Kies
Overview
Kies is a program developed by Samsung Electronics. The most used version is 1.4, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. 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). The main program executable is KiesTrayAgent.exe. The software installer includes 100 files and is usually about 212.84 MB (223,174,225 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 7. While about 26% of users of Kies come from India, it is also popular in the United States and United Kingdom.
Program details
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Samsung\Kies\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{D6CD26FD-CD7F-4C86-96A3-EEBFABE5FE47}\setup.exe" -runfromtemp -l0x0409 -removeonly
Estimated size: 212.84 MB
Files installed by Kies
| Program executable: | KiesTrayAgent.exe |
| Name: | Kies TrayAgent |
| Kies TrayAgent Application |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\Samsung\Kies\KiesTrayAgent.exe |
| MD5: | ac7514cb4dd6cf3c931bb1d3eaa15885 |
Additional files:
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KiesAirMessage.exe - Kies Air Message
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KiesAirMessageCtl.dll - KiesAirMessage
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KiesTrayAgent.exe - Kies TrayAgent (Kies TrayAgent Application)
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LComm3.dll - SHW-M100S (Linux MITs Download Module)
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HomeDL.dll
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Interop.ConnectionManagerLib.dll
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Interop.DeviceDataServiceLib.dll
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Interop.DevFileServiceLib.dll
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Interop.BackupRestoreLib.dll
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Interop.AStorePluginLib.dll
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Interop.DeviceSearchLib.dll
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Interop.CDBurnCOMLib.dll
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Interop.CmdAgentLib.dll
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FUSCrypt.dll
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DevComponents.WpfSchedule.dll (by DevComponents) - DotNetBar for WPF (DevComponents WpfSchedule)
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AStorePlugin.dll
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AudioGrabberCOM.dll
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BinaryLoaderForKorea.dll
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CabLib.dll (by ElmueSoft) - CabLib 32 Bit (CAB Compression/Extraction 32 Bit)
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CDBurnCOM.dll
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DevComponents.WpfEditors.dll - WpfEditors
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BinaryLoaderMgr.exe
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FusDataCollector.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- KiesAirMessage.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{A38960E9-75F4-4FA5-BBA8-346F0A2E6FF6}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- KiesAirMessage.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named KiesAirMessage.
2 Startup Files (User Run)
- KiesTrayAgent.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'KiesTrayAgent' and executes as C:\Program Files\Samsung\Kies\KiesTrayAgent.exe.
- KiesAirMessage.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'KiesAirMessage' and executes as C:\Program Files\Samsung\Kies\KiesAirMessage.exe -startup.
Startup File (All Users Run)
- KiesTrayAgent.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'KiesTrayAgent' which loads as C:\Program Files\Samsung\Kies\KiesTrayAgent.exe.
Network connections
- KiesTrayAgent.exe connects to 119.31.250.4 (port 80).
- KiesTrayAgent.exe connects to 174.35.6.19 (port 80).
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| KiesAirMessage.exe |
| Memory: | 12.41 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0008087835% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00035081% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00045797% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 79,015 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 3 Bytes | |
| I/O writes/min: | 120 Bytes | |
| KiesTrayAgent.exe |
| Memory: | 5.24 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0002937322% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00024575% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00004799% | |
| Switches/sec: | 2 | |
How do I remove Kies?
You can uninstall Kies 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 Kies, 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 Kies.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 53%
Win Vista (SP1) 1%
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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 9%
Keep it 91%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
69.86% |
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| Windows 10 |
10.96% |
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| Windows XP |
10.27% |
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| Windows Vista |
8.90% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
29.45% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
23.29% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
10.27% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
9.59% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
6.16% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
5.48% |
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Geography
26.32% of installs come from India
Which countries install it?
| India |
26.32% |
| United States |
15.13% |
| United Kingdom |
12.50% |
| Australia |
9.87% |
| Iran |
5.26% |
| Singapore |
3.29% |
| South Africa |
3.29% |
| Indonesia |
3.29% |
| New Zealand |
1.97% |
| Philippines |
1.97% |
| Ireland |
1.97% |
| BD |
1.32% |
| Canada |
1.32% |
| United Arab Emirates |
1.32% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
26.37% |
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| Acer |
26.37% |
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| Dell |
18.68% |
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| GIGABYTE |
6.59% |
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| Intel |
4.40% |
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| Toshiba |
4.40% |
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| ASUS |
3.30% |
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| Lenovo |
3.30% |
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| MSI |
3.30% |
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| American Megatrends |
3.30% |
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Common models |
| MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL ... |
2.88% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
2.88% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
2.88% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite C660 |
2.88% |
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| Dell Inspiron N5110 |
1.92% |
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| Dell Inspiron N5050 |
1.92% |
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About Samsung Electronics
Samsung Electronics which is part of the Samsung Group produces a wide range of printers for both consumers and business use, including mono-laser printers, color laser printers, multifunction printers, and enterprise-use high-speed digital multifunction printer models.
Publisher URL: www.samsung.com