Steinberg Groove Agent ONE Content
Overview
Steinberg Groove Agent ONE Content is a program developed by Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH. 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 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 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 12 files and is usually about 4.2 MB (4,405,922 bytes). acrobatupdater.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 26% of users of Steinberg Groove Agent ONE Content come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and Italy.
Program details
URL: service.steinberg.de/goto.nsf/show/home_gb
Help link: service.steinberg.de/goto.nsf/show/support_gb
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\steinberg\sequel 2 content set\vst sound
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{BD86F1AC-B594-46E4-85DC-1258AC9E2232}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 4.2 MB
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by Steinberg Groove Agent ONE Content
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acroiehelper.dll (by Adobe Systems) - AcroIEHelper Library (Adobe PDF Helper for Internet Explorer)
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acropdf.dll (by Adobe Systems) - Adobe PDF Browser Control (PDF Browser Control)
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pdfshell.dll - Adobe PDF Shell Extension (PDF Shell Extension)
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acrobatupdater.exe - Adobe Acrobat Updater
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acroiehelpershim.dll - AcroIEHelperShim Library
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adobe_updater.exe - Adobe Updater
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adobearm.exe - Adobe Reader and Acrobat Manager
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adobearmhelper.exe - Adobe Reader and Acrobat Manager Helper
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adobeextractfiles.dll - Adobe Extract Files Library
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adobeupdater.exe
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adobeupdaterinstallmgr.exe - Adobe Updater Install Manager
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readerupdater.exe - Adobe Reader Updater
Behaviors exhibited
2 Internet Explorer BHOs
- acroiehelper.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Adobe PDF Reader Link Helper' with the class of {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3}.
- acroiehelpershim.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Adobe PDF Link Helper' with the class of {18DF081C-E8AD-4283-A596-FA578C2EBDC3} (AcroIEHelperStub).
2 Scheduled Tasks
- adobearm.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Programma di aggiornamento online di Adobe' (runs weekly on Mondays at 10:00 AM).
- adobeupdater.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Adobe online update program' (runs weekly on Mondays at 10:00 AM).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- adobearm.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Adobe ARM.
2 Startup Files (User Run)
- adobeupdater.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'AdobeUpdater' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Updater5\AdobeUpdater.exe".
- adobe_updater.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'AdobeUpdater6' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Updater6\Adobe_Updater.exe".
Startup File (All Users Run)
- adobearm.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Adobe ARM' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe".
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- adobeupdater.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Updater5\AdobeUpdater.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| adobearm.exe |
| Memory: | 5.01 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0019665217% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00084429% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00112224% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 488,444 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 4.95 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 396 Bytes | |
How do I remove Steinberg Groove Agent ONE Content?
You can uninstall Steinberg Groove Agent ONE Content 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 Steinberg Groove Agent ONE Content, 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 Steinberg Groove Agent ONE Content.
How do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Steinberg Groove Agent ONE Content 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.
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 3%
Keep it 97%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #3,009
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
56.72% |
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| Windows 10 |
38.82% |
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| Windows Vista |
2.42% |
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| Windows XP |
2.05% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
23.12% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
19.78% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
11.66% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
10.91% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
8.98% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
6.29% |
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Geography
26.28% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
26.28% |
| Germany |
9.60% |
| Italy |
8.95% |
| France |
7.50% |
| United Kingdom |
5.97% |
| Netherlands |
2.95% |
| Canada |
2.78% |
| Sweden |
2.49% |
| Spain |
2.13% |
| Israel |
1.84% |
| Australia |
1.69% |
| Brazil |
1.60% |
| Russia |
1.35% |
| Japan |
1.33% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
23.99% |
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| ASUS |
16.65% |
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| Acer |
15.66% |
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| Dell |
14.39% |
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| GIGABYTE |
10.25% |
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| Toshiba |
5.74% |
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| Lenovo |
5.36% |
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| Samsung |
3.76% |
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| MSI |
1.51% |
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| Intel |
1.27% |
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| Medion |
0.80% |
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| American Megatrends |
0.61% |
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Common models |
| ASUS All Series |
11.62% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
7.32% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
4.02% |
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| HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... |
3.87% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
3.01% |
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| Acer Aspire 5742G |
1.72% |
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About Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH
Steinberg is a musical software and equipment company tat mainly produces music recording, arranging and editing software as used in digital audio workstations and VSTi software synthesizers.
Publisher URL: www.steinberg.net