Should I remove Free Download Manager?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
51% remove it49% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #2,217
United States Rank #3,210
Reach 0.2882%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 37.80 days
1115.09 days >
Average installed length: 585.89 days
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Free Download Manager 3.9.2
What is Free Download Manager? (from FreeDownloadManager.ORG)
Free Download Manager downloads files and converts videos (including flash) faster with open-source Free Download Manager. Its features include integration with all browsers, support of downloads from RapidShare, BitTorrent support, adjusting traffic usage, resuming broken downloads. Free Download Manager is released u... Read more
Overview
Free Download Manager 3.9.2 is a program developed by FreeDownloadManager.ORG. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. 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 programs's main executable is fdm.exe and has been seen to consume an average CPU of less than one percent, and utilizes about 18.59 MB of memory. It also adds an icon to the Windows notifications area in order to provide access to the program. The software installer includes 119 files and is usually about 27 MB (28,314,275 bytes). Updater.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 32% of users of Free Download Manager come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and France.
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Starts automatically
- Loads into the web browser
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Free Download Manager.
| fdm.exe (d15e8232e79d9884111da12d63a687fd) has been flagged by the following 5 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| avast! |
2014.9-131031 |
Win32:Adware-AZL [Adw] |
| AVG |
2014.0.3606 |
MalSign.Generic |
| G Data |
13.10.22 |
Win32.Trojan.Agent.QGP2GP |
| IKARUS anti.virus |
t3scan.2.0.127 |
Win32.AdWare.AZL |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
22592 |
Jottix (fs) |
Program details
URL: www.freedownloadmanager.org
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Free Download Manager\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Free Download Manager\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 27 MB
Files installed by Free Download Manager 3.9.2
| Program executable: | fdm.exe |
| Name: | Free Download Manager |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\free download manager\fdm.exe |
| MD5: | 498522231639d748a4c22adbb6450000 |
| Taskbar: | Displays an icon in the notification area |
| Free Download Manager is a free and open-source download manager for Microsoft Windows. |
Additional files:
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npfdm.dll - Free Download Manager Click Catcher Plug-In for Netscape, Opera, Mozilla
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etasks.exe - Free Download Manager (Free Download Manager Task)
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fdm38inst.exe - Free Download Manager Setup
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fdminst.exe
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FDMinst_3.9.2.1303.exe
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fdm-unedited.exe
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Free Download Manager 3.9.2 build 1301 installer.exe
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iefdm2.dll
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Uninstall.exe - FDM
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Setup.exe (by Adobe Systems) - Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller (Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller 11.3 r300)
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flvsniff.dll - flvsniff
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fdmbtsupp.dll
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fdmumsp.dll
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fdmwi.exe
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iefdm.dll
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iefdmcks.dll
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iefdmdm.dll
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msdl.dll
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unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
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Updater.exe
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vistafx.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Google Chrome Plugin
- npfdm.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'npfdm.dll'.
2 Internet Explorer BHOs
- iefdm2.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Free Download Manager' with the class of {CC59E0F9-7E43-44FA-9FAA-8377850BF205}.
- iefdmcks.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'FDMIECookiesBHO Class' with the class of {CC59E0F9-7E43-44FA-9FAA-8377850BF205}.
4 Scheduled Tasks
- fdm.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{FFD90294-8B69-4FD7-A821-6A72B6953152}' (runs on registration).
- unins000.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{93437994-5F20-48A8-80DF-418B98283959}' (runs on registration).
- fdm-unedited.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{970D88A5-AFE7-445B-8022-57B67AB0AF52}' (runs on registration).
- fdmwi.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{D0985792-E8F8-44B5-A2EA-B4239D16EB72}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- fdm.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 2.
3 Startup Files (User Run)
- fdmwi.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Free Download Manager - RCS' and executes as C:\Program Files\Free Download Manager\fdmwi.exe -autorun.
- fdm.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'fdm.exe' and executes as C:\Program Files\Free Download Manager\fdm.exe.
- fdm-unedited.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Free Download Manager' and executes as C:\Program Files\Free Download Manager\fdm.exe -autorun.
Startup File (All Users Run)
- fdm.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Free Download Manager' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Free Download Manager\fdm.exe" -autorun.
5 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
- fdm-unedited.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Free Download Manager\fdm.exe'.
- fdm.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Free Download Manager\fdm.exe'.
- fdmwi.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Free Download Manager\fdmwi.exe'.
- Updater.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Free Download Manager\Updater.exe'.
- unins000.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Free Download Manager\unins000.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| fdm.exe |
| Memory: | 18.59 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0025394822% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00129621% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00124327% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 148,139,933 | |
| Switches/sec: | 240 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 1.17 MB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 4.86 MB | |
| fdmwi.exe |
| Memory: | 2.46 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0001861262% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00009306% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00009306% | |
How do I remove Free Download Manager?
You can uninstall Free Download 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 Free Download Manager 3.9.2, 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 Free Download 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.
How do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Free Download Manager 3.9.2 you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
- When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
- Restart Google Chrome.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 63%
Win 7 0%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 51%
Keep it 49%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
69.86% |
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| Windows 10 |
13.94% |
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| Windows XP |
10.84% |
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| Windows Vista |
5.32% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.04% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
32.20% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
20.13% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
12.71% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
10.72% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
3.97% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
3.03% |
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Geography
32.35% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
32.35% |
| Germany |
15.11% |
| France |
3.83% |
| Iran |
3.40% |
| India |
3.36% |
| United Kingdom |
3.36% |
| Brazil |
3.31% |
| Italy |
2.69% |
| Australia |
2.13% |
| South Africa |
1.59% |
| Canada |
1.53% |
| Indonesia |
1.32% |
| Saudi Arabia |
1.11% |
| Taiwan |
1.10% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
23.34% |
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| Dell |
21.99% |
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| Acer |
17.64% |
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| GIGABYTE |
9.89% |
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| ASUS |
8.88% |
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| Lenovo |
4.13% |
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| Toshiba |
3.83% |
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| Intel |
2.76% |
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| Samsung |
2.66% |
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| Medion |
2.21% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.81% |
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| Sahara |
0.86% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
6.34% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
5.41% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
4.85% |
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| Dell Inspiron N5110 |
2.52% |
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| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
2.14% |
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| HP ProBook 4530s |
2.05% |
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Publisher URL: www.freedownloadmanager.org