Should I block it?
60% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization
prodreg.exe
PowerReg by Dell Inc (Signed)
| Version: | 1.13 |
| MD5: | ad7e2fadd8babefc7d799f92c6cfb9bb |
| SHA1: | 9d96f03a64ae70fe385f0e3649e84b8c767e0df7 |
| SHA256: | bb82d3427c10678fee6ff149995b38e4341949e90bec53a5663d2fa058347f33 |
Overview
prodreg.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 Dell Product Registration published by Dell Inc. and Alienware Product Registration published by Dell Inc.. The file is digitally signed by Dell Inc which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA). Note, some antivirus scanners have flagged this file, however it is not necessarily considered malware (see below for details).
Details
| File name: | prodreg.exe |
| Publisher: | Dell, Inc. |
| Product name: | PowerReg |
| Description: | System Registration |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\system registration\prodreg.exe |
| Original name: | DEL1.exe |
| File version: | 1.13 |
| Size: | 3.97 MB (4,165,440 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Dell Inc |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Tuesday, December 15, 2009 |
| Expiration date: | Saturday, December 15, 2012 |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
“See the document entitled Dell's Retail Purchase End User Agreement and Warranty Support included with your system for warranty and service information and other important information about your purchase including damage limitation provisions and arbitration or visit www.dell.ca/servicecontracts. Please note, if the system is being registered in the name of someone in a geographic location outside of the place of purchase, there may be ...”
Alienware Product Registration is a program that is pre-installed with Alienware laptops. If the laptop has not yet been registered with Alienware it will periodically popup and prompt the user to register. It runs as a scheduled task or service (depending on the version).
Behaviors
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'Dell Registration' → C:\Program Files\System Registration\prodreg.exe /boot
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
100.00% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 100.00% of PowerReg.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
100.00% |
|
