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Should I remove Samsung Drive Manager?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
4% remove it96% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #7,072
United States Rank #12,323
Reach 0.0605%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 2.86 days
84.51 days >
Average installed length: 44.40 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.0.174 31.96%
1.0.173 6.54%
1.0.172 61.49%

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Samsung Drive Manager

What is Samsung Drive Manager?  (from Clarus)

Samsung Drive Manager is software bundled with Samsung external drives. It is an upgraded tool which provides users with a unified user interface to adjust settings for various features.

Overview

Samsung Drive Manager is a program developed by Clarus. The most used version is 1.0.172, 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 drive manager.exe. The software installer includes 31 files and is usually about 53.83 MB (56,441,700 bytes). XUpdate.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 10 as well as Windows 7 (SP1). While about 20% of users of Samsung Drive Manager come from the United States, it is also popular in Italy and United Kingdom.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.clarussoft.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Clarus\Samsung Drive Manager
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{9F1A6A24-4901-42F6-A355-5DD2B82E62AE}\setup.exe" -runfromtemp -l0x0009 -removeonly
Estimated size: 53.83 MB
Language: English

Program filesFiles installed by Samsung Drive Manager

Program executable:drive manager.exe
Name:Samsung Drive Manager
Path:C:\Program Files\clarus\samsung drive manager\drive manager.exe
MD5:d230ee99ecbe01efc9dd9400011bc7ea
Additional files:
  • AccaToolPtCore.dll - Samsung Drive Management Core
  • XUpdate.exe - Samsung Drive Manager Updater
  • Portable SecretZone.exe - Samsung Portable SecretZone
  • AccaToolPt.dll - Samsung Drive Management
  • ABCore.dll - Samsung AutoBackup Core
  • AccaSv.exe - Samsung Drive Manager (Samsung Drive Manager Support Uninstall)
  • AB.dll - Samsung AutoBackup
  • SZ.dll - Samsung SecretZone
  • AccaToolPsCore.dll - AccaToolPsCore
  • AccaToolStCore.dll - AccaToolStCore
  • SecureMgrCore.dll - SecureMgrCore
  • ABRTMonCore.dll - ABRTMonCore
  • AccaDevInf.dll - AccaDevInf
  • AccaDevMon.dll - AccaDevMon
  • AccaHelper.dll - AccaHelper
  • AccaToolPs.dll - AccaToolPs
  • AccaToolSt.dll - AccaToolSt
  • IsHelper.dll - Clarus SPI (Information SecretZone)
  • SecureMgr.dll - SecureMgr
  • ABDBCore.dll - ABDBCore
  • SZDBCore.dll - SZDBCore
  • SZDrvMon.exe - SZDrvMon
  • SZDrvSvc.exe - SZDrvSvc
  • ABRTMon.exe - ABRTMon
  • XHelper.dll - XHelper
  • SZCore.dll - SZCore

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Scheduled Tasks
  • Drive Manager.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{B30D386E-E2B0-4FC9-9F92-13DD13C6CA50}' (runs on registration).
  • ABRTMon.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Samsung Drive Manager Real-Time.lnk_FolderCommonAppdata'.
2 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)
  • ABRTMon.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Samsung Drive Manager Real-Time.lnk_FolderCommonAppdata.
  • Drive Manager.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Clarus_Drive_Manager.
Service
  • SZDrvSvc.exe runs as a service named 'Samsung Drive Manager Service' (SZDrvSvc) "Samsung Drive Manager Service".
Startup File (User Run Once)
  • Drive Manager.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'Application Restart #0' which loads as C:\Program Files\Clarus\Samsung Drive Manager\Drive Manager.exe -Hide /RestartByRestartManageC:9817C62A-7545-40b9-A22F-870BCC46063F /RestartByRestartManageC:5278E7DC-7B5F-40f5-9051-78CEBABD96E6 /Resta.
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • Drive Manager.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Clarus Drive Manager' which loads as C:\Program Files\Clarus\Samsung Drive Manager\Drive Manager.exe -Hide.

How do I remove Samsung Drive Manager?

You can uninstall Samsung Drive Manager 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 Samsung Drive Manager, 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 Samsung Drive Manager.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 58%
Win XP 0%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 4%
Keep it 96%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 57.72%
Windows 7 38.26%
Windows Vista 2.27%
Windows XP 1.76%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Home 25.61%
Windows 7 Home Premium 18.51%
Windows 10 Pro 11.58%
Windows 7 Ultimate 9.72%
Windows 8.1 8.79%
Windows 7 Professional 7.61%

Distribution by countryGeography

19.87% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 19.87%
  Italy 19.79%
  United Kingdom 16.93%
  Brazil 11.05%
  France 10.89%
  Germany 2.46%
  Spain 2.38%
  Sweden 1.03%
  Czech Republic 1.03%
  Australia 0.87%
  Argentina 0.87%
  Poland 0.79%
  Hungary 0.64%
  Singapore 0.56%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 24.24%
Acer 18.56%
ASUS 16.62%
Dell 13.71%
Samsung 9.42%
Lenovo 6.51%
Toshiba 4.99%
GIGABYTE 3.60%
Intel 1.39%
MSI 0.97%
Common models
ASUS All Series 7.90%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 5.17%
HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... 4.26%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 3.34%
HP Pavilion dv7 NoteBook ... 3.34%
Samsung 300E4A/300E5A/300... 1.82%

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