Should I remove BigPond Wireless Broadband?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
2% remove it98% keep it
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How common is it?
Global Rank #41,862
Reach 0.0022%
Versions
Version | Distribution |
2.13.16 |
100.00% |
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BigPond Wireless Broadband 2.13.16
from Telstra Corporation
Overview
BigPond Wireless Broadband 2.13.16 is a program developed by Telstra. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). 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 BigPondUtil.exe. The software installer includes 12 files and is usually about 1.13 MB (1,184,256 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows Vista (SP2). While about 87% of users of BigPond Wireless Broadband come from Australia, it is also popular in the United States and United Kingdom.
Program details
URL: www.bigpond.com
Help link: www.bigpond.com/help
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Telstra\BigPond Wireless Broadband 2.13.16\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{069FAAD5-C81F-4AF2-B1D7-462E878725D5}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 1.13 MB
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by BigPond Wireless Broadband 2.13.16
Program executable: | BigPondUtil.exe |
Name: | BigPond Wireless Broadband 2.0 |
| Administration Utility |
Path: | C:\Program Files\Telstra\BigPond Wireless Broadband 2.13.16\BigPondUtil.exe |
MD5: | cc27d94b9e5ccb0255ac6ac0ae83b326 |
Additional files:
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BigPond_CM.exe - BigPond Wireless Broadband 2.0 (Connection Manager)
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BigPondUtil.exe - Administration Utility
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bpwbb2ad.dll - Connect Automatically BHO
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DriverInstaller.exe - Driver Installer
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DriverInstaller64.exe
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register.exe - Registration Utility
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VistaFX.dll - VistaFX Dynamic Link Library
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SwiCardDetect.dll (by Sierra Wireless) - Card Detection Library
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SwiApiInterface.dll (by Sierra Wireless) - SwiApiInterface (Sierra Wireless API)
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QMI_Server.dll (by ZTE)
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SwiApiMux.exe - SwiApiMux (Sierra Wireless API MUX)
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Cpuinf32.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- BigPond_CM.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{E467D45E-4C7F-4F59-850D-FA79DF4008BE}' (runs on registration).
Startup File (All Users Run)
- BigPond_CM.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'BigPondWirelessBroadbandCM' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Telstra\BigPond Wireless Broadband 2.13.16\BigPond_CM.exe" -tsr.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- SwiApiMux.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Telstra\BigPond Wireless Broadband 2.13.16\SwiApiMux.exe'.
How do I remove BigPond Wireless Broadband?
You can uninstall BigPond Wireless Broadband 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 BigPond Wireless Broadband 2.13.16, 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 BigPond Wireless Broadband.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 48%
Win 7 2%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 2%
Keep it 98%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
50.00% |
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Windows Vista |
25.00% |
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Windows 10 |
20.45% |
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Windows XP |
4.55% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
36.36% |
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Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
13.64% |
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Windows 10 Home |
11.36% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
11.36% |
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Windows Vista Business |
9.09% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
4.55% |
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Geography
86.67% of installs come from Australia
Which countries install it?
Australia |
86.67% |
United States |
8.89% |
United Kingdom |
2.22% |
New Zealand |
2.22% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
23.08% |
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Toshiba |
23.08% |
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ASUS |
12.82% |
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Acer |
12.82% |
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Dell |
10.26% |
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GIGABYTE |
5.13% |
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Samsung |
5.13% |
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Sony |
2.56% |
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Lenovo |
2.56% |
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Intel |
2.56% |
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7.14% |
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