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What percent of users and experts removed it?
29% remove it71% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Fair
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How common is it?
Global Rank #12,554
United States Rank #11,641
Reach 0.0253%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 7.29 days
214.92 days >
Average installed length: 112.92 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
3.9.0.137 100.00%

Glary Utilities 3.9

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

It adds registry entry for the current user which will allow the program to automatically start each time it is rebooted. 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 primary executable is named integrator.exe. The setup package generally installs about 46 files and is usually about 41.24 MB (43,241,269 bytes). The installed file CheckUpdate.dll is the auto-update component of the program which is designed to check for software updates and notify and apply them when new versions are discovered.
Glary Utilities has been seen bundling various 3rd party software during the installation process. Make sure to check for and remove unused programs.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.glarysoft.com/?scr=client
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\glary utilities 3
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Glary Utilities 3\uninst.exe
Estimated size: 41.24 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Glary Utilities 3.9

Program executable:integrator.exe
Name:Glary Utilities 3
Path:C:\Program Files\glary utilities 3\integrator.exe
MD5:e5c84fa6302b0ebd218d5473e9899308
Additional files:
  • Backup.dll - Glary Utilities 3 (Backup Library)
  • BootTime.dll - BootTime Dynamic Linked Library
  • BottDefrag.dll - BottDefrag Library
  • CheckDisk.dll - CheckDisk Library
  • CheckUpdate.dll - CheckUpdate Library
  • cmm.exe - cmm
  • DiskAnalysis.exe - DiskAnalyzsis
  • DiskCleaner.dll - DiskCleaner Library
  • DiskCleaner.exe - Glary Utilities 3 DiskCleaner
  • DiskDefrag.exe - Disk Defragmenter
  • DriverBackup.exe - Driver Backup/Restore
  • dupefinder.exe - Find DupeFile
  • EmptyFolderFinder.exe - EmptyFolderFinder
  • FileScanFilter.dll - FileScanFilter Library
  • filesplitter.exe - File Splitter and Joiner
  • FileUndelete.exe - FileUndelete
  • GridMap.ocx - GridMap Control
  • iehelper.exe - Browser Assistant
  • Initialize.exe - Glary Utilities 3 Initialize
  • joinExe.exe - File Joiner
  • LockDll.dll - LockDll Library
  • Log.dll - Log Library
  • Memfiles.dll - Memfiles Library
  • MemfilesService.exe - Glary Memfiles Service
  • CheckDiskProgress.exe - Glary Utilites 3 (Check Disk Progress)
  • CheckDisk.exe - Glary Utilities (Glary Utilities CheckDisk)
  • CheckUpdate.exe - Glary Utilities CheckUpdate
  • common.dll - Common Tasks
  • ContextHandler.dll - Context Menu Handler
  • EncryptExe.exe - File Decrypter
  • fileencrypt.exe - File Encrypter and Decrypter
  • languages.dll - Language Library
  • gsd.exe - SecurelyDelete (Securely Delete Files)
  • memdefrag.exe - Memory Defager (Memory Defrager)
  • autodll.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Context Menu Handler
  • ContextHandler.dll added to Windows Explorer under the name 'Glary Utilities' with a class of {72923739-5A47-40A3-9895-25AF0DFBB9E4}.
3 Scheduled Tasks
  • Integrator.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F075EC4A-AC3C-4875-BD40-4A7BB3CFF53C}' (runs on registration).
  • CheckUpdate.exe is scheduled as a task named 'GlaryUpdate 3' (runs daily at 10.00).
  • DiskDefrag.exe is scheduled as a task named 'DiskDefrag' (runs monthly on Sundays at 17:00).
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 3.
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 3\memdefrag.exe /autostart.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

MemfilesService.exe
Memory:3.11 MB
21.09 MB average
Kernel CPU:0.00032408%
0.016088% 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 3.9, 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) 59%
Win XP 1%
 
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 29%
Keep it 71%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 61.72%
Windows 10 16.23%
Windows XP 14.03%
Windows Vista 8.02%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 36.77%
Microsoft Windows XP 13.94%
Windows 7 Ultimate 11.52%
Windows 7 Professional 10.51%
Windows 8 6.26%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 6.26%

Distribution by countryGeography

49.29% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 49.29%
  Germany 9.61%
  Japan 4.09%
  France 3.56%
  Italy 3.56%
  Brazil 2.85%
  Canada 2.85%
  United Kingdom 2.85%
  Croatia 2.14%
  Australia 1.42%
  BA 1.25%
  India 1.07%
  Poland 1.07%
  Portugal 1.07%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 26.49%
Dell 20.90%
Acer 19.03%
ASUS 9.33%
GIGABYTE 7.84%
Intel 4.10%
Toshiba 3.36%
Lenovo 2.24%
Sahara 2.24%
American Megatrends 1.49%
Medion 1.49%
Samsung 1.49%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 5.71%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 3.57%
Acer Aspire 5253 2.14%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 2.14%
MEDIONPC MS-7318 2.14%
Acer Aspire 5750G 1.43%

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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