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Should I remove Ocster Backup Pro?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
3% remove it97% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #6,209
United States Rank #16,127
Reach 0.0734%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 26.67 days
786.87 days >
Average installed length: 413.44 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
9.05 0.28%
9.03 0.55%
9.01 0.97%
8.19 2.14%
8.18 0.28%
8.15 14.17%
8.13 0.83%
8.11 0.21%
8.10 0.41%
8.09 0.76%
8.08 1.87%
8.07 0.97%
7.29 2.21%
7.28 0.76%
7.25 13.61%
7.23 2.28%
7.21 1.11%
7.20 0.83%
7.19 1.45%
7.18 5.53%
7.16 2.56%
7.15 2.49%
7.14 0.90%
7.10 8.57%
7.09 0.62%
7.08 1.04%
7.07 0.76%
7.06 0.55%
7.03 0.21%
7.02 0.07%
6.49 1.04%
6.48 0.41%
6.45 7.60%
6.43 0.41%
6.41 0.07%
6.40 0.48%
6.39 1.04%
6.38 1.73%
6.36 0.76%
6.35 0.35%
6.34 0.28%
6.30 3.80%
6.29 0.41%
6.28 0.62%
6.27 0.90%
6.26 0.90%
6.24 1.38%
6.21 6.50%
6.20 0.69%
5.45 0.21%
5.43 0.07%
65 versions

Ocster Backup Pro

What is Ocster Backup Pro?  (from Ocster)

This backup software was designed from the ground up to be very easy to use and still offer all the advanced features that power users want in a backup software. It can work fully automatic in the background and supports image backup, file backup and online backup. It offers a lot of flexible options where it makes sen...  Read more

Overview

Ocster Backup Pro is a program developed by Ocster. The most used version is 8.15, 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. 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 main program executable is backupclient-ox.exe. The software installer includes 49 files and is usually about 32.32 MB (33,886,564 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 75% of users of Ocster Backup Pro come from Germany, it is also popular in the United States and Austria.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.ocster.com/ocster-backup-pro-8
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\ocster backup\bin
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Ocster Backup\uninst.exe
Estimated size: 32.32 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Ocster Backup Pro

Program executable:backupclient-ox.exe
Path:C:\Program Files\ocster backup\bin\backupclient-ox.exe
MD5:97572be1552ec5c7676da60a593c1310
Additional files:
  • libeay32.dll (by The OpenSSL Project, http://www.openssl.org/) - The OpenSSL Toolkit (OpenSSL Shared Library)
  • ssleay32.dll (by The OpenSSL Project, http://www.openssl.org/)
  • libcurl.dll (by The cURL library, http://curl.haxx.se/) - The cURL library (libcurl Shared Library)
  • wxbase28u_net_vc_ox.dll (by wxWidgets development team) - wxWidgets (wxWidgets for MSW)
  • wxbase28u_vc_ox.dll (by wxWidgets development team)
  • wxbase28u_xml_vc_ox.dll
  • wxmsw28u_adv_vc_ox.dll
  • wxmsw28u_core_vc_ox.dll
  • wxmsw28u_html_vc_ox.dll
  • wxmsw28u_xrc_vc_ox.dll
  • backupClientAdminAccess-ox.exe
  • backupClientLib.dll
  • backupCommandAdmin-ox.exe
  • backupCore.dll
  • backupServiceLib.dll
  • backupService-ox.exe
  • deemon.dll
  • featback.dll
  • formatreport-ox.exe
  • lzma.dll
  • lzmaUtil.dll
  • minizutil.dll
  • mountmore.dll
  • netutil.dll
  • netutilHelper.exe
  • ox.dll
  • oxHelper.exe
  • party.dll
  • scoolite.dll
  • tomb.dll
  • twirl.dll
  • updateman.dll
  • updateStarter.exe
  • veem.dll
  • zdll.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • backupClient-ox.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{E47D306A-848B-4BC3-BE24-1FD446407CA6}' (runs on registration).
Service
  • backupService-ox.exe runs as a service named 'Ocster Backup' (ocster_backup) "Creates backups in the background.".
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • backupClient-ox.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Ocster Backup' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Ocster Backup\bin\backupClient-ox.exe" --hidden.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

oxHelper.exe
Memory:3.51 MB
21.09 MB average
User CPU:0.00007100%
0.015104% average
Switches/sec:11
70 average

How do I remove Ocster Backup Pro?

You can uninstall Ocster Backup Pro 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 Ocster Backup Pro, 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 Ocster Backup Pro.

HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 3%
Keep it 97%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#6,209

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 64.20%
Windows 10 19.63%
Windows Vista 10.30%
Windows XP 5.87%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 48.68%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 9.89%
Windows 7 Professional 9.26%
Windows 8.1 6.62%
Windows 7 Ultimate 5.85%
Microsoft Windows XP 5.78%

Distribution by countryGeography

74.69% of installs come from Germany
Which countries install it?
  Germany 74.69%
  United States 10.54%
  Austria 2.59%
  France 1.50%
  Spain 1.43%
  United Kingdom 1.22%
  Canada 0.88%
  Italy 0.82%
  Australia 0.68%
  Belgium 0.54%
  Netherlands 0.54%
  Switzerland 0.54%
  Poland 0.34%
  Czech Republic 0.27%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Medion 37.15%
Acer 16.25%
Hewlett-Packard 12.12%
Dell 11.32%
GIGABYTE 7.19%
ASUS 5.59%
Lenovo 2.66%
Toshiba 2.66%
Samsung 1.86%
Intel 1.86%
American Megatrends 1.33%
Common models
MEDIONPC MS-7502 7.35%
MEDIONPC MS-7728 4.90%
MEDIONPC MS-7616 3.67%
MEDIONPC MS-7366 3.06%
MEDIONPC MS-7501 2.86%
MEDIONPC MS-7708 2.65%

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