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Should I remove TotalAV?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
3% remove it97% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
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How common is it?
Global Rank #18,269
United States Rank #10,480
Reach 0.0129%
(Not enough data to show 30 day installation trends)
Uninstallation trends (last 30 days)
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 1.39 days
40.95 days >
Average installed length: 21.52 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
5.4.19 3.14%
5.3.35 2.75%
4.14.31 1.18%
4.8.12 1.57%
4.6.19 10.59%
4.5.7 0.39%
4.4.12 11.76%
4.3.6 5.88%
4.2.31 1.96%
4.1.7 3.53%
4.0.17 0.78%
1.39.36 1.96%
1.39.33 1.18%
1.39.31 0.39%
1.39.26 0.78%
1.38.13 0.39%
1.38.12 7.06%
1.37.85 14.90%
1.36.98 5.49%
1.36.97 0.39%
1.35.18 1.96%
1.34.8 3.14%
1.31.9 1.18%
1.30.24 1.18%
1.29.15 4.31%
1.27.21 12.16%

TotalAV

Overview

The most common release is 1.37.85, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon being installed, the software adds a Windows Service which is designed to run continuously in the background. Manually stopping the service has been seen to cause the program to stop functing properly. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. The setup package generally installs about 53 files and is usually about 638.85 KB (654,184 bytes). The installed file Update.Win.exe is the auto-update component of the program which is designed to check for software updates and notify and apply them when new versions are discovered. Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 10 and Windows 7 (SP1). While about 83% of users of TotalAV come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Italy.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.totalav.com
Help link: support.totalav.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\TotalAV
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\TotalAV\uninst.exe
Estimated size: 638.85 KB

Program filesFiles installed by TotalAV

  • PasswordExtension.Win.exe - TotalAV Ultimate Antivirus (TotalAV Password Vault Browser Assistant)
  • SecurityService.exe - TotalAV Ultimate Antivirus Service
  • TotalAV.exe - TotalAV Ultimate Antivirus User Interface
  • Update.Win.exe - TotalAV Ultimate Antivirus Software Updater
  • Ibt.Ortc.Api.dll (by IBT) - Open Real Time Connectivity Application Programming Interface. (Ibt.Ortc.Api)
  • Ibt.Ortc.Api.Extensibility.dll (by IBT) - Ibt.Ortc.Api.Extensibility
  • Ibt.Ortc.Plugin.IbtRealTimeSJ.dll - Ibt.Ortc.Plugin.IbtRealTimeSJ
  • Interop.IWshRuntimeLibrary.dll - Assembly imported from type library 'IWshRuntimeLibrary'.
  • Interop.NetFwTypeLib.dll - Assembly imported from type library 'NetFwTypeLib'.
  • lib_SCAPI.dll (by Protected.net) - Ultimate Antivirus by Protected.net (Antivirus Engine Component)
  • SCAPI.dll (by Protected.net)
  • AviraLib.dll - Ultimate Antivirus by Protected (AviraLib)
  • Engine.Win.dll (by Protected) - Engine
  • avgio.dll (by Avira Operations) - Avira Product Family (On-access scan support for SDK)
  • Hardcodet.Wpf.TaskbarNotification.dll (by hardcodet.net) - NotifyIcon WPF (NotifyIcon for WPF)
  • ShellBrowser.dll (by JAM Software) - ShellBrowser
  • LinqBridge.dll - LINQBridge
  • Mindscape.Raygun4Net.dll (by Raygun) - Raygun4Net (Raygun4Net2.0)
  • uninst.exe - TotalAV (TotalAV Ultimate Antivirus Installer)
  • brand.json
  • DotNetZip.dll - Ionic's Zip Library
  • Ionic.Zip.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Service
  • SecurityService.exe runs as a service named 'PC Security Management Service' (SecurityService) "Responsible for managing PC security".

How do I remove TotalAV?

You can uninstall TotalAV 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 TotalAV, 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 TotalAV.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 76%
Win Vista (SP2) 0%
 
HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 3%
Keep it 97%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 75.69%
Windows 7 21.96%
Windows XP 1.57%
Windows Vista 0.78%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Home 51.57%
Windows 10 Pro 13.39%
Windows 7 Home Premium 11.42%
Windows 7 Professional 5.51%
Windows 8.1 3.54%
Windows 7 Ultimate 2.36%

Distribution by countryGeography

83.25% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 83.25%
  United Kingdom 5.25%
  Italy 3.00%
  France 1.75%
  Germany 1.25%
  Canada 1.00%
  Netherlands 0.75%
  Singapore 0.75%
  Australia 0.50%
  Belgium 0.50%
  Austria 0.25%
  Colombia 0.25%
  DK 0.25%
  Spain 0.25%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 37.16%
Dell 21.31%
Acer 13.66%
Lenovo 9.84%
ASUS 9.29%
Toshiba 4.37%
GIGABYTE 2.19%
Samsung 2.19%
Common models
HP HP Pavilion Notebook 4.84%
HP 15 Notebook PC 3.23%
Dell Inspiron 3847 3.23%
HP HP 15 Notebook PC 2.42%
Acer Aspire 5733 1.61%
Dell Inspiron 5520 1.61%

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