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What percent of users and experts removed it?
24% remove it76% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #9,504
United States Rank #7,905
Reach 0.0391%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 6.35 days
187.38 days >
Average installed length: 98.45 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
5.3.0.8 100.00%

Glary Utilities 5.3

What is Glary Utilities?

This is a PC 'optimization' program with intention to increase the performance of a computer.

About  (from Glarysoft Ltd)

Automated and all-in-one PC care service with Registry Fix, Privacy Protection, System Cleaning and more. Provides a one-stop solution for PC performance optimization.

Overview

Glary Utilities 5.3 is a program developed by Glarysoft Ltd. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. 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). 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 integrator.exe. The software installer includes 55 files and is usually about 35.69 MB (37,419,294 bytes). AutoUpdate.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 55% of users of Glary Utilities come from the United States, it is also popular in France and United Kingdom.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: 54.186.7.180
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\glary utilities 5
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Glary Utilities 5\uninst.exe
Estimated size: 35.69 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Glary Utilities 5.3

Program executable:integrator.exe
Name:Glary Utilities
Glary Utilities 5
Path:C:\Program Files\glary utilities 5\integrator.exe
MD5:e5383219b9b342a75d1374b81ba3bd97
Additional files:
  • AppMetrics.dll - Glary Utilities (Glarysoft AppMetrics Library)
  • AutoUpdate.exe - Glary Utilities AutoUpdate
  • Backup.dll - Backup Library
  • BootTime.dll - BootTime Library
  • BottDefrag.dll - BottDefrag Library
  • CheckDisk.dll - Glary Utilities CheckDisk
  • CheckDisk.exe
  • CheckUpdate.dll - CheckUpdate Library
  • CheckUpdate.exe - Glary Utilities CheckUpdate
  • cmm.exe - cmm
  • Config.dll - Config Library
  • Config_Portable.dll
  • ContextHandler.dll - Context Menu Handler
  • CrashReport.dll - Glaysoft Crash Report
  • CrashReport.exe - Glarysoft Crash Report
  • DiskAnalysis.exe - Glary Utilities DiskAnalyzsis
  • DiskCleaner.dll - Glary Utilities DiskCleaner
  • DiskCleaner.exe
  • DiskDefrag.exe - Glary Utilities Disk Defragmenter
  • DriverBackup.exe - Driver Backup/Restore
  • dupefinder.exe - Glary Utilities Dupefinder
  • EmptyFolderFinder.exe - EmptyFolderFinder
  • EncryptExe.exe - File Decrypter
  • fileencrypt.exe - File Encrypter and Decrypter
  • FileScanFilter.dll - Glary Utilities ShortcutFixer
  • filesplitter.exe - File Splitter and Joiner
  • FileUndelete.exe - Glary Utilities FileUndelete
  • GridMap.ocx - GridMap Control
  • iehelper.exe - Browser Assistant
  • Initialize.exe - Glary Utilities Initialize
  • Integrator_Portable.exe - Glary Utilities 5
  • joinExe.exe - File Joiner
  • languages.dll - Language Library
  • LockDll.dll - LockDll Library
  • Log.dll - Log Library
  • MachineCode.dll - MachineCode Library
  • memdefrag.exe - Memory Defrager
  • Memfiles.dll - Memfiles DLL
  • MemfilesService.exe - MemfilesService
  • CheckDiskProgress.exe - Glary Utilites (Check Disk Progress)
  • gsd.exe - SecurelyDelete (Securely Delete Files)
  • autodll.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Context Menu Handler
  • ContextHandler.dll added to Windows Explorer under the name 'Glary Utilities 3' with a class of {B3C418F8-922B-4faf-915E-59BC14448CF7}.
3 Scheduled Tasks
  • DiskDefrag.exe is scheduled as a task named 'DiskDefrag' (runs monthly on Wednesdays at 09:00).
  • CheckUpdate.exe is scheduled as a task named 'GlaryUpdate 5' (runs daily at 10:00).
  • Integrator.exe is scheduled as a task named 'GU5SkipUAC'.
2 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)
  • DiskDefrag.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Disk Speedup.
  • Initialize.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named GlaryInitialize 5.
Startup File (User Run)
  • memdefrag.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Glary Memory Optimizer' and executes as C:\Program Files\Glary Utilities 5\memdefrag.exe /autostart.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

Integrator.exe
Memory:12.42 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0060457807%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00324609%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00279969%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:1,714,361
8,062,084 average
I/O reads/min:272.01 KB
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:338 Bytes
105.02 KB average

How do I remove Glary Utilities?

You can uninstall Glary Utilities 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 Glary Utilities 5.3, 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 Glary Utilities.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 57%
Win 8 0%
 
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 24%
Keep it 76%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 59.35%
Windows 10 30.13%
Windows Vista 5.45%
Windows XP 5.06%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 35.48%
Windows 8.1 14.72%
Windows 7 Ultimate 10.91%
Windows 7 Professional 10.25%
Windows 8.1 Pro 5.52%
Microsoft Windows XP 4.99%

Distribution by countryGeography

54.84% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 54.84%
  France 7.08%
  United Kingdom 6.24%
  Italy 3.64%
  Germany 3.02%
  Canada 2.91%
  Australia 2.19%
  India 1.25%
  Netherlands 1.25%
  Brazil 1.04%
  Spain 1.04%
  South Africa 0.83%
  Mexico 0.83%
  Belgium 0.73%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 27.67%
Dell 20.99%
Acer 15.84%
Toshiba 11.64%
ASUS 8.78%
Lenovo 4.39%
GIGABYTE 4.01%
Samsung 3.82%
Intel 2.10%
Medion 0.76%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 2.99%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 2.99%
HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... 2.99%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 2.56%
Dell Inspiron 5521 2.14%
Dell Inspiron 660 2.14%

About (from Glarysoft Ltd)

Glarysoft Ltd is a professional software developing company aiming multimedia,system and network applications.
Publisher URL: www.glarysoft.com

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