531 |
3.82% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
3.05% |
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| ASUS All Series |
2.29% |
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| Compaq Presario 061 EL433... |
1.53% |
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