AccuWeather
What is AccuWeather?
AccuWeather is an app for the Pokki desktop platform. The app itself runs as an embedded HTML5 program within the Pokki software outside of the web browser.
Overview
It adds registry entry for the current user which will allow the program to automatically start each time it is rebooted. The setup package generally installs about 17 files and is usually about 106.97 MB (112,168,216 bytes). The installed file HostAppServiceUpdater.exe is the auto-update component of the program which is designed to check for software updates and notify and apply them when new versions are discovered.
Program details
Displayed publisher: Pokki
URL: www.pokki.com
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\pokki\engine
Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\HostAppService.exe" /UNINSTALL3f0a5aa7c201eb9fed2c549e0ab6577c353a4fa3
Estimated size: 106.97 MB
Files installed by AccuWeather
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HostAppServiceUpdater.exe (by Pokki) - Host App Service Updater
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StartMenuIndexer.exe (by Pokki) - Start Menu Service
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HostAppService.exe - Host App Service
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Launcher.dll - Pokki (Pokki support library.)
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libPokki.dll (by The Chromium Authors) - Chromium
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avcodec-54.dll
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avformat-54.dll
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avutil-51.dll
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D3DCompiler_43.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® DirectX for Windows® (Direct3D HLSL Compiler)
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d3dx9_43.dll (by Microsoft) - Direct3D 9 Extensions
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icudt.dll (by The ICU Project) - International Components for Unicode (ICU Data DLL)
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libEGL.dll - ANGLE libEGL Dynamic Link Library
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libGLESv2.dll - ANGLE libGLESv2 Dynamic Link Library
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nacl_irt_x86_32.nexe
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nacl_irt_x86_64.nexe
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ppGoogleNaClPluginChrome.dll
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wow_helper.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- HostAppServiceUpdater.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Pokki.
2 Startup Files (User Run)
- HostAppServiceUpdater.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Pokki' and executes as "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\HostAppServiceUpdater.exe" /LOGON.
- Launcher.dll is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Pokki' and executes as C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\Launcher.dll",RunLaunchPlatform.
Startup File (User Run Once)
- HostAppService.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'Application Restart #8' which loads as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\HostAppService.exe --disable-internal-flash --noerrdialogs --no-message-box --disable-extensions --disable-web-security --disable-web-resources --disable-clie.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| StartMenuIndexer.exe |
| Memory: | 10.71 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0002254694% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00013306% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00009241% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 1,259,178 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 12.54 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 2.31 KB | |
| HostAppService.exe |
| Memory: | 40.64 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0002938044% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00013915% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00015466% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 2,408,796 | |
| Switches/sec: | 4 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 109.91 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 106.14 KB | |
How do I remove AccuWeather?
You can uninstall AccuWeather 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 AccuWeather, 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 AccuWeather.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 80%
Win 7 (SP1) 20%
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WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 40%
Keep it 60%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 10 |
80.00% |
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| Windows 7 |
20.00% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 8.1 |
80.00% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
20.00% |
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Geography
50.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
50.00% |
| Germany |
25.00% |
| Croatia |
12.50% |
| United Kingdom |
12.50% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Acer |
60.00% |
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| Lenovo |
40.00% |
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Common models |
| LENOVO 20351 |
20.00% |
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| LENOVO 20344 |
20.00% |
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| Acer Aspire V5-573G |
20.00% |
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| Acer Aspire E1-572G |
20.00% |
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| Acer Aspire 7739 |
20.00% |
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About SweetLabs
SweetLabs has two platforms, Pokki, a platform which brings media-rich web apps to the desktop and the OpenCandy Software Network, which offers installer based software bundles through the download and installation process.
Publisher URL: www.pokki.com