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Should I remove Packard Bell Explorer Agent?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
20% remove it80% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #12,585
United States Rank #26,210
Reach 0.0252%

Versions

VersionDistribution
2.00.3001 17.10%
2.00.3000 82.90%

Packard Bell Explorer Agent

Overview

Packard Bell Explorer Agent is a program developed by Packard Bell. The most used version is 2.00.3000, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program registers itself to launch on boot through a Windows Schedule Task in order to automatically start-up. The software installer includes 2 files and is usually about 2.13 MB (2,234,537 bytes). A majority of the PCs this is running on, most OS versions are Windows 10. While about 31% of users of Packard Bell Explorer Agent come from France, it is also popular in United Kingdom and the United States.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.packardbell.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Packard Bell\Packard Bell Explorer Agent\
Uninstaller: Msiexec.exe /i {4D0F42CF-1693-43D9-BDC8-19141D023EE0} PACKARDBELL=1 PRODUCTNAME="Packard Bell Explorer Agent" REMOVEUSEC=1 BOOTSTRATOR=1
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 2.13 MB
Language: English (United Kingdom)

Program filesFiles installed by Packard Bell Explorer Agent

  • AEHelper.exe - AEHelper
  • AEAgent.exe - AEAgent

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • AEHelper.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named AcerExplorerHelper.

How do I remove Packard Bell Explorer Agent?

You can uninstall Packard Bell Explorer Agent 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 Packard Bell Explorer Agent, 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 Packard Bell Explorer Agent.

HOW IT STARTS
Scheduled task? Yes
(Runs on Windows boot)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 20%
Keep it 80%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#12,585

Distribution by countryGeography

30.63% of installs come from France
Which countries install it?
  France 30.63%
  United Kingdom 17.04%
  United States 11.97%
  Germany 10.75%
  Sweden 5.07%
  Belgium 3.45%
  Spain 3.25%
  DK 3.25%
  Italy 2.43%
  Norway 1.83%
  Netherlands 1.83%
  Switzerland 1.42%
  South Africa 1.01%
  Poland 1.01%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer 99.80%
Hewlett-Packard 0.20%
Common models
Packard Bell Easynote ENT... 20.85%
Packard Bell Easynote ENT... 17.41%
Packard Bell iMedia S2883 11.94%
Packard Bell imedia S2190 8.50%
Packard Bell Easynote ENL... 7.69%
Packard Bell iMedia S2885 7.69%

About Packard Bell

Packard Bell is a computer manufacturer and a subsidiary of Acer. Packard Bell shares products with Gateway, both owned by Acer.
Publisher URL: www.packardbell.com

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