Should I remove WinZip?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
8% remove it92% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #1,859
United States Rank #2,445
Reach 0.3596%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 17.58 days
518.74 days >
Average installed length: 272.56 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 9.0 SR-1 (6224j) |
0.04% |
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| 9.0 SR-1 (6224f) |
0.59% |
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| 9.0 SR-1 (6224) |
25.72% |
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| 9.0 BETA (6007) |
0.04% |
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| 9.0 BETA (5611) |
0.31% |
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| 9.0 BETA (5480) |
0.42% |
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| 9.0 (6028) |
24.72% |
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| 9.0 |
0.06% |
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| 8.1.4331 |
0.01% |
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| 8.1 SR-2 (5791g) |
0.08% |
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| 8.1 SR-2 (5791f) |
0.03% |
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| 8.1 SR-2 (5791) |
0.08% |
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| 8.1 SR-1 (5266g) |
1.34% |
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| 8.1 SR-1 (5266f) |
0.08% |
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| 8.1 SR-1 (5266) |
14.66% |
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| 8.1 BETA (4306) |
0.03% |
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| 8.1 BETA (4180) |
0.10% |
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| 8.1 (4331g) |
2.62% |
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| 8.1 (4331f) |
0.59% |
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| 8.1 (4331) |
28.45% |
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WinZip
What is WinZip?
WinZip is a proprietary file archiver and compressor that creates archives in the ZIP file format but also has various levels of support for other archive formats.
About (from WinZip Computing)
WinZip is the most popular compression/decompression utility for Windows. In addition to basic zipping and unzipping, features include tight integration with Windows Explorer, advanced AES encryption, support for popular Internet file formats, including ZIP, TAR, Z, GZ, TAZ, TGZ, CAB, UUencoded, XXencoded, BinHex, and ... Read more
Overview
The most used version is 8.1 (4331), with over 98% 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 WINZIP32.EXE. The software installer includes 60 files and is usually about 4.99 MB (5,232,709 bytes).
Program details
URL: www.winzip.com
Help link: www.winzip.com/xsupport.htm
Installation folder: C:\Program Files1\WINZIP\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\WinZip\WINZIP32.EXE" /uninstall
Estimated size: 4.99 MB
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by WinZip
| Program executable: | WINZIP32.EXE |
| Name: | WinZip |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\WINZIP\WINZIP32.EXE |
| MD5: | b06d5a9c87f1927a3c594b8db468a52f |
Additional files:
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WINZIP32.EXE - WinZip
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WZSHLSTB.DLL - WinZip Shell Extension DLL
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WZSEPE32.EXE - WinZip Self-Extractor (WinZip Self-Extractor Executable)
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WZQKPICK.EXE - WinZip Executable
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WZSHLEX1.DLL
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WZZPMAIL.DLL - WinZip - Zip and E-Mail
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WZ32.DLL - WinZip DLL
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WZCAB3.DLL - WinZip CAB Detection and Extractor
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WZVINFO.DLL - WinZip FileInfo DLL
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WZCAB.DLL (by Microsoft) - Microsoft ® Cabinet File API (Cabinet File API)
Behaviors exhibited
2 Context Menu Handlers
- WZSHLSTB.DLL added to Windows Explorer under the name 'WinZip' with a class of {E0D79304-84BE-11CE-9641-444553540000}.
- WINZIP32.EXE added to Windows Explorer under the name 'ScanNow' with a class of {41F8EF51-8CD0-4df4-A13A-0E09A7E98AB3}.
Scheduled Task
- WINZIP32.EXE is scheduled as a task with the class '{AA2393FE-2731-4A18-AE6E-880B70075C07}' (runs on registration).
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- WZQKPICK.EXE is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\WinZip\WZQKPICK.EXE'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| WZQKPICK.EXE |
| Memory: | 1.49 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0030736561% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00247195% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00060170% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 320 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 84 Bytes | |
How do I remove WinZip?
You can uninstall WinZip 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 WinZip, 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 WinZip.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 42%
Win Server 2003 0%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 8%
Keep it 92%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #1,859
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
50.59% |
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| Windows XP |
28.50% |
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| Windows 10 |
15.36% |
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| Windows Vista |
5.32% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.23% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
28.16% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
15.74% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
15.59% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
14.77% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
3.68% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
3.64% |
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Geography
36.27% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
36.27% |
| India |
10.71% |
| Italy |
9.04% |
| Germany |
4.04% |
| United Kingdom |
3.57% |
| Canada |
2.79% |
| Brazil |
2.46% |
| Australia |
1.79% |
| France |
1.71% |
| Spain |
1.65% |
| Israel |
1.57% |
| Netherlands |
1.42% |
| Indonesia |
1.12% |
| Thailand |
1.03% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
28.66% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
23.33% |
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| Acer |
12.89% |
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| GIGABYTE |
7.14% |
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| ASUS |
7.07% |
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| Intel |
6.92% |
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| American Megatrends |
4.60% |
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| Toshiba |
3.45% |
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| Sahara |
2.84% |
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| Lenovo |
2.27% |
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| Samsung |
0.86% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
4.70% |
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| Dell Inspiron N5010 |
3.86% |
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| ASUS All Series |
3.44% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
3.19% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
3.02% |
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| INTELR AWRDACPI |
2.43% |
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About WinZip Computing
WinZip is a file archiver and compressor for Windows developed by WinZip Computing.
Publisher URL: www.winzip.com