MSI Afterburner 2.3.1
What is MSI Afterburner?
MSI Afterburner is a graphics card utility that promises to help you monitor your GPU and bring it to its maximum performance. The main goal of the application is to overcome the original limits set by the vendors, allowing you to adjust memory clocks, voltages and fan speed. However, it is advisable to modify these settings only if you are sure of what you are doing. Otherwise, your actions might cause instability issues.
Overview
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 software installer includes 43 files and is usually about 1.62 MB (1,697,910 bytes).
Program details
URL: event.msi.com/vga/afterburner
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\msi afterburner
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\MSI Afterburner\uninstall.exe"
Estimated size: 1.62 MB
Files installed by MSI Afterburner 2.3.1
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MSI_Kombustor_Setup_2.5.0.exe - MSI Kombustor (MSI Kombustor Setup)
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RTMUI.dll - RivaTuner Multilanguage User Interface library (RTMUI)
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RTFC.dll - RivaTuner Foundation Classes library (RTFC)
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RTHAL.dll - RivaTuner Hardware Abstraction Layer (RTHAL)
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MSIAfterburnerWrapper.exe - MSIAfterburnerWrapper Application (MSIAfterburnerWrapper)
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RTUI.dll - RivaTuner User Interface library (RTUI)
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RTCore.dll - RivaTuner Core library (RTCore)
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atipdlxx.dll (by ATI Technologies) - ATI Desktop Component (ATI Desktop CWDDEDI DLL)
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MSIAfterburner.exe - MSIAfterburner
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RTTSH.dll - RTTSH
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MSIAfterburnerHooks.dll
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RTSSHooks.dll
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Uninstall.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- MSIAfterburner.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{425329BF-E2CE-477F-ACD7-15FA9DC70B63}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- MSIAfterburner.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named msi afterburner for fans..
Startup File (User Run)
- MSIAfterburner.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'MSIAfterburner' and executes as C:\Program Files\MSI Afterburner\MSIAfterburner.exe.
2 Startup Files (All Users Run)
- MSIAfterburnerWrapper.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'MSIAfterburner' which loads as "C:\Program Files\MSI Afterburner\MSIAfterburnerWrapper.exe" /s.
- MSIAfterburner.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'MSIAfterburner' which loads as "C:\Program Files\MSI Afterburner\MSIAfterburner.exe" /s.
Network connections
- MSIAfterburner.exe connects to www.servepath.com (69.59.187.67 port 80).
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| MSIAfterburner.exe |
| Memory: | 5.61 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0004618985% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00029688% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00016501% | |
| Switches/sec: | 38 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 2.76 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 1.68 KB | |
How do I remove MSI Afterburner?
You can uninstall MSI Afterburner 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 MSI Afterburner 2.3.1, 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 MSI Afterburner.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 62%
Win Vista 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 5%
Keep it 95%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
66.21% |
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| Windows 10 |
31.91% |
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| Windows XP |
1.02% |
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| Windows Vista |
0.85% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.02% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
26.20% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
25.58% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
12.71% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
9.94% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
7.29% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
4.25% |
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Geography
41.78% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
41.78% |
| Germany |
7.56% |
| United Kingdom |
6.84% |
| France |
5.99% |
| Canada |
3.44% |
| Australia |
2.49% |
| Sweden |
2.13% |
| Netherlands |
2.03% |
| Poland |
1.89% |
| Finland |
1.75% |
| Brazil |
1.71% |
| Italy |
1.51% |
| DK |
1.19% |
| Norway |
1.17% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| GIGABYTE |
21.06% |
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| ASUS |
20.75% |
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| Acer |
17.69% |
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| Dell |
13.11% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
12.32% |
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| MSI |
5.21% |
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| Alienware |
3.95% |
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| Lenovo |
2.26% |
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| Intel |
1.79% |
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| Samsung |
1.42% |
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| American Megatrends |
0.42% |
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Common models |
| ASUS All Series |
12.92% |
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| MSI MS-7821 |
7.95% |
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| MSI MS-7758 |
4.54% |
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| MSI MS-7751 |
3.55% |
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| MSI MS-7816 |
3.55% |
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| MSI MS-7693 |
3.48% |
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About MSI Co., LTD
Micro-Star International (MSI) is a motherboard and video card manufacturer that also manufactures a wide range of products including notebooks, gaming laptops, All-in-One PCs, servers and workstations, industrial PCs, household appliances, car infotainment products, barebone systems and communication devices.
Publisher URL: www.msi.com