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Should I remove FactSet?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
7% remove it93% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
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How common is it?
United States Rank #46,127
Reach 0.0010%

Versions

VersionDistribution
2016.6.227.066 5.00%
2016.2.291.114 5.00%
2016.1.391.138 5.00%
2013.12.342.136 5.00%
2013.11.362.168 5.00%
2013.11.362.159 5.00%
2013.6.346.217 5.00%
2013.6.346.211 10.00%
2013.5.411.255 5.00%
2013.3.406.304 10.00%
2013.2.475.333 5.00%
2013.2.475.301 5.00%
2013.1.614.430 5.00%
2013.1.614.406 5.00%
2012.4.480.215 5.00%
2012.2.389.276 5.00%
2010.5.503.188 5.00%
2010.2.355.114 5.00%

FactSet

Overview

FactSet is a program developed by FactSet Research Systems. The most used version is 2013.6.346.211, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. 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 software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The software installer includes 202 files and is usually about 593.33 KB (607,575 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 67% of users of FactSet come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Italy.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.factset.com
Help link: mailto:[email protected]
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\factset\excelconnect\modele
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{96608DAC-EF9D-4455-AA29-31A814BBA3DB}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 593.33 KB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by FactSet

  • apibox.exe - apibox (Apibox)
  • fdsconduit.exe
  • fdsdiagnostics.exe
  • fdsdllhost.exe
  • fdsisapi.dll - FactSet (FactSet ISAPI Extenstion)
  • fdspipe.exe - FactSet HTTP Services
  • fdsrealtime.exe
  • fdsstatbar.exe - StatBar Application
  • fdstp.dll - FactSet for Windows (FactSet Custom Moniker)
  • fdsup.exe - FactSet URL Protocol
  • fdswfixexcel.exe - FdswFixExcel Application (fdswFixExcel)
  • fdsxlc.dll - ExcelConnect
  • marquee.exe - FactSet RT
  • marqueerestart.exe - FactSet Auto Restarter
  • passwordencoder.exe - Password Encoder
  • comshim.dll - FactSet ActiveX Shim Module
  • d3dcompiler_43.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® DirectX for Windows® (Direct3D HLSL Compiler)
  • d3dx9_43.dll (by Microsoft) - Direct3D 9 Extensions
  • fcpcontroller.exe - FactSet Instant Messenger
  • fdsapi32.dll - FactSet API DLL
  • fdsbrowser.exe
  • fdsocmon.exe - FactSet OC Monitor
  • fdsw32.exe - FactSet AC
  • msxml4.dll - Microsoft(R) MSXML 4.0 SP3 (MSXML 4.0 SP3)
  • msxml4r.dll - MSXML 4.0 SP3 Resources
  • pdfxcview.exe (by Tracker Software Products (Canada)) - PDF-XChange Viewer
  • pdfxcviewax.dll (by Tracker Software Products (Canada)) - PDF-XChange Viewer Control
  • pdfxcviewlauncher.exe - PDFXCview Shim
  • avcodec-53.dll
  • avformat-53.dll
  • avutil-51.dll
  • dbghelp.dll - Debugging Tools for Windows(R) (Windows Image Helper)
  • fdssafe.exe - FDSSafe (FDSSafe COM Server)
  • fdssafecmd.exe - FactSet for Windows 32
  • galasoft.mvvmlight.dll (by GalaSoft Laurent Bugnion @ http://www.galasoft.ch) - GalaSoft.MvvmLight
  • icudt.dll (by The ICU Project) - International Components for Unicode (ICU Data DLL)
  • libcef.dll - Chromium Embedded Framework (CEF) Dynamic Link Library
  • libegl.dll - ANGLE libEGL Dynamic Link Library
  • libglesv2.dll - ANGLE libGLESv2 Dynamic Link Library
  • log4net.dll (by The Apache Software Foundation) - log4net (Apache log4net for .NET Framework 4.0 Client Profile)
  • lua-vc100-md.dll
  • microsoft.expression.controls.dll - Microsoft.Expression.Controls
  • microsoft.expression.drawing.dll - Microsoft.Expression.Drawing
  • microsoft.expression.effects.dll - Microsoft.Expression.Effects
  • microsoft.expression.interactions.dll - Microsoft.Expression.Interactions
  • microsoft.expression.prototyping.interactivity.dll - Microsoft.Expression.Prototyping.Interactivity
  • microsoft.expression.prototyping.sketchcontrols.dll - Microsoft.Expression.Prototyping.SketchControls
  • newtonsoft.json.dll (by Newtonsoft) - Json.NET
  • rwuxthemesu10.dll (by Rogue Wave Software Inc) - RWUXTheme Dynamic Link Library
  • sdmbrowser.exe - SdmBrowser Application
  • system.windows.interactivity.dll - System.Windows.Interactivity
  • wpftoolkit.extended.dll - Extended WPF Toolkit
  • zlibwapi-vc100-md.dll - ZLib.DLL (zlib data compression and ZIP file I/O library)
  • boost_bzip2-vc100-mt-1_54.dll
  • boost_chrono-vc100-mt-1_54.dll
  • boost_date_time-vc100-mt-1_54.dll
  • boost_filesystem-vc100-mt-1_54.dll
  • boost_graph-vc100-mt-1_54.dll
  • boost_iostreams-vc100-mt-1_54.dll
  • boost_locale-vc100-mt-1_54.dll
  • boost_math_c99f-vc100-mt-1_54.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • pdfxcview.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{964AD5F0-58E4-456A-AB11-C67D097E8F0C}' (runs on registration).
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • marquee.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\FactSet\Marquee.exe'.

How do I remove FactSet?

You can uninstall FactSet 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 FactSet, 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 FactSet.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 45%
Win XP 5%
  
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 7%
Keep it 93%
 
US RANK
#46,127

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 60.00%
Windows 10 35.00%
Windows XP 5.00%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Professional 20.00%
Windows 10 Home 20.00%
Windows 7 Enterprise 20.00%
Windows 7 Home Premium 15.00%
Windows 8.1 Pro 10.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 5.00%

Distribution by countryGeography

66.67% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 66.67%
  United Kingdom 11.11%
  Italy 7.41%
  Canada 7.41%
  France 3.70%
  Hong Kong 3.70%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 33.33%
Hewlett-Packard 22.22%
Acer 16.67%
Lenovo 16.67%
ASUS 11.11%
Common models
Acer Aspire 5830T 10.53%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 5.26%
Dell Inspiron 5548 5.26%
ASUSTeK TP550LD 5.26%
Dell OptiPlex 780 5.26%
ASUSTeK X202EV 5.26%

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