Should I remove WinRAR?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
4% remove it96% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #1,441
United States Rank #7,681
Reach 0.4760%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 16.13 days
475.81 days >
Average installed length: 250.00 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 5.50 |
0.01% |
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| 4.20 Beta 3 (64 Bits) |
0.01% |
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| 4.20 (32 bits) |
0.05% |
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| 4.01 (32 Bits) |
0.01% |
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| 3.93 x86 |
0.36% |
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| 3.93 x64 |
0.31% |
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WinRAR
What is WinRAR?
WinRAR is a shareware file archiver and data compression utility that is able to create RAR archives natively. WinRAR supports RAR (WinRAR native conversion format) and ZIP archives, and unpacking of ARJ, LZH, TAR, GZ, ACE, UUE, BZ2, JAR, ISO, EXE, 7z, and Z archives.
About (from win.rar GmbH)
There is no better way to compress files for efficient and secure file transfer, faster e-mail transmission and well organized data storage.
Overview
The most used version is 5.50, with over 0% of all installations currently using this version. 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. When installed, it will add a context menu handler to the Windows shell in order to provide quick access to the program. The main program executable is winrar.exe. The software installer includes 55 files and is usually about 3.69 MB (3,872,606 bytes).
Program details
URL: www.rarlab.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\WinRAR\
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\WinRAR\uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 3.69 MB
Files installed by WinRAR
| Program executable: | winrar.exe |
| Name: | WinRAR |
| WinRAR archiver |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\winrar\winrar.exe |
| MD5: | c2d23c0d457512875298d42f27ba1f22 |
Additional files:
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uninstall.exe (by Indigo Rose) - Setup Factory Runtime (Setup Application)
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Rar.exe (by Alexander Roshal) - WinRAR (Command line RAR)
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RarExt.dll (by Alexander Roshal) - WinRAR shell extension
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RarExt64.dll
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RarExtLoader.exe - 32 bit rarext.dll loader
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rarlng.dll
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UnRAR.exe
Behaviors exhibited
2 Context Menu Handlers
- RarExt.dll added to Windows Explorer under the name 'WinRAR' with a class of {B41DB860-64E4-11D2-9906-E49FADC173CA}.
- RarExt64.dll added to Windows Explorer under the name 'WinRAR' with a class of {B41DB860-64E4-11D2-9906-E49FADC173CA}.
2 Scheduled Tasks
- WinRAR.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{FBFEB94A-CE19-49C6-9200-EDD8622D3EC1}' (runs on registration).
- Uninstall.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{458CC297-ADAC-4CF4-B2A2-BA817B4A6D84}' (runs on registration).
4 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
- WinRAR.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe'.
- RarExtLoader.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\WinRAR\RarExtLoader.exe'.
- UnRAR.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\WinRAR\UnRAR.exe'.
- Rar.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Rar.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| WinRAR.exe |
| Memory: | 35.62 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0018986279% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00163574% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00026289% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 880,515 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 2.62 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 1.29 KB | |
How do I remove WinRAR?
You can uninstall WinRAR 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 WinRAR, 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 WinRAR.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 58%
Win Vista (SP1) 0%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 4%
Keep it 96%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #1,441
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
62.19% |
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| Windows XP |
13.59% |
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| Windows Vista |
12.82% |
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| Windows 10 |
11.31% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.09% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
34.59% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
15.08% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
13.59% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
10.74% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
10.47% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
2.97% |
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Geography
48.05% of installs come from Germany
Which countries install it?
| Germany |
48.05% |
| Netherlands |
11.53% |
| Czech Republic |
7.50% |
| United States |
5.90% |
| Austria |
4.56% |
| Sweden |
3.62% |
| Belgium |
3.34% |
| France |
2.67% |
| United Kingdom |
1.52% |
| Romania |
1.33% |
| Switzerland |
1.28% |
| Canada |
1.10% |
| Slovakia |
1.03% |
| MA |
0.93% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Acer |
23.59% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
18.26% |
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| Dell |
17.32% |
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| GIGABYTE |
10.09% |
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| ASUS |
6.72% |
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| Medion |
6.02% |
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| Toshiba |
4.28% |
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| American Megatrends |
3.94% |
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| Intel |
3.39% |
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| Samsung |
2.49% |
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| Sahara |
2.17% |
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| Lenovo |
1.73% |
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Common models |
| MEDIONPC MS-7502 |
5.20% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
4.58% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
4.18% |
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| MEDIONPC MS-7616 |
2.66% |
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| ASUS All Series |
2.66% |
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| MEDIONPC MS-7366 |
2.60% |
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About win.rar GmbH
Alexander Roshal's WinRAR is a file archiver and data compression utility and is available as a shareware for most Wndows versions.
Publisher URL: www.ralabs.com