Should I remove ESN Sonar?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
22% remove it78% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #677
United States Rank #929
Reach 1.0047%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 10.18 days
300.44 days >
Average installed length: 157.86 days
Versions
Version | Distribution |
0.70.4 |
96.86% |
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0.70.3 |
0.24% |
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0.70.0 |
2.90% |
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Typically installed together
ESN Sonar
from ESN Social Software AB
What is ESN Sonar?
Sonar is a cloud hosted service for integrating voice communication on websites.
About (from ESN Social Software AB)
By bridging the desktop and the web, Sonar lets users stay connected while browsing web pages or even when shutting down the browser. We host the service for you in Amazon EC2 cloud services. The cloud enables reliable, rapid scaling. Have been in use for many years, the low system footprint, low latency and voice qual... Read more
Overview
ESN Sonar is a program developed by ESN Social Software AB. The most used version is 0.70.4, with over 98% of all installations currently using this 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 sonarhost.exe. The software installer includes 7 files and is usually about 2.34 MB (2,455,229 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 42% of users of ESN Sonar come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and France.
Program details
Help link: www.sonar-api.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Battlelog Web Plugins\Sonar
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Battlelog Web Plugins\Sonar\esnsonar_uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 2.34 MB
Files installed by ESN Sonar
Program executable: | sonarhost.exe |
Name: | ESN Sonar API |
| ESN Sonar Host Application |
Path: | C:\Program Files\battlelog web plugins\sonar\0.70.4\sonarhost.exe |
MD5: | 533a078d98dd31c0a48d6795e0b61fca |
Additional files:
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npesnsonar.dll - ESN Sonar API (0.70.4)
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SonarAx.ocx - ESN Sonar ActiveX Plugin
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esnsonar_uninstall.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Google Chrome Plugin
- npesnsonar.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'npesnsonar.dll'.
Mozilla Plugin
- npesnsonar.dll is loaded into Mozilla Firefox under the product name 'ESN Sonar API' with a plugin key of '@esn.me/esnsonar,version=0.70.3' for all users of the PC.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- SonarHost.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Battlelog Web Plugins\Sonar\0.70.3\SonarHost.exe'.
How do I remove ESN Sonar?
You can uninstall ESN Sonar 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 ESN Sonar, 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 ESN Sonar.
How do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by ESN Sonar you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
- When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
- Restart Google Chrome.
HOW DOES IT RUN?
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Plugs into Mozilla Firefox
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 22%
Keep it 78%
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GLOBAL RANK
#677
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
60.91% |
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Windows 10 |
38.04% |
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Windows Vista |
1.01% |
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Windows XP |
0.04% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
28.44% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
20.87% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
10.01% |
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Windows 8.1 Pro |
7.44% |
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Windows 8.1 |
7.31% |
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Windows 10 Home |
6.59% |
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Geography
41.59% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
41.59% |
Germany |
7.31% |
France |
6.32% |
United Kingdom |
5.92% |
Canada |
3.63% |
Australia |
2.74% |
Sweden |
2.59% |
Netherlands |
2.35% |
Brazil |
2.26% |
Italy |
2.14% |
Poland |
1.66% |
DK |
1.59% |
Finland |
1.56% |
Norway |
1.47% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
ASUS |
20.90% |
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GIGABYTE |
16.78% |
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Acer |
15.21% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
14.82% |
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Dell |
12.67% |
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Alienware |
4.49% |
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Lenovo |
3.93% |
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MSI |
3.65% |
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Samsung |
2.44% |
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Toshiba |
2.32% |
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Intel |
1.94% |
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Medion |
0.45% |
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Common models |
ASUS All Series |
16.67% |
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MSI MS-7821 |
4.01% |
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MSI MS-7758 |
3.26% |
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HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
2.87% |
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MSI MS-7751 |
2.29% |
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MSI MS-7681 |
2.27% |
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