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What percent of users and experts removed it?
18% remove it82% keep it
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Cockroach on Desktop 1.2

What is Cockroach on Desktop?  (from Drive Software Company)

When you see one of these cockroaches on the screen, they look very real. They even walk around the same way real cockroaches do. You can make beautiful laughter, if you like these types of jokes. You can manage all cockroach settings from system tray cockroach icon where you can enable it for startup, add more cockro...  Read more

Overview

Cockroach on Desktop 1.2 is a program developed by Drive Software Company. 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 2 files and is usually about 3.86 MB (4,042,379 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 Cockroach on Desktop come from the United States, it is also popular in BD and MA.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.drive-software.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Cockroach on Desktop\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Cockroach on Desktop\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 3.86 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Cockroach on Desktop 1.2

  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
  • CockroachOnDesktop.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Startup File (User Run)
  • CockroachOnDesktop.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'CockroachOnDesktop' and executes as C:\Program Files\Cockroach on Desktop\CockroachOnDesktop.exe.

How do I remove Cockroach on Desktop?

You can uninstall Cockroach on Desktop 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 Cockroach on Desktop 1.2, 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 Cockroach on Desktop.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 46%
Win Vista (SP2) 2%
  
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
  
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 18%
Keep it 82%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 57.38%
Windows 10 31.15%
Windows XP 9.84%
Windows Vista 1.64%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate 29.51%
Windows 7 Home Premium 13.11%
Windows 7 Professional 9.84%
Microsoft Windows XP 9.84%
Windows 8 6.56%
Windows 8.1 4.92%

Distribution by countryGeography

29.85% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 29.85%
  BD 10.45%
  MA 5.97%
  DZ 5.97%
  India 4.48%
  Indonesia 4.48%
  United Kingdom 4.48%
  Brazil 2.99%
  Philippines 2.99%
  YE 2.99%
  South Africa 1.49%
  TN 1.49%
  NG 1.49%
  Finland 1.49%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 25.93%
Acer 24.07%
Dell 20.37%
Toshiba 9.26%
Samsung 5.56%
GIGABYTE 3.70%
Lenovo 3.70%
ASUS 3.70%
MSI 1.85%
Intel 1.85%
Common models
HP 630 Notebook PC 7.02%
Dell Inspiron N5050 3.51%
HP 15 Notebook PC 3.51%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 3.51%
HP ProBook 440 G1 3.51%
HP Pro 3300 Series MT 1.75%

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