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What percent of users and experts removed it?
43% remove it57% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Fair
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How common is it?
Global Rank #10,287
United States Rank #31,902
Reach 0.0347%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 17.99 days
530.71 days >
Average installed length: 278.85 days

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USB Disk Security 5.1.0.15

What is USB Disk Security?  (from Zbshareware Lab)

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Overview

USB Disk Security 5.1.0.15 is a program developed by Zbshareware Lab. 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 main program executable is USBGuard.exe. The software installer includes 12 files and is usually about 2.09 MB (2,191,792 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 7. While about 9% of users of USB Disk Security come from India, it is also popular in Egypt and DZ.
  • Automatically starts with Windows

Program detailsProgram details

Displayed publisher: zbshareware, Inc.
URL: www.zbshareware.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\USB Disk Security\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\USB Disk Security\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 2.09 MB

Program filesFiles installed by USB Disk Security 5.1.0.15

Program executable:USBGuard.exe
Name:USBGuard Application
Antivirus software
Path:C:\Program Files\USB Disk Security\USBGuard.exe
MD5:f5d8ef273f491d1e006fe07848e99a8d
Additional files:
  • USBGuard.exe - USBGuard Application (Antivirus software)
  • USBupd.exe (by http://www.zbshareware.com) - Update
  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Scheduled Tasks
  • unins000.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{FA7D263B-0C75-43F8-B692-E8D8A3866ABD}' (runs on registration).
  • USBGuard.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{C4EF8E85-2388-45B5-8B5D-63670CEC94A2}' (runs on registration).
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • USBGuard.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'USB Antivirus' which loads as C:\Program Files\USB Disk Security\USBGuard.exe.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

USBGuard.exe
Memory:2.72 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0056870340%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00168350%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00400354%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:135,815,284
8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:65
70 average
I/O reads/min:741 Bytes
435.61 KB average

How do I remove USB Disk Security?

You can uninstall USB Disk Security 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 USB Disk Security 5.1.0.15, 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 USB Disk Security.
  4. If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 43%
Win Server 2003 0%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 43%
Keep it 57%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 68.08%
Windows XP 16.98%
Windows 10 12.74%
Windows Vista 2.05%
Windows Server 2003 0.15%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate 40.09%
Microsoft Windows XP 17.03%
Windows 7 Professional 11.75%
Windows 7 Home Premium 8.96%
Windows 7 Home Basic 2.64%
Windows 7 Starter 2.50%

Distribution by countryGeography

9.40% of installs come from India
Which countries install it?
  India 9.40%
  Egypt 8.36%
  DZ 8.06%
  MA 7.16%
  Philippines 6.87%
  United States 5.97%
  Iran 4.63%
  Brazil 3.88%
  Thailand 3.88%
  Mexico 2.99%
  Colombia 2.84%
  BD 2.69%
  Turkey 2.24%
  France 1.94%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 25.73%
Acer 24.16%
Dell 19.69%
GIGABYTE 7.61%
Toshiba 6.26%
ASUS 4.70%
Lenovo 4.03%
Intel 3.80%
American Megatrends 2.01%
Samsung 2.01%
Common models
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 5.53%
Dell Inspiron N5010 3.40%
Dell Inspiron N5110 3.40%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 3.40%
Dell Inspiron 3521 2.13%
Gigabyte G41MT-S2PT 2.13%

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