Should I remove Glary Utilities?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
48% remove it52% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #10,331
United States Rank #9,144
Reach 0.0345%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 7.51 days
221.61 days >
Average installed length: 116.44 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 5.7.0.14 |
100.00% |
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Glary Utilities 5.7
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 5.7 is a program developed by Glarysoft Ltd. During setup, the program registers itself to launch on boot through a Windows Schedule Task in order to automatically start-up. 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 48 files and is usually about 36.43 MB (38,198,939 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 51% of users of Glary Utilities come from the United States, it is also popular in France and Italy.
Program details
URL: www.glarysoft.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\glary utilities 5
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Glary Utilities 5\uninst.exe
Estimated size: 36.43 MB
Files installed by Glary Utilities 5.7
| Program executable: | integrator.exe |
| Name: | Glary Utilities |
| Glary Utilities 5 |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\glary utilities 5\integrator.exe |
| MD5: | b8706dbd01faa7d386e9bf4ef622c630 |
Additional files:
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GridMap.ocx - Glary Utilities 3 (GridMap Control)
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AppMetrics.dll - Glary Utilities (Glarysoft AppMetrics Library)
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AutoUpdate.exe - Glary Utilities AutoUpdate
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AutoUpdate.exe.exe - File Decrypter
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Backup.dll - Backup Library
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BootTime.dll - BootTime Library
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BottDefrag.dll - BottDefrag Library
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CheckDisk.dll - Glary Utilities CheckDisk
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CheckDisk.exe
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CheckUpdate.dll - CheckUpdate Library
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CheckUpdate.exe - Glary Utilities CheckUpdate
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CheckUpdate.exe.exe
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cmm.exe - Glary Utilities cmm
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Config.dll - Config Library
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Config_Portable.dll
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ContextHandler.dll - Context Menu Handler
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CrashReport.dll - Glaysoft Crash Report
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CrashReport.exe - Glarysoft Crash Report
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DiskAnalysis.exe - Glary Utilities DiskAnalyzsis
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DiskCleaner.dll - Glary Utilities DiskCleaner
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DiskCleaner.exe
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DiskDefrag.exe - Glary Utilities Defragmenter
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DriverBackup.exe - Driver Backup/Restore
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dupefinder.exe - Glary Utilities Dupefinder
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EmptyFolderFinder.exe - EmptyFolderFinder
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EncryptExe.exe
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fileencrypt.exe - File Encrypter and Decrypter
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FileScanFilter.dll - Glary Utilities ShortcutFixer
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filesplitter.exe - File Splitter and Joiner
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FileUndelete.exe - Glary Utilities FileUndelete
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iehelper.exe - Browser Assistant
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Initialize.exe - Glary Utilities Initialize
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Integrator_Portable.exe - Glary Utilities 5
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joinExe.exe - File Joiner
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languages.dll - Language Library
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LockDll.dll - LockDll Library
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Log.dll - Log Library
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CheckDiskProgress.exe - Glary Utilites (Check Disk Progress)
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gsd.exe - SecurelyDelete (Securely Delete Files)
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autodll.dll
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KillProcPath.dll
Behaviors 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
- Integrator.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Integrator - Glary Utilities 5'.
- CheckUpdate.exe is scheduled as a task named 'GlaryUpdate 5' (runs daily at 10.00).
- DiskDefrag.exe is scheduled as a task named 'DiskDefrag' (runs weekly on Mondays at 1:00 AM).
2 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)
- Initialize.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named GlaryInitialize 5.
- DiskDefrag.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Disk Speedup.
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.
- 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 Glary Utilities 5.7, 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).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Glary Utilities.
HOW IT STARTS
Scheduled task? Yes
(Runs on Windows boot)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 48%
Keep it 52%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #10,331
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
65.39% |
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| Windows 10 |
23.86% |
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| Windows Vista |
6.63% |
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| Windows XP |
4.12% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
34.93% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
14.63% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
12.84% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
12.54% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
5.22% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
4.93% |
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Geography
51.03% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
51.03% |
| France |
7.24% |
| Italy |
5.19% |
| United Kingdom |
4.46% |
| Germany |
4.10% |
| Brazil |
3.14% |
| Canada |
2.53% |
| Netherlands |
1.93% |
| Belgium |
1.57% |
| Japan |
1.33% |
| Mexico |
0.97% |
| Israel |
0.72% |
| Saudi Arabia |
0.72% |
| Austria |
0.60% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
31.62% |
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| Dell |
20.61% |
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| Acer |
17.56% |
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| ASUS |
10.07% |
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| Toshiba |
4.92% |
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| Lenovo |
4.22% |
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| GIGABYTE |
3.51% |
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| Samsung |
3.51% |
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| Intel |
1.17% |
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| Sahara |
1.17% |
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| American Megatrends |
0.94% |
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| Medion |
0.70% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
4.84% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
4.84% |
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| ASUS All Series |
3.23% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
3.23% |
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| Dell Inspiron 1525 |
2.15% |
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| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
2.15% |
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About (from Glarysoft Ltd)
Glarysoft Ltd is a professional software developing company aiming multimedia,system and network applications.
Publisher URL: www.glarysoft.com