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Should I remove IPVanish?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
9% remove it91% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #13,550
United States Rank #7,789
Reach 0.0223%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 1.67 days
49.13 days >
Average installed length: 25.81 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
3.2.12.0 0.68%
3.1.3.0 11.62%
3.1.2.0 2.05%
3.1.1.40 0.23%
3.1.0.0 32.57%
3.0.10.0 2.05%
3.0.9.15 0.91%
3.0.8.0 14.35%
3.0.7.0 5.24%
3.0.6.0 20.27%
3.0.5.0 1.14%
3.0.4.0 0.23%
3.0.3.0 4.33%
3.0.2.0 2.51%
3.0.1.0 1.14%
3.0.0.0 0.68%

IPVanish

Overview

IPVanish is a software program developed by IPVANISH. The most common release is 3.1.0.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program registers itself to launch on boot through a Windows Schedule Task in order to automatically start-up. The primary executable is named ipvanish.exe. The setup package generally installs about 73 files and is usually about 21.98 MB (23,043,799 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 10 and Windows 7 (SP1). While about 80% of users of IPVanish come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Netherlands.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.ipvanish.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\IPVanish\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\IPVanish\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 21.98 MB

Program filesFiles installed by IPVanish

Program executable:ipvanish.exe
Name:IPVanishVPN
Path:C:\Program Files\ipvanish\ipvanish.exe
MD5:4b20b5b28b2b894601e6203589937452
Additional files:
  • FileDb.dll (by EzTools Software (www.eztools-software.com)) - FileDb .NET Database Engine - Windows version (FileDb Database - Windows version)
  • EntityFramework.Extended.dll (by LoreSoft) - EntityFramework.Extended (.NET 4.5)
  • ElevateProcess.exe (by Strong Technology) - Elevate.StrongDial.Properties (Elevate Process)
  • BatchedObservableCollection.dll - BatchedObservableCollection
  • CommandLine.dll - Command Line Parser Library
  • GalaSoft.MvvmLight.Platform.dll (by GalaSoft Laurent Bugnion @ http://www.galasoft.ch) - GalaSoft.MvvmLight.Platform
  • GalaSoft.MvvmLight.Extras.dll (by GalaSoft Laurent Bugnion @ http://www.galasoft.ch) - GalaSoft.MvvmLight.Extras
  • GalaSoft.MvvmLight.dll - GalaSoft.MvvmLight
  • FileDbCache.WPF.dll (by Clemens Fischer) - XAML Map Control (XAML Map Control FileDbCache (WPF))
  • ImageFileCache.WPF.dll (by Clemens Fischer) - XAML Map Control ImageFileCache (WPF)
  • MapControl.WPF.dll - XAML Map Control (WPF)
  • Gu.Wpf.Adorners.dll (by Johan Larsson) - Gu.Wpf.Adorners
  • Hardcodet.Wpf.TaskbarNotification.dll (by hardcodet.net) - NotifyIcon WPF (NotifyIcon for WPF)
  • LiveCharts.Wpf.dll - LiveCharts.Wpf
  • Microsoft.Win32.TaskScheduler.dll (by CodePlex Community) - TaskService (Task Scheduler Wrapper)
  • NLog.dll (by NLog) - NLog v4.3.9 (NLog for .NET Framework 4.5)
  • AppLimit.NetSparkle.Net40.dll (by Dirk Eisenberg) - NetSparkle
  • LiveCharts.dll - LiveCharts
  • IPVanish.Utilities.dll - Utilities
  • RestSharp.dll (by John Sheehan, RestSharp Community) - RestSharp
  • DotRas.dll (by Jeff Winn) - DotRas
  • ISO3166.dll - ISO 3166-1 Country codes

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • ElevateProcess.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named IPVanish.

How do I remove IPVanish?

You can uninstall IPVanish 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 IPVanish, 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 IPVanish.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 86%
Win 8.1 0%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Scheduled task? Yes
(Runs on Windows boot)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 9%
Keep it 91%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 86.65%
Windows 7 13.35%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Home 53.76%
Windows 10 Pro 26.65%
Windows 7 Home Premium 5.47%
Windows 7 Professional 4.56%
Windows 7 Ultimate 2.96%
Windows 8.1 2.51%

Distribution by countryGeography

80.42% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 80.42%
  United Kingdom 5.93%
  Netherlands 2.82%
  Canada 2.37%
  France 2.23%
  Australia 1.63%
  Italy 0.89%
  DK 0.45%
  Hong Kong 0.45%
  Norway 0.45%
  Singapore 0.45%
  Germany 0.30%
  Spain 0.30%
  South Africa 0.30%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 36.20%
Dell 18.64%
Acer 11.11%
ASUS 10.39%
Lenovo 7.17%
Toshiba 6.81%
GIGABYTE 4.66%
Alienware 2.87%
Medion 0.72%
MSI 0.72%
Samsung 0.72%
Common models
ASUS All Series 8.29%
Hewlett-Packard 23-g017c 6.63%
HP HP Notebook 6.63%
HP HP Pavilion Notebook 3.31%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 2.76%
Dell XPS 8700 2.21%

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