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World Community Grid - BOINC Agent

Overview

World Community Grid - BOINC Agent is a program developed by World Community Grid. The main program executable is boinc.exe. The software installer includes 15 files and is usually about 78.46 MB (82,275,759 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows XP as well as Windows 7 (SP1). While about 78% of users of World Community Grid - BOINC Agent come from the United States, it is also popular in France and Netherlands.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.worldcommunitygrid.org
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\BOINC\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{2B22C8B5-458E-445C-BB88-8F8608381C29}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 78.46 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by World Community Grid - BOINC Agent

Program executable:boinc.exe
Name:BOINC core client
BOINC client
Path:C:\Program Files\BOINC\boinc.exe
MD5:ec3bc5d29fe99e454a131c9e557ca763
Additional files:
  • boincmgr.exe - BOINC client (World Community Grid for Windows)
  • boinccmd.exe
  • boinc.dll (by Space Sciences Laboratory) - BOINC Core Client (BOINC Client Platform Library)
  • dbghelp.dll (by Microsoft) - Debugging Tools for Windows(R) (Windows Image Helper)
  • dbghelp95.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft(R) Windows (R) 2000 Operating System (Windows NT Image Helper)
  • libcurl.dll (by The cURL library, http://curl.haxx.se/) - The cURL library (libcurl Shared Library)
  • libeay32.dll (by The OpenSSL Project, http://www.openssl.org/) - The OpenSSL Toolkit (OpenSSL Shared Library)
  • msvcm80.dll - Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2005 (Microsoft® C Runtime Library)
  • msvcp80.dll - Microsoft® C++ Runtime Library
  • msvcr80.dll
  • srcsrv.dll - Microsoft Source Server
  • ssleay32.dll (by The OpenSSL Project, http://www.openssl.org/)
  • symsrv.dll - Symbol Server
  • zlib1.dll - zlib (zlib data compression library)

How do I remove World Community Grid - BOINC Agent?

You can uninstall World Community Grid - BOINC Agent 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 World Community Grid - BOINC Agent, 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 World Community Grid - BOINC Agent.

PC BRAND OF CHOICE
100%
Lenovo
 
OS VERSIONS
Win XP 40%
Win Vista (SP2) 20%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 2%
Keep it 98%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows XP 40.00%
Windows 7 40.00%
Windows Vista 20.00%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 50.00%
Microsoft Windows XP 25.00%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 25.00%

Distribution by countryGeography

77.78% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 77.78%
  France 11.11%
  Netherlands 11.11%

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