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Should I remove Explorer Agent?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
9% remove it91% keep it
Overall Sentiment
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How common is it?
Global Rank #37,822
United States Rank #33,265
Reach 0.0028%

Versions

VersionDistribution
2.00.3001 44.64%
2.00.3000 55.36%

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Explorer Agent

Overview

Explorer Agent is a program developed by Acer. The most used version is 2.00.3000, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program registers itself to launch on boot through a Windows Schedule Task in order to automatically start-up. The software installer includes 2 files and is usually about 2.13 MB (2,234,537 bytes). A majority of the PCs this is running on, most OS versions are Windows 10. While about 51% of users of Explorer Agent come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada and France.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.acer.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Acer\Acer Explorer Agent\
Uninstaller: Msiexec.exe /i {4D0F42CF-1693-43D9-BDC8-19141D023EE0} ACER=1 PRODUCTNAME="Acer Explorer Agent" REMOVEUSEC=1 BOOTSTRATOR=1
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 2.13 MB
Language: English (United Kingdom)

Program filesFiles installed by Explorer Agent

  • AEHelper.exe - AEHelper
  • AEAgent.exe - AEAgent

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • AEHelper.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named AcerExplorerHelper.

How do I remove Explorer Agent?

You can uninstall Explorer Agent 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 Explorer Agent, 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 Explorer Agent.

PC BRAND OF CHOICE
100%
Acer
 
HOW IT STARTS
Scheduled task? Yes
(Runs on Windows boot)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 9%
Keep it 91%

Distribution by countryGeography

51.43% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 51.43%
  Canada 8.57%
  France 7.14%
  United Kingdom 7.14%
  Brazil 5.71%
  Italy 4.29%
  Mexico 2.86%
  Germany 2.86%
  DK 2.86%
  Singapore 1.43%
  Australia 1.43%
  Russia 1.43%
  Portugal 1.43%
  Spain 1.43%

About Acer

Acer is a Taiwanese hardware and electronics corporation whose products include desktop and laptop computer PCs, tablet computers, servers, storage devices, displays, smartphones and peripherals.
Publisher URL: www.acer.com

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