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Should I remove Free Zip Viewer?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
56% remove it44% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Fair
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #19,780
United States Rank #27,709
Reach 0.0112%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 13.34 days
393.65 days >
Average installed length: 206.83 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.0 100.00%

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Free Zip Viewer

Overview

Free Zip Viewer is a program developed by Free Zip. 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). When installed, it will add a context menu handler to the Windows shell in order to provide quick access to the program. The main program executable is freezipviewer.exe. The software installer includes 25 files and is usually about 3.55 MB (3,719,886 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 26% of users of Free Zip Viewer come from the United States, it is also popular in Italy and Germany.

Program detailsProgram details

Displayed publisher: Free Zip Viewer
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\free zip viewer
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Free Zip Viewer\uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 3.55 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Free Zip Viewer

Program executable:freezipviewer.exe
Name:FreeZipOpener
Path:C:\Program Files\free zip viewer\freezipviewer.exe
MD5:a92c10360f5fd38c7c6b77f0981e2843
Additional files:
  • GalaSoft.MvvmLight.Extras.WPF4.dll (by GalaSoft Laurent Bugnion @ http://www.galasoft.ch) - GalaSoft.MvvmLight.Extras
  • FreeZipViewer.Console.exe - FreeZipViewer.Console
  • FreeZipViewer.Core.dll - FreeZipViewer.Core
  • GalaSoft.MvvmLight.WPF4.dll (by GalaSoft Laurent Bugnion @ http://www.galasoft.ch) - GalaSoft.MvvmLight
  • Advertisement.dll - Advertisement
  • uninstall.exe
  • Microsoft.Windows.Shell.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft.Windows.Shell
  • 7z.dll (by Igor Pavlov) - 7-Zip (7z Standalone Plugin)
  • 7z.exe (by Igor Pavlov) - 7-Zip Console
  • 7z64.dll
  • 7z-x64.exe
  • contmenu.dll
  • contmenu.exe
  • contmenu_x64.dll - contmenu_x64
  • HtmlAgilityPack.dll (by Simon Mourier) - Html Agility Pack (Html Agility Pack - Release)
  • Microsoft.Practices.ServiceLocation.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft.Practices.ServiceLocation
  • SevenZipSharp.dll (by Markovtsev Vadim) - SevenZipSharp
  • sysinst.exe
  • System.Windows.Interactivity.dll - System.Windows.Interactivity
  • WPFLocalizeExtension.dll (by Root-Project) - WPFLocalizeExtension
  • XAMLMarkupExtensions.dll - XAMLMarkupExtensions
  • ztvcabinet.dll - Microsoft(R) Windows (R) 2000 Operating System (Microsoft® Cabinet File API)
  • ztvunace26.dll (by ACE Compression Software) - UNACE - freeware ACE extraction component (UNACE Dynamic Link Library)
  • ztvunrar38.dll (by Alexander Roshal) - RAR decompression library

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Context Menu Handler
  • contmenu_x64.dll added to Windows Explorer under the name 'FreeFilesZipped64' with a class of {779173E8-DE2B-4ECC-84EC-500BF2341662}.
Scheduled Task
  • 7z.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{A50C1FF2-DDC3-46B7-B3C0-A223A33F8F84}' (runs on registration).

How do I remove Free Zip Viewer?

You can uninstall Free Zip Viewer 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 Zip Viewer, 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 Zip Viewer.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 100%
Win 7 (SP1) 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 56%
Keep it 44%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#19,780

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 99.55%
Windows 7 0.45%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 8.1 45.00%
Windows 8 14.55%
Windows 10 Home 8.64%
Windows 8.1 Pro 8.64%
Windows 8.1 Single Langua... 6.36%
Windows 8 Pro 5.45%

Distribution by countryGeography

25.96% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 25.96%
  Italy 13.46%
  Germany 11.54%
  United Kingdom 5.77%
  France 3.85%
  Brazil 3.37%
  Netherlands 3.37%
  Czech Republic 2.40%
  Belgium 1.92%
  Israel 1.92%
  India 1.92%
  Sweden 1.92%
  United Arab Emirates 1.44%
  Austria 1.44%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer 17.90%
Hewlett-Packard 17.90%
ASUS 14.20%
Dell 11.11%
Samsung 10.49%
Toshiba 8.64%
Medion 8.02%
Lenovo 7.41%
Sony 2.47%
GIGABYTE 1.23%
Intel 0.62%
Common models
Samsung 300E4C/300E5C/300... 3.25%
HP Pavilion Sleekbook 15 2.44%
Acer Aspire E1-571 2.44%
ASUSTeK X550CA 2.44%
Samsung 350V5C/351V5C/354... 2.44%
ASUSTeK X202E 1.63%

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