Should I remove Hamster Free Archiver?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
27% remove it73% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #12,205
United States Rank #17,607
Reach 0.0264%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 12.25 days
361.50 days >
Average installed length: 189.94 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 2.0.1.8 |
100.00% |
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Hamster Free Archiver 2.0.1.8
What is Hamster Free Archiver?
The software is typically bundled with third party installers such as Open Candy.
About (from HamsterSoft)
A free and powerful compression utility that's easy to use and supports advanced features like archive splitting and password protection.
Overview
Hamster Free Archiver 2.0.1.8 is a program developed by HamsterSoft. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. 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 main program executable is hamsterarc.exe. The software installer includes 20 files and is usually about 27.98 MB (29,341,136 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 31% of users of Hamster Free Archiver come from Russia, it is also popular in the United States and UA.
Hamster Free Archiver has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.
Program details
URL: www.hamstersoft.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Hamster Soft\Hamster Free Archiver\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Hamster Soft\Hamster Free Archiver\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 27.98 MB
Files installed by Hamster Free Archiver 2.0.1.8
| Program executable: | hamsterarc.exe |
| Name: | Hamster Lite Archiver |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\hamster soft\hamster free archiver\hamsterarc.exe |
| MD5: | 2f2c4ee363b7033fb1f7e3c15d1894ac |
Additional files:
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HamsterContextMenu.dll - HamsterSoft Free ZIP Archiver Context Menu
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HamsterContextMenu64.dll
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unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
Behaviors exhibited
2 Context Menu Handlers
- HamsterContextMenu64.dll added to Windows Explorer under the name 'HamsterFreeMenu' with a class of {2DEDD2C9-928E-4442-9417-769C969973B6}.
- HamsterContextMenu.dll added to Windows Explorer under the name 'HamsterFreeMenu' with a class of {2DEDD2C9-928E-4442-9417-769C969973B6}.
Scheduled Task
- HamsterArc.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{880ABA73-A330-41F0-AFFD-F9E5EEFBBEA6}' (runs on registration).
Startup File (User Run Once)
- HamsterArc.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'Hamster Free Archiver' which loads as C:\Program Files\Hamster Soft\Hamster Free Archiver\HamsterArc.exe.
Startup File (All Users Run)
- HamsterArc.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'HamsterArc.exe' which loads as C:\Program Files\Hamster Soft\Hamster Free Archiver\HamsterArc.exe -loader.
How do I remove Hamster Free Archiver?
You can uninstall Hamster Free Archiver from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- 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.
- When you find the program Hamster Free Archiver 2.0.1.8, 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).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Hamster Free Archiver.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 60%
Win XP 0%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 27%
Keep it 73%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
64.75% |
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| Windows 10 |
20.69% |
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| Windows XP |
9.58% |
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| Windows Vista |
4.98% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
22.39% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
21.24% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
10.81% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
9.85% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
6.95% |
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| Windows 8.1 Single Langua... |
5.02% |
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Geography
31.40% of installs come from Russia
Which countries install it?
| Russia |
31.40% |
| United States |
24.49% |
| UA |
8.22% |
| Germany |
6.17% |
| BY |
3.18% |
| United Kingdom |
2.43% |
| Kazakstan |
2.24% |
| Italy |
2.24% |
| Sweden |
1.87% |
| Latvia |
1.12% |
| Spain |
1.12% |
| AZ |
0.93% |
| Lithuania |
0.93% |
| Belgium |
0.75% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Acer |
19.54% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
19.21% |
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| ASUS |
16.23% |
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| Dell |
12.58% |
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| Lenovo |
9.60% |
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| GIGABYTE |
9.27% |
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| Samsung |
4.97% |
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| Intel |
2.98% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.99% |
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| Sahara |
1.32% |
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| Toshiba |
1.32% |
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| MSI |
0.99% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
8.19% |
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| ASUSTeK K53SC |
3.51% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
2.92% |
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| HP G62 Notebook PC |
2.34% |
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| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
2.34% |
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| ASUSTeK K53SD |
1.75% |
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