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Should I remove Chedot?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
8% remove it92% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #18,813
United States Rank #22,289
Reach 0.0123%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 3.74 days
110.23 days >
Average installed length: 57.92 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
51.0.2704.5405 2.07%
51.0.2704.5311 1.65%
51.0.2704.540 3.31%
51.0.2704.537 1.24%
51.0.2704.536 0.41%
51.0.2704.532 14.46%
51.0.2704.530 4.55%
51.0.2704.523 1.24%
51.0.2704.521 15.29%
51.0.2704.520 1.65%
48.0.2564.511 4.55%
48.0.2564.509 0.41%
48.0.2564.507 4.13%
48.0.2564.506 0.83%
48.0.2564.505 0.41%
48.0.2564.504 29.34%
48.0.2564.503 2.89%
48.0.2564.501 3.31%
43.0.2357.410 7.44%
43.0.2357.402 0.83%

Chedot

Overview

Chedot is a program developed by Chedot Publisher. The most used version is 48.0.2564.504, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. 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 chedot.exe. The software installer includes 2 files and is usually about 252.39 MB (264,652,245 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 30% of users of Chedot come from the United States, it is also popular in DZ and Egypt.

Program detailsProgram details

Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Chedot\Application
Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Chedot\Application\43.0.2357.410\Installer\setup.exe" --uninstall
Estimated size: 252.39 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Chedot

Program executable:chedot.exe
Name:Chedot
Path:C:\users\user\appdata\local\chedot\application\chedot.exe
MD5:ad41b19baeeeb98d9e985ce23c593feb

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • chedot.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Open Browser' (runs on registration).
Startup File (User Run)
  • chedot.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'GoogleChromeAutoLaunch_2E44777F5CB032F7699BDCB1115BA7D6' and executes as "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Chedot\Application\chedot.exe" --no-startup-window.
2 Startup Files (All Users Run)
  • chedot.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Chedot' which loads as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Chedot\Application\chedot.exe.
  • old_chedot.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Chedot' which loads as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Chedot\Application\chedot.exe.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • chedot.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Chedot\Application\chedot.exe'.

How do I remove Chedot?

You can uninstall Chedot from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. 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.
  2. When you find the program Chedot, 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).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Chedot.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 47%
Win XP 0%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 8%
Keep it 92%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 62.40%
Windows 10 30.58%
Windows XP 7.02%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate 37.08%
Windows 7 Professional 17.50%
Windows 10 Pro 14.58%
Microsoft Windows XP 7.08%
Windows 8.1 Pro 5.42%
Windows 8.1 Enterprise 2.92%

Distribution by countryGeography

30.40% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 30.40%
  DZ 23.44%
  Egypt 13.55%
  IQ 8.42%
  MA 4.40%
  TN 2.20%
  France 2.20%
  Russia 2.20%
  LY 1.83%
  Italy 1.83%
  Saudi Arabia 1.47%
  BD 0.73%
  Spain 0.73%
  Netherlands 0.73%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 28.57%
Acer 22.73%
Hewlett-Packard 19.48%
GIGABYTE 7.79%
Toshiba 7.14%
Lenovo 5.19%
ASUS 3.90%
Samsung 2.60%
Intel 1.30%
Sony 1.30%
Common models
HP 15 Notebook PC 3.47%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 3.47%
Acer Aspire 5349 2.78%
Dell Inspiron 3521 2.78%
HP Compaq 6000 Pro SFF PC 2.08%
Dell OptiPlex 760 2.08%

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