Should I remove FrostWire?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
18% remove it82% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #25,700
United States Rank #17,404
Reach 0.0066%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 753.71 days
1506.43 days >
Average installed length: 791.51 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 5.2.11.0 |
100.00% |
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FrostWire 5.2.11
What is FrostWire?
FrostWire is a free, open source BitTorrent client as a fork of LimeWire.
About (from FrostWire Team)
FrostWire is a free, open source BitTorrent client, first released as a fork of LimeWire. Gnutella support was dropped entirely, and now FrostWire only uses the BitTorrent network. You can now use FrostWire to send large files or entire folders to Colleagues, Friends and family.
Overview
FrostWire 5.2.11 is a program developed by FrostWire Team. 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 FrostWire.exe and has been seen to consume an average CPU of less than one percent, and utilizes about 207.7 MB of memory. The software installer includes 5 files and is usually about 41.83 MB (43,863,898 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows Vista (SP2). While about 72% of users of FrostWire come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada and Australia.
Program details
URL: www.FrostWire.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\frostwire 5
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\FrostWire 5\Uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 41.83 MB
Files installed by FrostWire 5.2.11
| Program executable: | FrostWire.exe |
| Name: | FrostWire |
| FrostWire |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\frostwire 5\FrostWire.exe |
| MD5: | 39b08151677c37b8f780569882516a72 |
| (From the publisher) “FrostWire, a BitTorrent client, is a collaborative effort from hundreds of Open Source and freelance developers from around the world. In late 2005, concerned developers of LimeWire's open source community announced the...” |
Additional files:
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Uninstall.exe - FrostWire 5 (The Fastest File Sharing Application on Earth)
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FrostWire.exe - FrostWire (FrostWire)
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fwplayer.exe - MPlayer - The Movie Player (MPlayer - Movie Player)
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SystemUtilities.dll
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SystemUtilitiesX64.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- FrostWire.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{7C07B06D-A95C-4DC2-8A37-DEF0190D13D8}' (runs on registration).
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- FrostWire.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\FrostWire 5\FrostWire.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| FrostWire.exe |
| Memory: | 207.7 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0018311542% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00157207% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00025908% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 6,573,937,434 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 42.07 MB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 11.91 MB | |
How do I remove FrostWire?
You can uninstall FrostWire 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 FrostWire 5.2.11, 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 FrostWire.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 68%
Win XP 1%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 18%
Keep it 82%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #25,700
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
78.29% |
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| Windows Vista |
11.63% |
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| Windows XP |
8.53% |
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| Windows 10 |
1.55% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
62.50% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
9.38% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
8.59% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
7.03% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
5.47% |
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| Windows 7 Enterprise |
2.34% |
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Geography
71.81% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
71.81% |
| Canada |
10.11% |
| Australia |
3.72% |
| Netherlands |
2.66% |
| United Kingdom |
1.60% |
| Belgium |
1.60% |
| Germany |
1.60% |
| BO |
0.53% |
| Brazil |
0.53% |
| MK |
0.53% |
| Colombia |
0.53% |
| New Zealand |
0.53% |
| Sweden |
0.53% |
| France |
0.53% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
27.47% |
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| Dell |
19.78% |
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| Acer |
16.48% |
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| Toshiba |
9.89% |
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| ASUS |
7.69% |
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| Sony |
5.49% |
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| GIGABYTE |
4.40% |
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| Intel |
2.20% |
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| Medion |
2.20% |
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| Lenovo |
2.20% |
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| Packard Bell |
1.10% |
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| MSI |
1.10% |
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Common models |
| TOSHIBA Satellite C655 |
2.73% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
2.73% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
2.73% |
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| HP 2000 Notebook PC |
2.73% |
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| Dell Inspiron 620 |
1.82% |
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| Dell Inspiron N5110 |
1.82% |
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About FrostWire Team
FrostWire was developed by members of the LimeWire open source community and utilizes the BitTorrent protocol from Gnutella (LimeWire's file sharing network).
Publisher URL: www.frostwire.com