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Should I remove Free Alarm Clock?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
9% remove it91% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #12,610
United States Rank #9,542
Reach 0.0251%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 14.93 days
440.43 days >
Average installed length: 231.41 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
4.0.1.0 88.89%
4.0.0.0 10.71%
3.1 0.20%
2.3 0.20%

Free Alarm Clock

What is Free Alarm Clock?  (from Comfort Software Group)

If you need alarm clock software for Windows, this is the software you are looking for. Free Alarm Clock supports unlimited number of alarms so that you are not restricted to the number of alarms you can have. Alarms that you set will sound even if computer goes to sleep. While your PC is sleeping and the time comes to...  Read more

Overview

Free Alarm Clock is a program developed by Comfort Software Group. The most used version is 4.0.1.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. 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 main program executable is freealarmclock.exe. The software installer includes 6 files and is usually about 1.91 MB (2,001,310 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 10 as well as Windows 7 (SP1). While about 60% of users of Free Alarm Clock come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Germany.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.comfort-software.com
Help link: FreeAlarmClockSoftware.com
Installation folder: C:\Zip Programs\Free Alarm Clock
Uninstaller: C:\Windows\zipinst.exe /uninst "C:\Zip Programs\Free Alarm Clock\uninst1~.nsu"
Estimated size: 1.91 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Free Alarm Clock

Program executable:freealarmclock.exe
Name:Free Alarm Clock
Path:C:\Program Files\freealarmclock\freealarmclock.exe
MD5:68f173cc3ac4f60af10c859f0d03e11f
Additional files:
  • bass.dll (by Un4seen Developments) - BASS
  • bassflac.dll (by Un4seen Developments) - BASSFLAC
  • basswma.dll - BASSWMA
  • CsBringWindow.exe
  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • FreeAlarmClock.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F6648ECE-DD9E-4CF0-88AE-FC575E8A8D38}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • FreeAlarmClock.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named FreeAC_Reg_HKCURun_S-1-5-21-454488956-3836808068-519208781-1001.
Startup File (User Run)
  • FreeAlarmClock.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'FreeAC' and executes as C:\Program Files\FreeAlarmClock\FreeAlarmClock.exe -autorun.

How do I remove Free Alarm Clock?

You can uninstall Free Alarm Clock 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 Free Alarm Clock, 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 Free Alarm Clock.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 61%
Win Vista (SP2) 1%
 
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 9%
Keep it 91%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 61.01%
Windows 7 36.77%
Windows XP 1.21%
Windows Vista 1.01%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Home 29.41%
Windows 10 Pro 15.82%
Windows 7 Ultimate 14.00%
Windows 7 Home Premium 11.36%
Windows 7 Professional 9.74%
Windows 8.1 4.67%

Distribution by countryGeography

60.22% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 60.22%
  United Kingdom 5.68%
  Germany 4.15%
  France 2.92%
  Canada 2.61%
  Italy 2.15%
  Netherlands 1.54%
  Poland 1.54%
  Singapore 1.38%
  Australia 1.08%
  Sweden 0.92%
  Portugal 0.92%
  Philippines 0.92%
  Egypt 0.92%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 30.75%
Dell 18.94%
Acer 17.08%
ASUS 13.98%
Lenovo 5.28%
Toshiba 4.97%
MSI 2.48%
Intel 2.48%
Medion 1.55%
GIGABYTE 1.55%
Samsung 0.93%
Common models
ASUS All Series 6.43%
HP 15 Notebook PC 4.09%
ASUSTeK X555LAB 2.92%
HP HP Notebook 2.34%
HP Compaq 8000 Elite SFF ... 2.34%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 2.34%

About (from Comfort Software Group)

Comfort Software Group is a privately owned software company.
Publisher URL: www.comfort-software.com

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