PowerLine Utility
What is PowerLine Utility? (from TP-LINK)
This powerline adapter takes advantage of your home's existing electrical wires to transfer data while simultaneously transferring traditional power. That means, with no additional wiring required, users can simply plug the TL-PA211 into existing power sockets and instantly establish a networking infrastructure. With h... Read more
Overview
PowerLine Utility is a program developed by TP-LINK. The most used version is 1.1.830, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. 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 installer includes 32 files and is usually about 1.16 MB (1,219,072 bytes). avirabrowsersafetyupdater.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 22% of users of PowerLine Utility come from United Kingdom, it is also popular in Germany and the United States.
Program details
URL: www.tp-link.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\avira\browser safety\abs_extension\img
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{90CEFC52-6FA1-42A3-88CE-4CA57F0F1582}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 1.16 MB
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by PowerLine Utility
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abs_systemservant.exe (by Avira Operations) - Avira Browser Safety (Avira Browser Safety Service Tool)
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absie_bg.exe (by Avira Operations) - Avira Browser Safety Background Process
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app.js
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avira browser safety.dll
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avirabrowsersafetyupdater.exe - Avira Browser Safety Updater
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background.js
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bind.js
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blocked.js
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content.js
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content_script_loader.js
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content_start.js
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de-de.json
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en-us.json
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es-es.json
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fr-fr.json
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indexed.json
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interop.shdocvw.dll - Assembly imported from type library 'SHDocVw'.
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it-it.json
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locale.js
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manifest.json
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messages.json
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messages-sim.json
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microsoft.mshtml.dll - Assembly imported from type library MSHTML
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pt-br.json
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qunit.js
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search.js
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sinon-1.10.2.js
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sinon-1.7.3.js
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sinon-qunit-1.0.0.js
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standalone.js
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unit.js
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- avira browser safety.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'AviraBrowserSafety.BrowserSafety' with the class of {c3c77255-42c0-499f-b664-6e981a0b1647}.
Internet Explorer Extension
- avira browser safety.dll is installed as an Internet Explorer extension as 'AviraBrowserSafety.Icon' with a class of {d8f67242-b229-4065-95fa-391b077ed6ca}.
Scheduled Task
- avirabrowsersafetyupdater.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Avira Browser Safety Updater Task' (Next runs on 3/23/2015 at 10:15 PM).
How do I remove PowerLine Utility?
You can uninstall PowerLine Utility 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 PowerLine Utility, 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 PowerLine Utility.
How do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by PowerLine Utility you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
- When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
- Restart Google Chrome.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 57%
Win 7 0%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 8%
Keep it 92%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #6,388
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
58.14% |
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| Windows 10 |
35.23% |
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| Windows Vista |
3.39% |
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| Windows XP |
3.17% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.07% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
29.65% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
14.14% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
13.20% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
12.48% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
8.73% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
5.41% |
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Geography
22.17% of installs come from United Kingdom
Which countries install it?
| United Kingdom |
22.17% |
| Germany |
21.84% |
| United States |
20.63% |
| Italy |
7.77% |
| Netherlands |
5.29% |
| Spain |
3.75% |
| France |
1.88% |
| Belgium |
1.74% |
| Austria |
1.54% |
| Australia |
1.14% |
| Sweden |
1.07% |
| Ireland |
1.00% |
| Portugal |
0.87% |
| Canada |
0.80% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
20.43% |
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| Dell |
17.80% |
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| Acer |
17.65% |
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| ASUS |
11.46% |
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| GIGABYTE |
10.99% |
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| Medion |
9.75% |
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| Lenovo |
3.10% |
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| Intel |
2.79% |
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| Samsung |
2.79% |
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| Toshiba |
1.86% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.39% |
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Common models |
| ASUS All Series |
9.43% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
3.77% |
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| Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 |
3.77% |
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| MEDIONPC MS-7728 |
3.77% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
2.83% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
2.52% |
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About TP-LINK
TP-Link is a manufacturer of computer networking products whose products include routers, switch, wireless equipment, ADSL modems, and network adapters for PCs.
Publisher URL: www.tp-link.com