Should I remove MagicDisc?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
27% remove it73% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #1,119
United States Rank #1,273
Reach 0.6183%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 25.25 days
745.02 days >
Average installed length: 391.45 days
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MagicDisc 2.7.106
What is MagicDisc? (from MagicISO)
MagicDisc Virtual CD/DVD-ROM is a utility designed for creating and managing virtual CD drives and CD/DVD discs. MagicDisc Virtual CD/DVD-ROM emulates audio, data, and game CDs and DVDs with ISO image, CD and DVD images. MagicDisc Virtual CD/DVD-ROM offers 200x speed and noiseless CD/DVD access without a physical drive... Read more
Overview
MagicDisc 2.7.106 is a software program developed by MagicISO. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. Upon being installed, the software adds a Windows Service which is designed to run continuously in the background. Manually stopping the service has been seen to cause the program to stop functing properly. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. 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. The programs's main executable is MagicDisc.exe and has been seen to consume an average CPU of less than one percent, and utilizes about 3.04 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 20 files and is usually about 916.26 KB (938,253 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 7. While about 44% of users of MagicDisc come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Canada.
Program details
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\MagicDisc
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files1\MagicDisc\UNWISE.EXE C:\Program Files1\MagicDisc\INSTALL.LOG
(Wise Installer is used for installing and uninstalling this software.)
Estimated size: 916.26 KB
Files installed by MagicDisc 2.7.106
| Program executable: | MagicDisc.exe |
| Name: | MagicDisc |
| MagicISO Virtual CD/DVD Manager |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\MagicDisc\MagicDisc.exe |
| MD5: | a16852b04c0a5654b0b8dfd5e1a25718 |
| Taskbar: | Displays an icon in the notification area |
Additional files:
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miso.exe - Command Line Utility of MagicISO
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mcdbus.sys - MagicISO SCSI Host Controller
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MagicDisc.exe - MagicDisc (MagicISO Virtual CD/DVD Manager)
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MagicISO.exe - MagicISO (MagicISO Maker)
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setup_magicdisc106.exe
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mInstNt.dll
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muninst.exe
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UNWISE.EXE
Behaviors exhibited
2 Scheduled Tasks
- MagicDisc.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F072A88F-39E1-48A3-9CD3-79CB91DC6510}' (runs on registration).
- UNWISE.EXE is scheduled as a task with the class '{F71A9918-1861-4EFE-AE94-530BDDE46DD4}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- MagicDisc.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 1.
Service
- UNWISE.EXE runs as a service named 'Browser System Enahncer' (671c50b0).
Startup File (User Run)
- MagicDisc.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'MagicDisc' and executes as C:\Program Files\MagicDisc\MagicDisc.exe.
Startup File (All Users Run)
- MagicDisc.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'MagicDisc' which loads as "C:\Program Files\MagicDisc\MagicDisc.exe".
2 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
- MagicDisc.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\MagicDisc\MagicDisc.exe'.
- UNWISE.EXE is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files1\Yahoo!\MESSEN~1\UNWISE.EXE'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| MagicDisc.exe |
| Memory: | 3.04 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0006627415% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00030779% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00035495% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 3,313 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 24 Bytes | |
How do I remove MagicDisc?
You can uninstall MagicDisc 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 MagicDisc 2.7.106, 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 MagicDisc.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 77%
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 |
83.60% |
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| Windows XP |
6.00% |
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| Windows 10 |
5.79% |
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| Windows Vista |
4.53% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.08% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
33.90% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
27.70% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
16.90% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
5.95% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
3.31% |
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| Windows 7 Enterprise |
2.76% |
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Geography
43.94% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
43.94% |
| United Kingdom |
7.21% |
| Canada |
4.14% |
| Italy |
2.74% |
| Netherlands |
2.47% |
| Australia |
2.31% |
| India |
2.31% |
| France |
1.81% |
| Germany |
1.79% |
| Romania |
1.51% |
| Brazil |
1.40% |
| Sweden |
1.34% |
| Belgium |
1.22% |
| Philippines |
1.18% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
25.02% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
24.75% |
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| Acer |
16.46% |
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| ASUS |
10.94% |
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| GIGABYTE |
8.98% |
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| Toshiba |
4.34% |
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| Intel |
3.08% |
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| Lenovo |
3.06% |
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| Samsung |
2.51% |
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| American Megatrends |
0.86% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
8.91% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
5.45% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
4.28% |
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| ASUS All Series |
3.33% |
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| Dell Inspiron N5110 |
2.66% |
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| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
2.12% |
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Publisher URL: www.magiciso.com