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Should I remove HotHotSoftware Installer!?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
75% remove it25% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
United States Rank #49,139
Reach 0.0012%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 21.37 days
484.46 days >
Average installed length: 254.55 days

HotHotSoftware Installer!

Overview

HotHotSoftware Installer! is a software program developed by HotHotSoftware. 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 hothotinstall.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 3 files and is usually about 3.15 MB (3,305,215 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 HotHotSoftware Installer! come from the United States, it is also popular in Australia and India.
  • Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
  • The wisdom of the experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
HotHotSoftware Installer! has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.

Program detailsProgram details

Displayed publisher: HotHotSoftware Installer!
URL: www.hothotsoftware.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\HotHotSoftware\hothotsoftwareinstaller\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\HotHotSoftware\hothotsoftwareinstaller\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 3.15 MB

Program filesFiles installed by HotHotSoftware Installer!

Program executable:hothotinstall.exe
Name:HotHotSoftware Installer
Path:C:\Program Files\HotHotSoftware\hothotsoftwareinstaller\hothotinstall.exe
MD5:b6996de96612b232ec4a568861fe7968
Additional files:
  • setup1.exe (by 3D Flash Menu Builder with Special Text Effects and Flash In) - 3D Flash Menu Builder with Special Text Effects and Flash In
  • unins000.exe - Inno Setup (Setup/Uninstall)

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • unins000.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\CDRipper\unins000.exe'.

How do I remove HotHotSoftware Installer!?

You can uninstall HotHotSoftware Installer! 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 HotHotSoftware Installer!, 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 HotHotSoftware Installer!.
  4. 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.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 67%
Win XP 4%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 75%
Keep it 25%
 
US RANK
#49,139

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 66.67%
Windows 10 16.67%
Windows XP 16.67%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate 25.00%
Windows 7 Home Premium 20.83%
Microsoft Windows XP 16.67%
Windows 7 Professional 12.50%
Windows 8.1 Pro 8.33%
Windows 10 Pro 4.17%

Distribution by countryGeography

64.10% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 64.10%
  Australia 5.13%
  India 5.13%
  Costa Rica 2.56%
  CY 2.56%
  DZ 2.56%
  France 2.56%
  GH 2.56%
  Italy 2.56%
  Netherlands 2.56%
  New Zealand 2.56%
  SD 2.56%
  South Africa 2.56%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
ASUS 21.74%
Dell 17.39%
Acer 13.04%
Intel 13.04%
Hewlett-Packard 8.70%
Lenovo 8.70%
Toshiba 4.35%
Sony 4.35%
Sahara 4.35%
GIGABYTE 4.35%
Common models
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Acer Aspire E1-571 4.55%
Acer Aspire 7750G 4.55%

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