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What percent of users and experts removed it?
5% remove it95% keep it
Overall Sentiment
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How common is it?
Global Rank #30,284
United States Rank #23,077
Reach 0.0047%

Versions

VersionDistribution
2.9.6 50.54%
2.9.5 26.88%
2.9.4 20.43%
2.9.3 1.08%
2.9.2 1.08%

Other programs by HexChat

HexChat x86

Overview

HexChat x86 is a software program developed by HexChat. The most common release is 2.9.6, with over 98% of all installations currently using this 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 primary executable is named hexchat.exe. The setup package generally installs about 50 files and is usually about 43.08 MB (45,168,722 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 64% of users of HexChat x86 come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Canada.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.hexchat.org
Help link: github.com/hexchat/hexchat/issues
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\HexChat\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\HexChat\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 43.08 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by HexChat x86

Program executable:hexchat.exe
Name:HexChat
HexChat IRC Client
Path:C:\Program Files\hexchat\hexchat.exe
MD5:edce463c0fedd60787ab4a80e2306da3
Additional files:
  • libeay32.dll (by The OpenSSL Project, http://www.openssl.org/) - The OpenSSL Toolkit (OpenSSL Shared Library)
  • ssleay32.dll (by The OpenSSL Project, http://www.openssl.org/)
  • libenchant.dll (by none) - libenchant
  • pangocairo-1.0.dll (by Red Hat Software) - PangoCairo
  • pangowin32-1.0.dll (by Red Hat Software) - PangoWin32
  • pangoft2-1.0.dll - PangoFT2
  • zlib1.dll - ZLib.DLL (zlib data compression and ZIP file I/O library)
  • pango-1.0.dll - Pango
  • gdk_pixbuf-2.0.dll (by The GTK developer community) - GTK+ (GIMP Toolkit)
  • gdk-win32-2.0.dll (by The GTK developer community) - GIMP Drawing Kit
  • gio-2.0.dll (by The GLib developer community) - GLib (Gio)
  • glib-2.0.dll (by The GLib developer community)
  • gmodule-2.0.dll - GModule
  • gobject-2.0.dll - GObject
  • gthread-2.0.dll - GThread
  • gtk-win32-2.0.dll
  • atk-1.0.dll (by Sun Microsystems) - atk
  • cairo.dll
  • fontconfig.dll
  • iconv.dll
  • libintl.dll
  • libxml2.dll
  • pixman-1.dll
  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • hexchat.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\HexChat\hexchat.exe'.

How do I remove HexChat x86?

You can uninstall HexChat x86 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 HexChat (x86), 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 HexChat x86.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 62%
Win Vista (SP1) 1%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 5%
Keep it 95%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#30,284

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 64.52%
Windows 10 24.73%
Windows XP 5.38%
Windows Vista 5.38%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 37.63%
Windows 7 Ultimate 15.05%
Windows 8.1 11.83%
Windows 7 Professional 8.60%
Windows 8 5.38%
Microsoft Windows XP 5.38%

Distribution by countryGeography

63.64% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 63.64%
  United Kingdom 7.44%
  Canada 4.96%
  Germany 3.31%
  Australia 2.48%
  Netherlands 2.48%
  Taiwan 1.65%
  France 1.65%
  Sweden 1.65%
  Indonesia 1.65%
  Belgium 0.83%
  Finland 0.83%
  India 0.83%
  Mexico 0.83%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 33.82%
ASUS 13.24%
Dell 10.29%
Acer 8.82%
Lenovo 7.35%
GIGABYTE 5.88%
Toshiba 5.88%
Samsung 5.88%
Intel 4.41%
Alienware 2.94%
Sony 1.47%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 5.19%
Alienware M17xR4 2.60%
LENOVO 20B30059GE 2.60%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 2.60%
TOSHIBA Satellite L745 1.30%
TOSHIBA Satellite L645 1.30%

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