Should I remove Verizon Activation?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
18% remove it82% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #22,256
United States Rank #11,149
Reach 0.0089%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 95.92 days
682.01 days >
Average installed length: 358.34 days
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Verizon Activation
Overview
Verizon Activation is a program developed by Verizon. 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 installer includes 7 files and is usually about 4.14 MB (4,345,179 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows Vista (SP2). The distribution of this has mostly been seen in the United States.
Program details
URL: activate.verizon.net
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Verizon\VDM\
Uninstaller: "C:\windows\VDM\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 4.14 MB
Files installed by Verizon Activation
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VDM.exe (by SupportSoft) - Verizon Download Manager
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bitsadmin.exe (by Microsoft) - BITS administration utility
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dmmonitor.dll (by SupportSoft, Inc) - DMMonitor (SupportSoft DM Monitor)
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libeay32.dll (by SupportSoft) - SSL Module based on 0.9.8b (SSL Module)
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sprtcmd.exe - SupportSoft sprtcmd
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sprtsync.dll - SupportSoft SyncManager Sprocket (sprtsync)
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wificfg.exe - SupportSoft, Inc. wificfg (wificfg)
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- VDM.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{396ACCDB-4573-4BAA-B5CC-A0FEFC0D5D7D}' (runs on registration).
Startup File (User Run Once)
- VDM.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'SmartAccess AutoStart' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Verizon\VDM\SmartAccess\VDM.exe".
Startup File (All Users Run)
- sprtcmd.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'VERIZONDM' which loads as "C:\Program Files\VERIZONDM\bin\sprtcmd.exe" /P VERIZONDM.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| sprtcmd.exe |
| Memory: | 16.18 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0002016664% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00009837% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00010330% | |
| I/O reads/min: | 166 Bytes | |
| I/O writes/min: | 225 Bytes | |
How do I remove Verizon Activation?
You can uninstall Verizon Activation 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 Verizon Activation, 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 Verizon Activation.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 70%
Win Vista 1%
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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 18%
Keep it 82%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
71.43% |
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| Windows Vista |
16.00% |
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| Windows 10 |
9.14% |
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| Windows XP |
3.43% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
60.12% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
10.98% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
7.51% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
5.78% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
4.05% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
3.47% |
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Geography
100.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
33.57% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
32.14% |
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| Acer |
8.57% |
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| Toshiba |
7.86% |
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| ASUS |
6.43% |
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| Samsung |
3.57% |
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| GIGABYTE |
2.86% |
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| Lenovo |
2.86% |
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| Gateway |
2.14% |
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Common models |
| Dell Inspiron N5110 |
3.36% |
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| HP 2000 Notebook PC |
3.36% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite C655 |
3.36% |
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| Gateway DX4831 |
2.52% |
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| ASUSTeK CM6630_CM6730_CM6... |
1.68% |
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| Dell Inspiron 1545 |
1.68% |
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Publisher URL: www.verizon.com