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Should I remove Greenshot?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
3% remove it97% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #7,838
United States Rank #8,984
Reach 0.0521%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 28.29 days
686.40 days >
Average installed length: 360.65 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.1.5.2643 99.90%
1.0.0 0.10%

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Greenshot 1.1.5.2643

What is Greenshot?  (from GreenShot)

Screenshot tool optimized for productivity. Save a screenshot or a part of the screen to a file within a second. Apply text and shapes to the screenshot. Offers capture of window, region or full screenshot. Supports several image formats. Quickly create screenshots of a selected region, window or fullscreen; you can e...  Read more

Overview

Greenshot 1.1.5.2643 is a software program developed by GreenShot. The most common release is 1.1.5.2643, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. The programs's main executable is greenshot.exe and has been seen to consume an average CPU of less than one percent, and utilizes about 39.95 MB of memory. It also includes a system tray icon that is displayed in the notifications area while the program is running. The setup package generally installs about 5 files and is usually about 2.58 MB (2,701,622 bytes). 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 39% of users of Greenshot come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and France.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: getgreenshot.org
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Greenshot\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Greenshot\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 2.58 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by Greenshot 1.1.5.2643

Program executable:greenshot.exe
Name:Greenshot
Path:C:\Program Files\greenshot\greenshot.exe
MD5:a56ac97c6c72141b334763cd3c77c76f
Taskbar:Displays an icon in the notification area
Additional files:
  • GreenshotPlugin.dll - GreenshotPlugin
  • Greenshot-INSTALLER-1.1.5.2643.exe - Greenshot (Greenshot Setup)
  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • Greenshot.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Greenshot.
Startup File (User Run)
  • Greenshot.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Greenshot' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Greenshot\Greenshot.exe".
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • Greenshot.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Greenshot' which loads as C:\Program Files\Greenshot\Greenshot.exe.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

greenshot.exe
Memory:39.95 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0051708288%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00399122%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00117961%
0.015104% average
Switches/sec:2
70 average

How do I remove Greenshot?

You can uninstall Greenshot 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 Greenshot 1.1.5.2643, 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 Greenshot.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 62%
Win Vista (SP1) 0%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 3%
Keep it 97%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 64.56%
Windows 10 23.37%
Windows XP 7.01%
Windows Vista 5.06%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 37.39%
Windows 7 Professional 14.33%
Windows 7 Ultimate 9.32%
Microsoft Windows XP 6.97%
Windows 8 5.59%
Windows 8.1 5.59%

Distribution by countryGeography

39.28% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 39.28%
  Germany 32.61%
  France 4.05%
  Canada 3.15%
  United Kingdom 1.89%
  Belgium 1.44%
  Netherlands 1.35%
  Switzerland 1.08%
  Australia 1.08%
  Austria 1.08%
  Italy 0.99%
  India 0.63%
  Sweden 0.63%
  Romania 0.63%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 21.88%
Hewlett-Packard 19.62%
Medion 17.01%
Acer 12.85%
ASUS 9.90%
GIGABYTE 7.47%
Samsung 2.78%
Lenovo 2.60%
Toshiba 2.08%
American Megatrends 1.74%
Intel 1.04%
Sahara 1.04%
Common models
MEDIONPC MS-7502 3.57%
MEDIONPC MS-7728 3.21%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 2.86%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 2.50%
HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... 2.50%
Dell Dell System Inspir... 2.14%

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