Should I remove File Association Manager?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
73% remove it27% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #8,896
United States Rank #4,735
Reach 0.0431%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 15.30 days
451.34 days >
Average installed length: 237.15 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 0.8 |
3.29% |
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| 0.7 |
8.12% |
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| 0.5 |
79.53% |
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| 0.4 |
0.12% |
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| 0.3 |
8.94% |
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File Association Manager
from Amnis Technology Ltd
What is File Association Manager?
File Association Manager uses various co-bundled installers such as InstallIQ to package its software with various third party applications through offers.
About (from Amnis Technology Ltd)
File Association Manager is a program which helps you find programs to run unknown file types. It integrates seamlessly into Windows and greatly improves on the standard extension solution. It allows the user to easily identify and download programs to run thousands of files.
Overview
The most common release is 0.5, 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 primary executable is named FAM.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 3 files and is usually about 852.02 KB (872,468 bytes). The installed file Updater.exe is the auto-update component of the program which is designed to check for software updates and notify and apply them when new versions are discovered.
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- The wisdom of the experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
File Association Manager has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.
Program details
URL: yourfileinfo.com/software/download
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\fileassociationmanager
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\FileAssociationManager\uninstall-fam.exe"
Estimated size: 852.02 KB
Files installed by File Association Manager
| Program executable: | FAM.exe |
| Name: | File Association Manager |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\fileassociationmanager\FAM.exe |
| MD5: | 142ab95a974fc8d9ee5d3a728454abbb |
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- Updater.exe is scheduled as a task named 'FileAssociationManagerUpdater' (runs daily at 3:13 AM).
How do I remove File Association Manager?
You can uninstall File Association Manager 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 File Association Manager, 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 File Association Manager.
- 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) 60%
Win XP 0%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 73%
Keep it 27%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #8,896
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
61.53% |
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| Windows 10 |
26.00% |
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| Windows Vista |
7.06% |
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| Windows XP |
5.41% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
41.68% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
11.33% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
9.92% |
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| Windows 8 |
9.45% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
6.61% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
5.55% |
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Geography
90.10% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
90.10% |
| Canada |
1.79% |
| United Kingdom |
1.17% |
| India |
1.09% |
| Indonesia |
0.47% |
| Australia |
0.39% |
| MA |
0.31% |
| Brazil |
0.31% |
| Croatia |
0.31% |
| Malaysia |
0.31% |
| Philippines |
0.23% |
| Netherlands |
0.23% |
| South Africa |
0.16% |
| BM |
0.16% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
35.53% |
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| Dell |
25.21% |
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| Acer |
13.20% |
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| Toshiba |
11.34% |
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| ASUS |
4.40% |
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| Lenovo |
2.54% |
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| Intel |
2.37% |
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| Samsung |
2.37% |
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| GIGABYTE |
1.69% |
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| American Megatrends |
0.85% |
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| Gateway |
0.51% |
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Common models |
| HP 2000 Notebook PC |
7.08% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
6.15% |
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| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
4.31% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
3.08% |
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| Dell Inspiron 3521 |
2.46% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite C55-A |
2.46% |
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