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Glary Utilities PRO 4.5

What is Glary Utilities PRO?  (from Glarysoft Ltd)

Glary Utilities Pro is overall system optimizer that provides registry cleaner, disk cleaner, memory optimizer, startup manager, tracks eraser, file undelete, file encrypter and many other practical tools. Its outstanding registry tool is the safest and most efficient one in the market to clean registry and fix registr...  Read more

Overview

Glary Utilities PRO 4.5 is a software program developed by Glarysoft Ltd. 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 29.96 MB (31,412,276 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. Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 49% of users of Glary Utilities PRO come from the United States, it is also popular in France and Italy.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.glarysoft.com/?scr=client
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\glary utilities 4
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Glary Utilities 4\uninst.exe
Estimated size: 29.96 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Glary Utilities PRO 4.5

Program executable:integrator.exe
Name:Glary Utilities
Glary Utilities 4
Path:C:\Program Files\glary utilities 4\integrator.exe
MD5:369aa0c7da802b6a27690b6c3513e96c
Additional files:
  • BootTime.dll - Glary Utilities 3 (BootTime Dynamic Linked Library)
  • GridMap.ocx - GridMap Control
  • Backup.dll - Glary Utilities (Backup Library)
  • BottDefrag.dll - BottDefrag Library
  • CheckDisk.dll - CheckDisk Library
  • CheckDisk.exe - Glary Utilities CheckDisk
  • CheckUpdate.dll - CheckUpdate Library
  • CheckUpdate.exe - Glary Utilities CheckUpdate
  • cmm.exe - cmm
  • Config.dll
  • ContextHandler.dll - Context Menu Handler
  • DiskAnalysis.exe - DiskAnalyzsis
  • DiskCleaner.dll - DiskCleaner Library
  • DiskCleaner.exe - Glary Utilities DiskCleaner
  • DiskDefrag.exe - Disk Defragmenter
  • DriverBackup.exe - Driver Backup/Restore
  • dupefinder.exe - Find DupeFile
  • EmptyFolderFinder.exe - EmptyFolderFinder
  • EncryptExe.exe - File Decrypter
  • fileencrypt.exe - File Encrypter and Decrypter
  • FileScanFilter.dll - FileScanFilter Library
  • filesplitter.exe - File Splitter and Joiner
  • FileUndelete.exe - FileUndelete
  • iehelper.exe - Browser Assistant
  • Initialize.exe - Glary Utilities Initialize
  • joinExe.exe - File Joiner
  • languages.dll - Language Library
  • LockDll.dll - LockDll Library
  • Log.dll - Log Library
  • memdefrag.exe - Memory Defrager
  • Memfiles.dll - Memfiles Library
  • MemfilesService.exe - Glary Memfiles Service
  • ObjectAdmin.dll - ObjectAdmin Library
  • OneClickMaintenance.exe - OneClickMaintenance
  • 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
  • Integrator.exe is scheduled as a task named 'GU4SkipUAC'.
  • DiskDefrag.exe is scheduled as a task named 'DiskDefrag' (runs daily at 8:00 PM).
  • CheckUpdate.exe is scheduled as a task named 'GlaryUpdate 4' (runs monthly on Saturdays at 10:00 AM).
2 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)
  • Initialize.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named GlaryInitialize 4.
  • DiskDefrag.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Disk Speedup.
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 4\memdefrag.exe /autostart.

How do I remove Glary Utilities PRO?

You can uninstall Glary Utilities PRO 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 PRO 4.5, 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 PRO.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 56%
Win XP 1%
 
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 7%
Keep it 93%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 58.38%
Windows 10 29.61%
Windows XP 7.26%
Windows Vista 4.75%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 27.48%
Windows 7 Ultimate 18.13%
Windows 7 Professional 10.48%
Windows 8.1 10.48%
Windows 8.1 Pro 8.22%
Microsoft Windows XP 7.37%

Distribution by countryGeography

48.70% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 48.70%
  France 6.51%
  Italy 4.43%
  Canada 3.65%
  Brazil 3.13%
  Czech Republic 2.86%
  United Kingdom 2.86%
  Netherlands 2.60%
  Germany 2.60%
  Belgium 2.08%
  India 1.56%
  Spain 1.56%
  Poland 1.56%
  Australia 1.04%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 21.21%
Dell 19.70%
Acer 19.70%
ASUS 13.13%
GIGABYTE 6.06%
Samsung 5.05%
Lenovo 4.04%
Intel 4.04%
Toshiba 3.54%
Medion 1.52%
American Megatrends 1.01%
Gateway 1.01%
Common models
HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... 3.94%
Acer Aspire E1-571 3.15%
Dell Dell System Inspir... 2.36%
Dell Inspiron N5110 2.36%
ASUSTeK K52F 2.36%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 2.36%

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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