Should I remove Glary Utilities?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
22% remove it78% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #21,153
United States Rank #17,632
Reach 0.0098%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 371.41 days
850.41 days >
Average installed length: 446.83 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 2.46.0.1518 |
100.00% |
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Glary Utilities 2.46.0.1518
What is Glary Utilities?
Glary Utilities is a program that contains system tools and utilities to fix, speed up and maintain PCs. The disk cleaner removes junk data from the disks and recovers disk space. The startup manager manages programs which run automatically on startup. Tracks Eraser erases all the traces, evidences, cookies, Internet history and more.
Overview
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). 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 software installer includes 44 files and is usually about 20.84 MB (21,850,000 bytes). webupdate.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released.
Program details
URL: www.glaryutilities.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Glary Utilities\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Glary Utilities\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 20.84 MB
Files installed by Glary Utilities 2.46.0.1518
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cmm.exe - Glary Utilities (Context Menu Manager)
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common.dll - Common Tasks
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ContextHandler.dll - Context Menu Handler
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diskanalysis.exe - Disk Analysis
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dupefinder.exe - Duplicate Files Finder
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eff.exe - Empty Folders Finder
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encryptexe.exe - File Decrypter
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fileencrypt.exe - File Encrypter and Decrypter
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filesplitter.exe - File Splitter and Joiner
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iehelper.exe - Internet Explorer Assistant
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initialize.exe - Glary Utilities Initialize
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Integrator.exe
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joinexe.exe - File Joiner
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junkcleaner.exe - Disk Cleaner
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lockdll.dll
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memdefrag.exe - Memory Optimizer
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oneclickoptimizer.exe - 1-Click Maintenance
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procmgr.exe - Process Manager
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regdefrag.exe - Registry Defrag
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regrepair.exe - Registry Cleaner
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shortcutsfixer.exe - Shortcuts Fixer
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shredder.exe - File Shredder
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startup.exe - Startup Manager
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sysinfo.exe - System Information
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TracksEraser.exe - Tracks Eraser
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undelete.exe - File Undelete
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uninstaller.exe - Uninstall Manager
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webupdate.exe - Glary Utilities Web Updater
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winstd.exe - Windows Standard Tools
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gsd.exe - SecurelyDelete (Securely Delete Files)
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searchset.exe - Glary Search
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ApnIC.dll (by Ask.com) - AskIC Dynamic Link Library
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ApnStub.exe (by Ask.com) - AskStub Application
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ApnToolbarInstaller.exe (by Ask) - Ask Toolbar (Wrapper Application)
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v9gls.exe (by Beijing ELEX Technology Co) - v9hometools
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unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
Behaviors exhibited
Context Menu Handler
- ContextHandler.dll added to Windows Explorer under the name 'TVCShellExt' with a class of {4E33A7F5-8083-4C08-9D45-C5CED88F5C04}.
Mozilla Plugin
- ContextHandler.dll is loaded into Mozilla Firefox under the product name 'Free Realms Installer' with a plugin key of '@soe.sony.com/installer,version=1.0.3'.
2 Scheduled Tasks
- unins000.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{1CBA6DB1-E531-471F-97A6-EE425CA6CD42}' (runs on registration).
- gsd.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Glary Utilities'.
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- initialize.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named GlaryInitialize.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- ApnStub.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\ApnStub.exe'.
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 2.46.0.1518, 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 do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Glary Utilities 2.46.0.1518 you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
- When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
- Restart Google Chrome.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 68%
Win Vista 1%
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HOW IT STARTS
Scheduled task? Yes
(Runs on Windows boot)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 22%
Keep it 78%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
72.54% |
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| Windows XP |
13.47% |
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| Windows Vista |
9.84% |
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| Windows 10 |
4.15% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
43.52% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
13.47% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
11.92% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
10.88% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
7.77% |
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| Windows 7 Enterprise |
3.11% |
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Geography
52.82% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
52.82% |
| France |
8.87% |
| Canada |
5.24% |
| Germany |
3.63% |
| Brazil |
2.82% |
| Australia |
2.02% |
| Italy |
2.02% |
| Japan |
2.02% |
| Netherlands |
2.02% |
| Spain |
1.61% |
| Israel |
1.61% |
| Malaysia |
1.61% |
| Sweden |
1.21% |
| Belgium |
0.81% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
27.34% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
27.34% |
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| Acer |
21.09% |
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| ASUS |
8.59% |
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| GIGABYTE |
3.91% |
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| Samsung |
3.91% |
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| Intel |
3.13% |
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| Lenovo |
2.34% |
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| Toshiba |
1.56% |
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| Alienware |
0.78% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
3.67% |
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| Dell Inspiron N5010 |
2.75% |
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| Dell Inspiron 1525 |
1.83% |
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| eMachines eMachines E725 |
1.83% |
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| HP G60 Notebook PC |
1.83% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6500 Notebo... |
1.83% |
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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