Should I block it?

60%

60% of PCs block this file from running.

Possible reason:

Performance resource utilization

Additional versions

5, 2, 0, 5	20.00%
5, 2, 0, 4	60.00%
5, 2, 0, 3	20.00%

Relationships

Ereg.exe

SSEreg by Nuance Communications (Signed)

Remove Ereg.exe

Version:	5, 2, 0, 4
MD5:	8f28fbd3b4d76e8a7fd5c6931f33a108
SHA1:	518f4c87e8accd561f7d70a2eb6bb40a835360b2
SHA256:	417b62c25437ba7a266feb2e4948ac01a0e36ece04f2373c7bbcd3f8c20090c4

Overview

ereg.exe is set to be start when the PC boots and any user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the all users under the local machine). It is installed with a couple of know programs including PaperPort Anywhere 1.1.4310.24706 powered by OfficeDrop published by OfficeDrop, PaperPort Anywhere 1.1.4269.39023 powered by OfficeDrop from OfficeDrop and PaperPort Anywhere 1.1.4269.39023 powered by OfficeDrop by OfficeDrop. The file is digitally signed by Nuance Communications which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

Details

File name:	ereg.exe
Publisher:	Nuance Communications, Inc.
Product name:	SSEreg
Description:	Ereg (Unicode version)
Typical file path:	C:\Program Files\nuance\pdf reader\ereg\ereg.exe
File version:	5, 2, 0, 4
Size:	325.28 KB (333,088 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:	Nuance Communications
Authority (CA):	VeriSign
Expiration date:	Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Digital DNA
File packed:	No
.NET CLR:	No

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Programs

The following programs will install this file

Nuance PDF Reader

Nuance Communications Inc.

3% remove

“Get ready to rethink your choice of free PDF reader. Nuance PDF Reader enables you to do much more than just view PDF files. You can convert PDF files to Word, Excel, and RTF via a hosted web service. Use annotation tools to highlight, cross-out, and underline text for more effective collaboration. Even fill out and save PDF forms. Nuance PDF Reader takes up less disk space, is more secure than Adobe Reader, and works with virtually any...”

PaperPort Anywhere powered by OfficeDrop

OfficeDrop

5% remove

“See for yourself why PaperPort Professional 14 is the most productive desktop document management solution available. And now, PaperPort Professional 14 delivers anytime-anywhere access to files stored in the cloud. PaperPort delivers the efficiency of desktop document management, scans documents perfectly, and creates PDF documents – all in one easy-to-use document management tool. And now with PaperPort Anywhere® (free with PaperPort)...”

Behaviors

Startup files (all users) run

Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'

'DNS7reminder' → "C:\Program Files\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking12\Ereg\Ereg.exe" -r "C:\ProgramData\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking12\Ereg.ini"
'PPort12reminder' → "C:\Program Files\Nuance\PaperPort\Ereg\Ereg.exe" -r "C:\ProgramData\ScanSoft\PaperPort\12\Config\Ereg\Ereg.ini"
'Nuance PDF Reader-reminder' → "C:\Program Files\Nuance\PDF Reader\Ereg\Ereg.exe" -r "C:\ProgramData\Nuance\PDF Reader\Ereg\Ereg.ini"