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Should I remove Coowon?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
41% remove it59% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Poor
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #22,643
United States Rank #23,456
Reach 0.0086%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 4.91 days
144.95 days >
Average installed length: 76.16 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.6.8.0 73.37%
1.6.7.0 1.78%
1.6.6.0 11.24%
1.6.5.2 0.59%
1.6.1.0 2.96%
1.6.0.1 0.59%
1.5.4.0 1.78%
1.5.3.0 2.37%
1.5.2.0 0.59%
1.5.0.0 1.18%
1.4.3.0 0.59%
1.4.2.0 0.59%
1.4.1.0 0.59%
1.4.0.0 0.59%
1.3.1.0 0.59%
1.3.0.1 0.59%

Coowon

What is Coowon?  (from COOWON STUDIO)

Coowon browser is a Google Chrome based browser. It supports some popular features like Mouse Gesture, Drag to Go, Double Click to Close Tab, Restore Closed Tab Button, login multiple accounts in special tabs, Floating Window, Translucent Window, etc. Besides, it also can help gamers perform automated tasks ( botting )...  Read more

Overview

Coowon is a program developed by COOWON STUDIO. The most used version is 1.6.8.0, 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. 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 main program executable is chrome.exe. The software installer includes 44 files and is usually about 253.33 MB (265,640,429 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 10 as well as Windows 7 (SP1). While about 38% of users of Coowon come from the United States, it is also popular in MA and Egypt.
  • Starts automatically

Program detailsProgram details

Displayed publisher: Coowon
URL: coowon.com
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Coowon\Coowon\Application
Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Coowon\Coowon\Application\1.3.0.1\Installer\setup.exe" --uninstall
Estimated size: 253.33 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Coowon

Program executable:chrome.exe
Name:Coowon
Path:C:\users\user\appdata\local\coowon\coowon\application\chrome.exe
MD5:e23913360c3a6a7eae48252524adc313
Additional files:
  • old_chrome.exe - Coowon
  • chrome_frame_helper.dll - Google Chrome Frame (Chrome Frame renders the Web of the future in the browsers of the past. It's like strapping a rocket engine to a minivan.)
  • chrome_frame_helper.exe
  • chrome_launcher.exe
  • npchrome_frame.dll
  • scrcp.dll - Coowon Browser
  • spdctl.dll
  • chrome.dll
  • chrome_child.dll
  • delegate_execute.exe
  • metro_driver.dll
  • nacl64.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • chrome.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{B030893B-C722-4F03-8803-15B43B533EE5}' (runs on registration).
Startup File (User Run)
  • chrome.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'GoogleChromeAutoLaunch_2E948A1CD5E54329C943F14CFC775082' and executes as "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Coowon\Coowon\Application\chrome.exe" --no-startup-window.

How do I remove Coowon?

You can uninstall Coowon 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 Coowon, 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 Coowon.
  4. If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 44%
Win Vista (SP1) 1%
 
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 41%
Keep it 59%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 49.11%
Windows 10 44.38%
Windows XP 4.73%
Windows Vista 1.78%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate 26.19%
Windows 8.1 13.69%
Windows 8.1 Pro 10.71%
Windows 7 Home Premium 10.71%
Windows 7 Professional 9.52%
Windows 10 Home 5.36%

Distribution by countryGeography

38.38% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 38.38%
  MA 7.07%
  Egypt 4.55%
  Italy 3.54%
  DZ 3.54%
  Germany 3.03%
  United Kingdom 3.03%
  Indonesia 2.53%
  IQ 2.53%
  France 2.02%
  TN 2.02%
  Romania 1.52%
  Vietnam 1.52%
  Russia 1.52%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 29.91%
Dell 20.56%
Acer 15.89%
Lenovo 9.35%
ASUS 7.48%
GIGABYTE 4.67%
Samsung 4.67%
Sony 2.80%
MSI 1.87%
Medion 0.93%
Intel 0.93%
Apple 0.93%
Common models
HP 15 Notebook PC 2.75%
LENOVO 20378 2.75%
HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... 1.83%
ASUSTeK X45U 1.83%
Dell XPS 8700 1.83%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 1.83%

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