Barnes & Noble
What is Barnes & Noble?
Barnes & Noble 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
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 installer includes 21 files and is usually about 96.17 MB (100,838,916 bytes). HostAppServiceUpdater.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released.
Program details
URL: www.pokki.com
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\pokki\engine
Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\pokki.exe" /UNINSTALL80e706fc8885ef9f1eea6d37b4d0e92153c2532f
Estimated size: 96.17 MB
Files installed by Barnes & Noble
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HostAppServiceUpdater.exe (by Pokki) - Host App Service Updater
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ServiceHostAppUpdater.exe (by Pokki) - Service Host App Updater
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ServiceStartMenuIndexer.exe - Start Menu Service
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StartMenuIndexer.exe
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HostAppService.exe - Host App Service
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ServiceHostApp.exe - Service Host App
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Launcher.dll - Pokki (Pokki support library.)
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pokki.exe
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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)
- ServiceHostAppUpdater.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named SweetLabs App Platform.
3 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.
- pokki.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'pokki.exe' and executes as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\pokki.exe.
- 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.
3 Startup Files (User Run Once)
- ServiceHostApp.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'Application Restart #5' which loads as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\ServiceHostApp.exe --disable-internal-flash --noerrdialogs --no-message-box --disable-extensions --disable-web-security --disable-web-resources --disable-clie.
- 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.
- pokki.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'Application Restart #7' which loads as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\pokki.exe --disable-internal-flash --noerrdialogs --no-message-box --disable-extensions --disable-web-security --disable-web-resources --disable-client-side-p.
Network connections
- pokki.exe connects to www2.twitter.com (199.59.149.198 port 443).
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
pokki.exe |
Memory: | 79.58 MB | |
Total CPU: | 0.0009914226% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00042370% | |
User CPU: | 0.00056772% | |
CPU cycles/sec: | 7,679,896 | |
I/O reads/min: | 932.54 KB | |
I/O writes/min: | 217.3 KB | |
How do I remove Barnes & Noble?
You can uninstall Barnes & Noble 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 Barnes & Noble, 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 Barnes & Noble.
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 26%
Keep it 74%
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MOST USED OS
~99%
Windows 10
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Geography
87.50% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
87.50% |
Canada |
12.50% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Toshiba |
33.33% |
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Lenovo |
33.33% |
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Acer |
33.33% |
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Common models |
TOSHIBA Satellite C75D-B |
33.33% |
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LENOVO 20270 |
33.33% |
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Gateway NE722 |
33.33% |
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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