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Should I remove KPN Assistent?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
4% remove it96% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #13,229
Reach 0.0232%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 12.07 days
356.06 days >
Average installed length: 187.08 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.5.0.139 21.23%
1.4.0.128 41.36%
1.3.0.88 18.60%
1.2.0.59 4.16%
1.1.0.46 13.57%

KPN Assistent

Overview

KPN Assistent is a program developed by KPN. The most used version is 1.4.0.128, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. 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 main program executable is kpn assistent.exe. The software installer includes 83 files and is usually about 55.49 MB (58,182,340 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 97% of users of KPN Assistent come from Netherlands, it is also popular in the United States and Austria.

Program detailsProgram details

Help link: www.kpn.com/help
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\KPN
Uninstaller: "C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\{6EBCE946-F3F0-4347-9E0E-DAE25E6F34D3}\KPN Assistent.exe" REMOVE=TRUE MODIFY=FALSE
Estimated size: 55.49 MB

Program filesFiles installed by KPN Assistent

Program executable:kpn assistent.exe
Path:C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application data\{6ebce946-f3f0-4347-9e0e-dae25e6f34d3}\kpn assistent.exe
MD5:00fdcd5375da4c49ef2dc8cf01efe82e
Additional files:
  • DeviceInstaller.exe - Mobiel Software
  • HotspotLocator.exe
  • Huawei.dll
  • HuaweiE220.dll
  • ImportConfiguration.exe
  • InstallHelpers.dll
  • LanDevice.dll
  • Logger.dll
  • LoginHandler.dll
  • OptionEtna.dll
  • OptionIcera.dll
  • Res.dll
  • SmsApp2.dll
  • Wilog.exe
  • WLanDevice.dll
  • WWanDevice.dll
  • ZTE.dll
  • ZTE620.dll
  • KPN_Assistent.exe - KPN Assistent

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • KPN_Assistent.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 2.
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • KPN_Assistent.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'KPN Assistent' which loads as C:\Program Files\KPN\KPN Assistent\KPN_Assistent.exe /auto.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • KPN_Assistent.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\KPN\KPN Assistent\KPN Assistent\KPN_Assistent.exe'.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

KPN_Assistent.exe
Memory:37.33 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0120847432%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00943076%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00265398%
0.015104% average

How do I remove KPN Assistent?

You can uninstall KPN Assistent 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 KPN Assistent, 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 KPN Assistent.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 57%
Win 7 0%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 4%
Keep it 96%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 58.52%
Windows 10 23.80%
Windows Vista 12.45%
Windows XP 5.24%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 46.27%
Windows 8.1 9.87%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 9.43%
Windows 7 Ultimate 6.58%
Windows 7 Professional 5.70%
Microsoft Windows XP 5.26%

Distribution by countryGeography

96.93% of installs come from Netherlands
Which countries install it?
  Netherlands 96.93%
  United States 1.65%
  Austria 0.47%
  Belgium 0.24%
  Spain 0.24%
  Germany 0.24%
  Italy 0.24%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer 31.91%
Hewlett-Packard 17.12%
Dell 15.56%
ASUS 10.51%
Samsung 5.84%
Medion 5.45%
GIGABYTE 4.28%
Toshiba 3.11%
Intel 2.33%
Sahara 1.56%
American Megatrends 1.17%
Lenovo 1.17%
Common models
HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... 3.59%
HP G62 Notebook PC 2.99%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 2.40%
Samsung R519/R719 2.40%
MEDION MS-7797 2.40%
Samsung R530/R730 1.80%

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