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Should I remove FLV Player Packages?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
87% remove it13% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #9,974
United States Rank #16,857
Reach 0.0362%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 31.06 days
916.19 days >
Average installed length: 481.39 days

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FLV Player Packages

What is FLV Player Packages?

The software uses the InstallCore Click run software which is an installer that bundles legitimate applications that may also offer additional third party applications that may be unwanted by the user. Such third party applications are typically installed onto users’ computers by default, but also include an option to ‘opt-out’ during or after the installation process. Typical bundled installs include DealPly as well as other potentially unwanted programs.

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Some of the advertisements you see in the installer are delivered by third parties who collect information through cookies, ip address, web beacons, and other technologies about your online activities, in order to understand your interests and deliver advertisements that are tailored to your interests.

Overview

The primary executable is named uninstaller.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 2 files and is usually about 1.06 MB (1,114,624 bytes).
  • Malware detected in the program
  • Delivers various 'optional' bundled software during install
  • The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in FLV Player Packages.
uninstaller.exe (b6160d3b8722e02efcbd258d17269f37) has been flagged by the following 7 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
Avira AntiVir 7.11.117.240 ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen
Baidu-International 4.0.3.14126 InstallCore.Win32.AZ potentially unwanted
ESET-NOD32 8.9132 a variant of Win32/InstallCore.AZ
F-Prot v6.4.7.1.166 W32/InstallCore.W.gen
K7 AntiVirus 13.174.10410 Unwanted-Program
Rising Antivirus 23.00.65.14124 PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
TrendMicro-HouseCall 7.2.26 TROJ_GEN.R0CBH08IA13
FLV Player Packages has been seen bundling various 3rd party software during the installation process. Make sure to check for and remove unused programs.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.installcore.com
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\flv player packages
Uninstaller: C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\FLV Player Packages\uninstaller.exe /Uninstall /NM="FLV Player Packages" /AN="" /MBN="FLV Player Packages"
Estimated size: 1.06 MB

Program filesFiles installed by FLV Player Packages

Program executable:uninstaller.exe (Malware detected)
Path:C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\flv player packages\uninstaller.exe
MD5:b6160d3b8722e02efcbd258d17269f37
Additional files:
  • UNINST~1.EXE

How do I remove FLV Player Packages?

You can uninstall FLV Player Packages 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 FLV Player Packages, 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 FLV Player Packages.
  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 7 (SP1) 62%
Win Vista 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 87%
Keep it 13%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#9,974

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 71.57%
Windows 10 14.01%
Windows XP 8.96%
Windows Vista 5.46%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 30.52%
Windows 7 Ultimate 19.13%
Windows 7 Professional 10.97%
Microsoft Windows XP 9.00%
Windows 7 Home Basic 7.59%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 3.94%

Distribution by countryGeography

19.28% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 19.28%
  Russia 8.03%
  Brazil 7.76%
  Thailand 7.36%
  Germany 6.69%
  Italy 4.95%
  Turkey 4.82%
  UA 4.28%
  United Kingdom 3.21%
  India 3.08%
  France 2.68%
  Japan 2.41%
  Mexico 2.28%
  Poland 2.28%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 21.41%
Acer 20.73%
Dell 17.77%
ASUS 9.34%
Samsung 8.88%
GIGABYTE 8.20%
Lenovo 5.24%
Toshiba 3.64%
American Megatrends 1.82%
Medion 1.82%
Sahara 1.14%
Common models
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 5.26%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 3.16%
Dell Inspiron N5010 2.63%
HP G62 Notebook PC 2.63%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 2.63%
Samsung 300E4C/300E5C/300... 2.11%

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