Should I remove ActiveLink Connect?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
8% remove it92% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #14,216
United States Rank #6,670
Reach 0.0204%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 23.72 days
699.75 days >
Average installed length: 367.66 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 5.8.0.17220 |
30.52% |
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| 5.6.0.16645 |
42.18% |
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| 5.5.5.16275 |
12.90% |
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| 5.5.4.15946 |
10.42% |
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| 5.5.2.15857 |
3.97% |
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ActiveLink Connect
from Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
What is ActiveLink Connect?
ActiveLink Connect is part of the WeightWatchers program and is used for the ActiveLink USB device which is designed to monitor a user's activity and sync it with the WeightWatcher program.
Overview
The most used version is 5.6.0.16645, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The main program executable is ALconnect.exe. The software installer includes 1 files and is usually about 700.86 KB (717,684 bytes).
Program details
URL: www.weightwatchers.com/legal/activelinksubagreement.aspx
Help link: www.getactivelink.com
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\DirectLife\ALconnect
Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\{66CE914E-73A3-43B0-A9AC-9EE69049D57A}\ALsetup.exe" REMOVE=TRUE MODIFY=FALSE
Estimated size: 700.86 KB
Files installed by ActiveLink Connect
| Program executable: | ALconnect.exe |
| Name: | ActiveLink Connect Application |
| Path: | C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\DirectLife\ALconnect\ALconnect.exe |
| MD5: | 308963647c63aaa47ae95827f0c27070 |
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ALconnect.exe - ActiveLink Connect Application
Behaviors exhibited
Startup File (User Run)
- ALconnect.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'ALconnect' and executes as C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\DirectLife\ALconnect\ALconnect.exe.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- ALconnect.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\DirectLife\ALconnect\ALconnect.exe'.
How do I remove ActiveLink Connect?
You can uninstall ActiveLink Connect 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 ActiveLink Connect, 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 ActiveLink Connect.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 62%
Win Vista 0%
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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 8%
Keep it 92%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
63.03% |
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| Windows 10 |
19.85% |
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| Windows Vista |
12.16% |
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| Windows XP |
4.96% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
50.88% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
10.28% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
9.27% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
8.52% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
4.51% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
4.26% |
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Geography
99.86% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
99.86% |
| United Kingdom |
0.14% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
36.86% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
34.29% |
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| Toshiba |
11.22% |
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| Acer |
5.77% |
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| ASUS |
4.49% |
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| Lenovo |
2.56% |
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| Samsung |
2.56% |
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| GIGABYTE |
1.60% |
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| Gateway |
0.64% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
6.06% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
5.56% |
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| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
3.03% |
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| Dell Inspiron 530 |
2.53% |
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| Dell Inspiron 620 |
2.53% |
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| Dell XPS 8300 |
2.53% |
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