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What percent of users and experts removed it?
69% remove it31% keep it
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How common is it?
Global Rank #36,390
Reach 0.0031%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 15.24 days
449.52 days >
Average installed length: 236.19 days
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USB Safely Remove 4.5
from SafelyRemove.com
What is USB Safely Remove? (from SafelyRemove.com)
USB Safely Remove is a USB device manager. It saves time and extends user abilities on active work with flash drives, portable drives, card readers and other gadgets. The main disadvantage of using the built-in Windows safe removal tool is that when using several hot-plug devices it is often quite difficult to recogniz... Read more
Overview
USB Safely Remove 4.5 is a program developed by SafelyRemove.com. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. 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 main program executable is USBSafelyRemove.exe. A vast majority of those who have this installed end up removing it just after a couple weeks. The software installer includes 4 files and is usually about 7.09 MB (7,433,133 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 20% of users of USB Safely Remove come from the United States, it is also popular in IQ and Russia.
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Automatically starts with Windows
- Installs a Windows Service
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in USB Safely Remove.
| USBSafelyRemove.exe (97a5f6d4992a15067f82f5db5dc85c7d) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Symantec |
1/26/2014 rev. 1 |
WS.Reputation |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.26 |
TROJ_GEN.F47V0820 |
Program details
URL: www.safelyremove.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\USB Safely Remove\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\USB Safely Remove\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 7.09 MB
Files installed by USB Safely Remove 4.5
| Program executable: | USBSafelyRemove.exe (Malware detected) |
| Name: | USBSafelyRemove |
| USB and SATA Device Manager |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\USB Safely Remove\USBSafelyRemove.exe |
| MD5: | 97a5f6d4992a15067f82f5db5dc85c7d |
Additional files:
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USBSafelyRemove.exe (by Crystal Rich Ltd) - USBSafelyRemove (USB and SATA Device Manager)
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unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
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USBSRService.exe
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usr.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Service
- USBSRService.exe runs as a service named 'USB Safely Remove Assistant' (USBSafelyRemoveService) "USB Safely Remove uses this service for auxiliary operations. It is not recommended to stop the service while the program is working".
Startup File (User Run)
- USBSafelyRemove.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'USB Safely Remove' and executes as C:\Program Files\USB Safely Remove\USBSafelyRemove.exe /startup.
How do I remove USB Safely Remove?
You can uninstall USB Safely Remove 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 USB Safely Remove 4.5, 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 USB Safely Remove.
- 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) 54%
Win Vista (SP2) 2%
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WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 69%
Keep it 31%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
72.13% |
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| Windows 10 |
16.39% |
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| Windows XP |
8.20% |
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| Windows Vista |
3.28% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
40.98% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
11.48% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
11.48% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
4.92% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
4.92% |
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| Windows 7 Enterprise |
3.28% |
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Geography
19.70% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
19.70% |
| IQ |
16.67% |
| Russia |
6.06% |
| Brazil |
4.55% |
| BY |
4.55% |
| Indonesia |
4.55% |
| Thailand |
4.55% |
| DZ |
3.03% |
| India |
3.03% |
| Italy |
3.03% |
| Australia |
1.52% |
| Belgium |
1.52% |
| BO |
1.52% |
| Canada |
1.52% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
34.62% |
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| Acer |
21.15% |
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| Dell |
15.38% |
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| GIGABYTE |
9.62% |
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| Lenovo |
7.69% |
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| ASUS |
5.77% |
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| Toshiba |
1.92% |
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| Alienware |
1.92% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.92% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
5.77% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite M840 |
1.92% |
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| Samsung N150P |
1.92% |
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| Packard Bell NEC IMEDIA 6... |
1.92% |
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| MSI MS-7788 |
1.92% |
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| LG Electronics R480-G.BP5... |
1.92% |
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