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Should I remove FastMediaConverter?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
66% remove it34% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #12,292
United States Rank #8,036
Reach 0.0261%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 12.08 days
356.33 days >
Average installed length: 187.23 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.0.32.0 8.35%
1.0.30.0 53.79%
1.0.29.0 9.90%
1.0.27.0 27.96%

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FastMediaConverter

What is FastMediaConverter?

The is a software bundler adware that uses the Ignition Installer (Verti Technology Group, Inc.) to download and install a number of potentially unwanted software offers including adware. While it is marketed and billed as a media conversion tool generally through misadvertising practices, the software's primary focus is to bundle and install adware resources.

Overview

The most common release is 1.0.30.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Many users end up uninstalling this after less than a month of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 15 files and is usually about 117.48 MB (123,181,583 bytes).
  • Malware detected in the program
  • 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 FastMediaConverter.
FastMediaConverterApp.exe (ba90a20971300a024fcda9c13fd4dab7) has been flagged by the following 14 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
Lavasoft Ad-Aware 1120 Application.Generic.583602
Baidu-International 4.0.3.14111 Adware.MSIL.StrongVault.A
Bitdefender 1.0.20.55 Application.Generic.583602
Comodo Security 17581 ApplicUnwnt
ESET-NOD32 8.9271 a variant of MSIL/Adware.StrongVault.A
G Data 14.1.22 Application.Generic.583602
IKARUS anti.virus t3scan.2.2.29 Win32.SuspectCrc
K7 AntiVirus 13.175.10794 Adware
K7GW 13.175.10794 Adware ( 004641831 )
Kingsoft AntiVirus 331020.49267 Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
McAfee 5600.7254 Artemis!BA90A2097130
McAfee-GW-Edition 7.7254 Artemis!BA90A2097130
MicroWorld-eScan 15.0.0.33 Application.Generic.583602
TrendMicro-HouseCall 7.2.11 TROJ_GEN.F47V1106
       View all 14 all detections
Bundled relationships

Program detailsProgram details

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\fastmediaconverter
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\FastMediaConverter\FastMediaConverteruninstall.exe
Estimated size: 117.48 MB

Program filesFiles installed by FastMediaConverter

  • libfaac.dll - FAAC - Freeware Advanced Audio Coder
  • FastMediaConverteruninstall.exe - FastMediaConverterSetup.exe
  • FastMediaConverterBrowser.exe - FastMediaConverterBrowser
  • DevExpress.XtraEditors.v9.3.dll (by Developer Express) - DevExpress.XtraEditors
  • (Malware detected) FastMediaConverterApp.exe - FastMediaConverterApp
  • DevExpress.Utils.v9.3.dll (by Developer Express) - DevExpress.Utils
  • DevExpress.Data.v9.3.dll - DevExpress.Data
  • IceHttpClass.dll (by [email protected]) - IceHttpClass
  • FastMedia Converter.exe - iConvertor
  • MediaInfo.dll (by MediaArea.net) - MediaInfo (All about your audio and video files)
  • IceqliteUtil.dll - Iceqlite
  • ffmpeg.exe
  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

FastMediaConverterApp.exe
Memory:31.64 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0005547098%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00038098%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00017373%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:25,670,972
8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:725
70 average
I/O reads/min:22.09 MB
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:364.32 KB
105.02 KB average

How do I remove FastMediaConverter?

You can uninstall FastMediaConverter 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 FastMediaConverter, 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 FastMediaConverter.
  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) 50%
Win Vista 0%
  
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 66%
Keep it 34%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#12,292

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 53.79%
Windows 10 35.34%
Windows Vista 7.18%
Windows XP 3.69%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 36.59%
Windows 8.1 17.03%
Windows 8 10.96%
Windows 7 Ultimate 7.63%
Windows 7 Professional 7.44%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 6.26%

Distribution by countryGeography

74.75% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 74.75%
  United Kingdom 3.34%
  Australia 2.90%
  Canada 2.18%
  Belgium 1.16%
  Netherlands 1.16%
  United Arab Emirates 1.16%
  Germany 1.02%
  India 0.87%
  Israel 0.87%
  France 0.73%
  Italy 0.73%
  Sweden 0.58%
  South Africa 0.44%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 31.46%
Dell 25.06%
Acer 14.58%
Toshiba 9.72%
ASUS 6.91%
Samsung 5.63%
Lenovo 2.81%
GIGABYTE 2.56%
Gateway 0.77%
Alienware 0.51%
Common models
HP 2000 Notebook PC 5.16%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 5.16%
Dell Inspiron 3521 4.69%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 4.23%
HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... 3.29%
TOSHIBA Satellite C55-A 2.82%

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