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Should I remove Epic Colors?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
68% remove it32% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Poor
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Reach 0.0011%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 13.18 days
388.68 days >
Average installed length: 204.22 days

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Epic Colors

What is Epic Colors?

Epic Colors (Color Changer for Facebook) is a web browser extension designed to modify facebook layouts and colors in the user's web browser.

Overview

Epic Colors is a software program developed by Epic Games. It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. The primary executable is named epicolor.exe. Many users end up uninstalling this after less than a month of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 3 files and is usually about 2.76 MB (2,896,384 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 66% of users of Epic Colors come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Australia.
  • Malware detected in the program
  • Integrates into the web browser
  • The wisdom of the experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Epic Colors.
epicolor.exe (7f7416c0928a1ae26860a1c1a37d44a7) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
Comodo Security 17332 Heur.Suspicious
Symantec 10/24/2013 rev. 5 WS.Reputation

Program detailsProgram details

Displayed publisher: Epic Colors
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Epic Colors\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Epic Colors\epicolor.exe" /uninstall
Estimated size: 2.76 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Epic Colors

Program executable:epicolor.exe (Malware detected)
Path:C:\Program Files\Epic Colors\epicolor.exe
MD5:7f7416c0928a1ae26860a1c1a37d44a7
Additional files:
  • frogStats.dll - Color Changer for Facebook
  • frogStats_x64.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Internet Explorer BHO
  • frogStats.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Color Changer for Facebook' with the class of {A0C1B1DC-3365-4235-9FC4-8B3B8DEFF40C}.

How do I remove Epic Colors?

You can uninstall Epic Colors 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 Epic Colors, 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 Epic Colors.
  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.

How do I reset my web browser?

If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Epic Colors you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Mozilla Firefox
Google Chrome

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 52%
Win 7 5%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 68%
Keep it 32%
 
AVERAGE INSTALL LIFESPAN
204.22
Days

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 57.14%
Windows 10 28.57%
Windows XP 14.29%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 42.86%
Microsoft Windows XP 14.29%
Windows 8 9.52%
Windows 7 Home Basic 4.76%
Windows 7 Professional 4.76%
Windows 7 Ultimate 4.76%

Distribution by countryGeography

65.79% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 65.79%
  United Kingdom 10.53%
  Australia 5.26%
  Sweden 5.26%
  South Africa 5.26%
  Belgium 2.63%
  Canada 2.63%
  New Zealand 2.63%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 21.05%
Acer 21.05%
Hewlett-Packard 15.79%
Toshiba 10.53%
Lenovo 10.53%
American Megatrends 5.26%
ASUS 5.26%
Sony 5.26%
Medion 5.26%
Common models
TOSHIBA Satellite C870 5.56%
TOSHIBA Satellite C55-A 5.56%
Sony VGN-FE35GP 5.56%
Packard Bell EasyNote TJ6... 5.56%
MSI MS-7592 5.56%
MEDION P961x 5.56%

About Epic Games

Epic Games is a video game development company known for their Unreal Engine technology, which has powered their popular in-house Unreal series of first-person shooters, and the Gears of War series.
Publisher URL: epicgames.com

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