Sierra Wireless Watcher
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Overview
Sierra Wireless Watcher is a program developed by Sierra Wireless. The most used version is 5.0.2143.0003, 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. 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 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 43 files and is usually about 16.58 MB (17,384,504 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows XP as well as Windows 7 (SP1). While about 33% of users of Sierra Wireless Watcher come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada and Indonesia.
Program details
URL: www.SierraWireless.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Sierra Wireless Inc\Watcher\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{BF0B77ED-11D9-4AF4-A408-CA75D8676C09}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 16.58 MB
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by Sierra Wireless Watcher
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swi_evdowrappermx.dll - Sierra Wireless Swi EVDO Wrapper Dynamic Link Library (Sierra Wireless Swi EVDO Wrapper DLL)
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SwiSDKWrapperRes.dll
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SwiSDKWrapperRes000C.dll
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WaHelper.exe - WatcherHelper Application
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SwiSkXUI.dll - Skinned Extended UI API
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SwiCardDetect.dll - Card Detection Library
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SwiWRA.dll - Sierra Wireless SwiWRA (SwiWRA)
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WaveInOut.dll - Audio Routing Library
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SwiStrRes.dll - String Resource API
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SwiApiInterface.dll - SwiApiInterface
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SwiXUI.dll - Extended UI API
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SwiProfileMgr.dll - SwiProfileMgr (Profile Manager)
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SwiPhonebkUI.dll - Phonebook UI
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SwiVoice.dll - Voice Module
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GpsApp.exe - GPS Monitor
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SwiGpsUI.dll - GPS Monitor user interface library
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SwiSMS.dll - SMS Library
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SwiDevInfo.exe - SwiDevInfo (Device information helper)
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SwiGSM.dll - GSM Module
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SwiApiMux.exe - SwiApiMux
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SwiCxnMgr.dll - SwiCxnMgr (Data connection manager)
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SwiDialup.dll - SwiDialup (Dial Up Networking (DUN) library)
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SwiSkinUI.dll - Skin API
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WaUI.dll - UI Layer
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Watcher.exe - Watcher
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SwiSmsUI.dll - SMS UI
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SwiCDMA.dll - CDMA
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SwiIOTA.dll - IOTA
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SwiGps.dll - GPS
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SwiOMADM.dll
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WaveVolume.dll - WaveVolume
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- Watcher.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{18E18F69-CBE9-4CAE-A60F-4B5B158AF430}' (runs on registration).
Startup File (All Users Run)
- WaHelper.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'WatcherHelper' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Sierra Wireless Inc\Watcher\WaHelper.exe".
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- SwiApiMux.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Sierra Wireless Inc\Watcher\SwiApiMux.exe'.
How do I remove Sierra Wireless Watcher?
You can uninstall Sierra Wireless Watcher 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 Sierra Wireless Watcher, 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 Sierra Wireless Watcher.
OS VERSIONS
Win XP 37%
Win Server 2003 0%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 11%
Keep it 89%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
42.57% |
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| Windows XP |
38.12% |
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| Windows Vista |
11.39% |
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| Windows 10 |
7.43% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.50% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
38.69% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
25.13% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
11.06% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
10.05% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
5.53% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
2.51% |
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Geography
33.48% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
33.48% |
| Canada |
28.63% |
| Indonesia |
7.05% |
| UA |
4.85% |
| Germany |
4.85% |
| Brazil |
3.08% |
| United Kingdom |
2.20% |
| France |
1.76% |
| Thailand |
1.32% |
| Australia |
1.32% |
| New Zealand |
1.32% |
| Italy |
1.32% |
| Chile |
0.88% |
| Austria |
0.88% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
21.80% |
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| Acer |
18.05% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
17.29% |
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| Toshiba |
15.04% |
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| ASUS |
8.27% |
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| Sahara |
5.26% |
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| Lenovo |
3.76% |
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| GIGABYTE |
3.76% |
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| Intel |
3.76% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.50% |
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| Packard Bell |
1.50% |
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Common models |
| P4M80P AWRDACPI |
3.45% |
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| HP G62 Notebook PC |
2.59% |
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| LENOVO Lenovo G580 |
2.59% |
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| Dell Inspiron 1545 |
2.59% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite L75D-A |
1.72% |
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| PCCHIPS P53G |
1.72% |
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About Sierra Wireless
Sierra Wireless is a wireless communications equipment manufacturer that sells mobile computing and machine-to-machine communications products that work over cellular networks.
Publisher URL: www.sierrawireless.com