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GEARAW32.dll
GEAR.wrks 3.56 by GEAR Software Inc. (Signed)
| Version: | 3.56.054.04 |
| MD5: | c6ac1b68d6a9f982d6765872b25b894c |
| SHA1: | f091de80f4ddd449ef7eb4f055b58ad48c66df7c |
About GEARAW32.dll (from GEAR Software Inc.)
“GEAR.wrks Toolkit is a developer library for integrating CD and DVD recording support in multimedia, digital imaging, data storage and other software products. The new release contains several feature”
Overview
gearaw32.dll is loaded as dynamic link library that runs in the context of a process. This is typically installed with the program Norton 360 published by Symantec Corporation. The file is digitally signed by GEAR Software Inc. which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
| File name: | gearaw32.dll |
| Publisher: | GEAR-Software |
| Product name: | GEAR.wrks 3.56 |
| Description: | GEARAW32 DLL |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\norton security suite\engine\5.2.2.3\gearaw32.dll |
| File version: | 3.56.054.04 |
| Size: | 3.91 MB (4,097,456 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | GEAR Software Inc. |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Sunday, January 14, 2007 |
| Expiration date: | Wednesday, February 10, 2010 |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following program will install this file
Norton 360, developed by Symantec, is marketed as an "all-in-one" computer security suite. The package includes an antivirus, a personal firewall, a phishing protection program and a backup program. What distinguishes this suite from Norton Internet Security is the inclusion of file backup and PC maintenance capabilities.
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
40.60% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
15.04% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
9.02% |
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| Windows 8 |
6.77% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
6.77% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
6.02% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
4.51% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
3.76% |
|
| Windows 8 Enterprise |
2.26% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Pro |
1.50% |
|
| Windows 7 Starter |
1.50% |
|
| Windows 8.1 |
0.75% |
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| Windows Vista Business |
0.75% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Basic |
0.75% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 74.24% of GEAR.wrks 3.56.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Hewlett-Packard |
29.46% |
|
| Dell |
21.71% |
|
| Toshiba |
15.50% |
|
| Acer |
13.95% |
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| ASUS |
4.65% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
3.88% |
|
| Sony |
3.10% |
|
| Intel |
3.10% |
|
| MSI |
1.55% |
|
| Lenovo |
1.55% |
|
| Samsung |
0.78% |
|
| American Megatrends |
0.78% |
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