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How common is it?
Global Rank #30,229
United States Rank #27,259
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2.55.0.1790 100.00%

Glary Utilities Pro 2.55.0.1790

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

Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. 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 46 files and is usually about 19.03 MB (19,951,570 bytes). webupdate.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.glaryutilities.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Glary Utilities\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Glary Utilities\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 19.03 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Glary Utilities Pro 2.55.0.1790

  • gtbsetup.exe - Glarysoft Toolbar (Glarysoft Toolbar Setup)
  • cmm.exe - Glary Utilities (Context Menu Manager)
  • common.dll - Common Tasks
  • ContextHandler.dll - Context Menu Handler
  • diskanalysis.exe - Disk Analysis
  • dupefinder.exe - Duplicate Files Finder
  • eff.exe - Empty Folders Finder
  • encryptexe.exe - File Decrypter
  • fileencrypt.exe - File Encrypter and Decrypter
  • filesplitter.exe - File Splitter and Joiner
  • iehelper.exe - Internet Explorer Assistant
  • initialize.exe - Glary Utilities Initialize
  • Integrator.exe
  • joinexe.exe - File Joiner
  • junkcleaner.exe - Disk Cleaner
  • lockdll.dll
  • 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
  • ApnIC.dll (by Ask.com) - AskIC Dynamic Link Library
  • ApnStub.exe (by Ask.com) - AskStub Application
  • ApnToolbarInstaller.exe (by Ask) - Ask Toolbar (Wrapper Application)
  • gubar.exe
  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall

Program behaviorsBehaviors 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'.
4 Scheduled Tasks
  • webupdate.exe is scheduled as a task named 'GlaryUpdate' (runs daily at 10.00).
  • gubar.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Run Glary Utilities'.
  • gsd.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Glary Utilities'.
  • oneclickoptimizer.exe is scheduled as a task named 'GlaryOneClickOptimizer' (runs weekly on Mondays at 12:30 PM).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • initialize.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named GlaryInitialize.
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\memdefrag.exe" /autostart.
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 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 2.55.0.1790, 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 2.55.0.1790 you can restore them to their previous default settings.
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WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 20%
Keep it 80%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#30,229

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 62.37%
Windows 10 25.81%
Windows XP 10.75%
Windows Vista 1.08%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 27.96%
Windows 7 Ultimate 22.58%
Windows 7 Professional 10.75%
Microsoft Windows XP 10.75%
Windows 8 7.53%
Windows 8 Pro with Media ... 6.45%

Distribution by countryGeography

53.85% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 53.85%
  France 5.77%
  Germany 3.85%
  United Kingdom 3.85%
  Australia 2.88%
  Canada 2.88%
  Italy 2.88%
  Brazil 1.92%
  TN 1.92%
  Taiwan 1.92%
  Belgium 1.92%
  Spain 1.92%
  Netherlands 1.92%
  Czech Republic 1.92%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer 30.00%
Dell 21.67%
ASUS 16.67%
Hewlett-Packard 15.00%
Toshiba 6.67%
GIGABYTE 5.00%
American Megatrends 3.33%
Gateway 1.67%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 4.23%
ASUSTeK G73Jh 2.82%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 2.82%
HP Pavilion dv6000 (RV212... 1.41%
HP Pavilion dv6000 (RG279... 1.41%
Vision Computers Inc. DG3... 1.41%

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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