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What percent of users and experts removed it?
21% remove it79% keep it
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How common is it?
Global Rank #15,290
United States Rank #12,817
Reach 0.0180%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 67.45 days
403.61 days >
Average installed length: 212.07 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
2.56.0.1822 100.00%

Glary Utilities Pro 2.56.0.1822

What is Glary Utilities Pro?

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.

About  (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

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 setup package generally installs about 72 files and is usually about 24.27 MB (25,453,412 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.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.glaryutilities.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Glary Utilities\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Glary Utilities\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 24.27 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Glary Utilities Pro 2.56.0.1822

  • 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
  • gtbsetup.exe - Glarysoft Toolbar (Glarysoft Toolbar Setup)
  • iehelper.exe - Browser Assistant
  • Initialize.exe - Glary Utilities 3 Initialize
  • Integrator.exe
  • 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
  • eff.exe - Empty Folders Finder
  • encryptexe.exe - File Decrypter
  • fileencrypt.exe - File Encrypter and Decrypter
  • junkcleaner.exe - Disk Cleaner
  • languages.dll - Language Library
  • memdefrag.exe - Memory Optimizer
  • oneclickoptimizer.exe - 1-Click Maintenance
  • procmgr.exe - Process Manager
  • regdefrag.exe - Registry Defrag
  • regrepair.exe - Registry Cleaner
  • shortcutsfixer.exe - Shortcuts Fixer
  • shredder.exe - File Shredder
  • startup.exe - Startup Manager
  • sysinfo.exe - System Information
  • TracksEraser.exe - Tracks Eraser
  • undelete.exe - File Undelete
  • uninstaller.exe - Uninstall Manager
  • upgrade.exe - Glary Utilities Upgrade
  • webupdate.exe - Glary Utilities Web Updater
  • winstd.exe - Windows Standard Tools
  • gsd.exe - SecurelyDelete (Securely Delete Files)
  • searchset.exe - Glary Search
  • autodll.dll
  • gubar.exe
  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall

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}.
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'.
7 Scheduled Tasks
  • Integrator.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{32129DAE-7B98-424E-BB22-40415F765370}' (runs on registration).
  • webupdate.exe is scheduled as a task named 'GlaryUpdate' (runs daily at 10:00).
  • oneclickoptimizer.exe is scheduled as a task named 'At1' (runs weekly on Mondays at 6:00 PM).
  • gubar.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Run Glary Utilities'.
  • gsd.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Glary Utilities'.
  • CheckUpdate.exe is scheduled as a task named 'GlaryUpdate 3' (runs daily at 10.00).
  • Plus 1 more
3 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)
  • oneclickoptimizer.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named GlaryOneClickOptimizer.
  • Initialize.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named GlaryInitialize 3.
  • DiskDefrag.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Disk Speedup.
2 Startup Files (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\memdefrag.exe" /autostart.
  • initialize.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Glary Utilities Initialization' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Glary Utilities\initialize.exe".

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 2.56.0.1822, 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.

How do I reset my web browser?

If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Glary Utilities Pro 2.56.0.1822 you can restore them to their previous default settings.
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OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 65%
Win 7 0%
 
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 21%
Keep it 79%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 68.73%
Windows 10 15.21%
Windows XP 10.99%
Windows Vista 5.07%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 36.18%
Windows 7 Ultimate 16.81%
Windows 7 Professional 11.97%
Microsoft Windows XP 11.11%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 3.99%
Windows 8 3.13%

Distribution by countryGeography

54.17% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 54.17%
  Germany 6.02%
  France 4.86%
  Canada 3.47%
  Poland 3.01%
  United Kingdom 2.78%
  Italy 2.31%
  Netherlands 1.85%
  Croatia 1.39%
  MA 1.16%
  Brazil 1.16%
  Japan 1.16%
  Romania 1.16%
  Spain 1.16%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 25.96%
Hewlett-Packard 21.15%
Acer 16.35%
ASUS 12.50%
GIGABYTE 9.13%
Toshiba 4.33%
Intel 3.85%
Lenovo 1.92%
Samsung 1.92%
American Megatrends 1.44%
Medion 1.44%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 4.38%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 3.65%
INTEL DG31PR 3.65%
Dell Inspiron N5110 2.19%
ASUSTeK U56E 2.19%
Acer Extensa 5620 1.46%

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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