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Should I remove PRTG Network Monitor?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
1% remove it99% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #12,137
United States Rank #9,467
Reach 0.0267%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 7.14 days
210.56 days >
Average installed length: 110.63 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
9 79.66%
8 2.47%
7 2.66%
19 0.57%
18 1.90%
17 4.37%
16 5.70%
15 2.66%

PRTG Network Monitor

What is PRTG Network Monitor?  (from Paessler AG)

An advanced, easy-to-use monitoring solution for your entire network. The software's features include: up/downtime monitoring, traffic and usage monitoring, packet sniffing, failover clustering, in-depth analysis and concise reporting. A user-friendly web-based interface allows users to quickly auto-discover and config...  Read more

Overview

PRTG Network Monitor is a program developed by Paessler AG. The most used version is 9, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. 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 software installer includes 69 files and is usually about 36.86 MB (38,649,526 bytes). PRTGProbeUpdate.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 58% of users of PRTG Network Monitor come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and United Kingdom.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.paessler.com/prtg
Help link: www.paessler.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\PRTG Network Monitor\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\PRTG Network Monitor\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 36.86 MB

Program filesFiles installed by PRTG Network Monitor

  • paesslerchart.dll - Paessler Chart Dynamic Link Library
  • PrtgRemoteInstall.exe - Prtg Remote Install Service
  • PRTG Server Administrator.exe - PRTG Server Administrator
  • PRTG Probe Administrator.exe - PRTG Probe Administrator
  • PRTG Enterprise Console.exe - PRTG Enterprise Console
  • RegWrapper.exe - PRTG Registry Wrapper
  • PaesslerSQLEngineDBX.dll - PRTG Network Monitor (SQLite DBX Driver)
  • PRTG_Chromium_Helper.exe - Prtg_Chromium_Helper
  • OraWrapper.exe - PRTG Oracle Wrapper
  • paesslerVMWareShell.exe - paesslerVMWareShell
  • PrtgACWWrapperWin32.exe - PrtgACWWrapperWin32
  • PRTG Administrator.exe - PRTG Administrator
  • PRTGProbeUpdate.exe - PRTG Probe Updater
  • PRTGServerUpdate.exe - PRTG Server Update
  • PRTGServerUpdate_tmp.exe
  • PRTG GUI Starter.exe - PRTG GUI Starter
  • PRTGPathUpgrader.exe - PRTGPathUpgrader
  • PRTG_IE_Helper.exe - Prtg_IE_Helper
  • PrtgDllWrapper.exe - PrtgDllWrapper
  • PRTGValidate.exe - PrtgValidate
  • PRTG Server.exe - PRTG Server
  • PRTG Probe.exe - PRTG Probe
  • Lb2to3.exe
  • PaesslerSNMPWrapper.dll
  • libcef.dll - Chromium Embedded Framework (CEF) Dynamic Link Library
  • icudt.dll (by The ICU Project) - International Components for Unicode (ICU Data DLL)
  • PaesslerSNMP.dll - The Open SNMP Toolkit v3 (OpenSNMP Shared Library)
  • 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/)
  • chartdir51.dll (by Advanced Software Engineering Limited) - ChartDirector (ChartDirector DLL)
  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Services
  • PRTG Server.exe runs as a service named 'PRTG Core Server Service' (PRTGCoreService) "Performs network monitoring using various network protocols (including SNMP, WMI, HTTP, packet sniffing, NetFlow, and others) for PRTG Network Monitor (www.paessler.com/prtg)".
  • PRTG Probe.exe runs as a service named 'PRTG Probe Service' (PRTGProbeService) "Performs network monitoring using various network protocols (including SNMP, WMI, HTTP, packet sniffing, NetFlow, and others) for PRTG Network Monitor (www.paessler.com/prtg)".
3 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
  • PRTG Server.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\PRTG Network Monitor\PRTG Server.exe'.
  • PRTG Server Administrator.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\PRTG Network Monitor\PRTG Server Administrator.exe'.
  • PRTG Probe.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\PRTG Network Monitor\PRTG Probe.exe'.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

PRTG Enterprise Console.exe
Memory:24.65 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0016125840%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00081028%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00080231%
0.015104% average
Switches/sec:22
70 average
PRTG Server.exe
Memory:56.56 MB
Total CPU:0.0006744846%
Kernel CPU:0.00037695%
User CPU:0.00029753%
CPU cycles/sec:27,765,968
Switches/sec:21
I/O reads/min:55.67 KB
I/O writes/min:5.01 KB
PRTG Probe.exe
Memory:14.81 MB
Total CPU:0.0008323690%
Kernel CPU:0.00045080%
User CPU:0.00038157%
CPU cycles/sec:3,857,509
Switches/sec:9
I/O reads/min:18.82 KB
I/O writes/min:1.46 KB

How do I remove PRTG Network Monitor?

You can uninstall PRTG Network Monitor 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 PRTG Network Monitor, 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 PRTG Network Monitor.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 56%
Win Vista 0%
  
HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
  
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 1%
Keep it 99%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 57.98%
Windows 10 31.56%
Windows XP 5.70%
Windows Vista 4.37%
Windows Server 2003 0.38%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 22.24%
Windows 7 Professional 20.34%
Windows 7 Ultimate 13.31%
Windows 10 Pro 6.46%
Microsoft Windows XP 5.89%
Windows 10 Home 5.89%

Distribution by countryGeography

57.93% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 57.93%
  Germany 5.39%
  United Kingdom 3.64%
  France 3.20%
  Canada 2.18%
  Netherlands 2.04%
  Australia 1.75%
  Brazil 1.46%
  Italy 1.16%
  India 1.02%
  Sweden 1.02%
  Spain 1.02%
  Norway 0.87%
  Austria 0.87%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 30.79%
Hewlett-Packard 29.47%
Acer 11.92%
GIGABYTE 7.95%
Toshiba 5.63%
ASUS 4.64%
Intel 2.65%
Lenovo 2.32%
American Megatrends 1.66%
Samsung 0.99%
Apple 0.99%
Medion 0.99%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 5.41%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 4.73%
Dell XPS 8500 2.70%
Dell OptiPlex 3020 2.03%
Dell OptiPlex 390 2.03%
Dell Latitude D630 2.03%

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