Should I remove Picasa 2013?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
5% remove it95% keep it
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How common is it?
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Picasa 2013
from WCPCGAMES
Overview
Picasa 2013 is a software program developed by WCPCGAMES. 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 setup package generally installs about 10 files. The installed file PicasaUpdater.exe is the auto-update component of the program which is designed to check for software updates and notify and apply them when new versions are discovered. Relative to the overall usage of those who have this installed, most are running it on Windows 10. While about 83% of users of Picasa 2013 come from the United States, it is also popular in Venezuela.
Program details
URL: www.wcpcgames.com
Installation folder: C:\Picasa 2013
Uninstaller: "C:\Picasa 2013\uninstall.exe" "/C:C:\Picasa 2013\Uninstall\uninstall.xml"
Files installed by Picasa 2013
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uninstall.exe (by Indigo Rose) - Setup Factory Runtime (Setup Application)
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PicasaPhotoViewer.exe (by Google) - Picasa Photo Viewer
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setup.exe (by Google) - Picasa Updater (Picasa)
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moviethumb.exe - Picasa
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npPicasa3.dll - Picasa plugin
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Picasa3.exe
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PicasaUpdater.exe
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lua5.1.dll
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Picasa3i18n.dll
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qtsupport.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Autoplay Handler
- Picasa3.exe is registered as an AutoPlay event handler named 'Picasa2ImportPicturesOnArrival' with the ProgID of 'picasa2.autoplay' and the action verb 'import.
Google Chrome Plugin
- npPicasa3.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'npPicasa3.dll'.
Mozilla Plugin
- npPicasa3.dll is loaded into Mozilla Firefox under the product name '@google.com/npPicasa3,version=3.0.0' with a plugin key of '@google.com/npPicasa3,version=3.0.0' for all users of the PC.
Scheduled Task
- Picasa3.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{DA7565D5-4A45-41B6-8683-2C5DD75F16EF}'.
How do I remove Picasa 2013?
You can uninstall Picasa 2013 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 Picasa 2013, 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 Picasa 2013.
How do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Picasa 2013 you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
- When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
- Restart Google Chrome.
HOW DOES IT RUN?
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Plugs into Mozilla Firefox
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 5%
Keep it 95%
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MOST USED OS
~99%
Windows 10
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Geography
83.33% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
83.33% |
Venezuela |
16.67% |