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Should I remove Motorola SM56 Data Fax Modem?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
1% remove it99% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #8,763
United States Rank #13,103
Reach 0.0441%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 9.73 days
287.03 days >
Average installed length: 150.81 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
6.12.25.06 39.20%
6.12.25.05 48.39%
6.12.25.04 10.69%
6.12.25.02 0.11%
6.12.25 1.61%

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Motorola SM56 Data Fax Modem

What is Motorola SM56 Data Fax Modem?

This package contains the driver for the Motorola SM56 Data Fax Modem in the supported notebook models and operating systems.

Overview

Motorola SM56 Data Fax Modem is a software program developed by Motorola. The most common release is 6.12.25.05, 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 sm56hlpr.exe and has been seen to consume an average CPU of less than one percent, and utilizes about 3.04 MB of memory. The setup package generally installs about 25 files and is usually about 2.06 MB (2,164,799 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows XP. While about 24% of users of Motorola SM56 Data Fax Modem come from the United States, it is also popular in Brazil and Germany.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.motorola.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Motorola\SMSERIAL
Uninstaller: rundll32.exe sm56co85.dll,SM56UnInstaller
Estimated size: 2.06 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Motorola SM56 Data Fax Modem

Program executable:sm56hlpr.exe
Name:SM56 Helper Win32 Utility
Application executable file
Path:C:\Program Files\Motorola\SMSERIAL\sm56hlpr.exe
MD5:114079439321efc7532126fcdaf87642
Application executable file for SM56 is a helper utility for Motorola based SM56 software modems.
Additional files:
  • sm56ara.dll - SM56 Helper Win32 Utility (Arabic resources library)
  • sm56brz.dll - Brazilian resources library
  • sm56chs.dll - Chinese resources library
  • sm56cht.dll
  • sm56cro.dll - Croatian resources library
  • sm56cze.dll - Czech resources library
  • sm56dan.dll - Danish resources library
  • sm56dnk.dll - Dutch resources library
  • sm56eng.dll - English resources library
  • sm56esp.dll - Spanish resources library
  • sm56fin.dll - Finnish resources library
  • sm56fra.dll - French resources library
  • sm56ger.dll - German resources library
  • sm56gre.dll - Greek resources library
  • sm56ita.dll - Italian resources library
  • sm56jpn.dll - Japanese resources library
  • sm56kor.dll - Korean resources library
  • sm56nor.dll - Norsk resources library
  • sm56pol.dll - Polish resources library
  • sm56rus.dll - Russian resources library
  • sm56swe.dll
  • sm56tur.dll - Turkish resources library
  • sm56.dll - SM56 Helper Utility (Common specific Vista functions for SM56 Helper)
  • sm56aec.dll - AEC library for SM56 Helper

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Startup File (All Users Run)
  • sm56hlpr.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'SMSERIAL' which loads as C:\Program Files\Motorola\SMSERIAL\sm56hlpr.exe.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

sm56hlpr.exe
Memory:3.04 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0045466002%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00227492%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00227168%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:140,422
8,062,084 average

How do I remove Motorola SM56 Data Fax Modem?

You can uninstall Motorola SM56 Data Fax Modem 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 Motorola SM56 Data Fax Modem, 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 Motorola SM56 Data Fax Modem.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 57%
Win 7 0%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 1%
Keep it 99%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 69.80%
Windows XP 15.61%
Windows 10 8.04%
Windows Vista 6.54%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate 30.95%
Windows 7 Home Premium 16.40%
Microsoft Windows XP 15.47%
Windows 7 Professional 14.20%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 4.62%
Windows 7 Home Basic 3.35%

Distribution by countryGeography

24.17% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 24.17%
  Brazil 12.67%
  Germany 10.01%
  Italy 3.83%
  France 3.51%
  United Kingdom 3.30%
  MA 1.92%
  Poland 1.92%
  Spain 1.81%
  Venezuela 1.49%
  Iran 1.49%
  Belgium 1.38%
  Romania 1.38%
  Australia 1.28%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 29.85%
Acer 18.30%
Sahara 14.16%
ASUS 10.02%
Dell 7.63%
American Megatrends 5.45%
MSI 4.58%
Lenovo 3.70%
GIGABYTE 2.83%
Medion 1.53%
Compaq 1.09%
Intel 0.87%
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About Motorola

Motorola is a telecommunications company divided into two companies, Motorola Mobility and Motorola Solutions.
Publisher URL: www.motorola.com

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