Should I remove PopTray Hotmail Plug-in?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
4% remove it96% keep it
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How common is it?
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Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| (Beta12) |
66.67% |
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| (Beta10) |
33.33% |
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PopTray Hotmail Plug-in
from LegoBas
Overview
PopTray Hotmail Plug-in is a program developed by LegoBas. The most used version is (beta12), 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. 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 main program executable is poptray.exe. The software installer includes 5 files and is usually about 2.85 MB (2,990,680 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows Vista (SP2). While about 67% of users of PopTray Hotmail Plug-in come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany.
Program details
URL: www.poptray.org/plugins
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\PopTray
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\PopTray\Plugins\UninstallHotmail.exe
Estimated size: 2.85 MB
Files installed by PopTray Hotmail Plug-in
| Program executable: | poptray.exe |
| PopTray E-Mail Notifier |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\poptray\poptray.exe |
| MD5: | 40d284168e70423b8fbe16c36d5b9b13 |
Additional files:
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- PopTray.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Popup' (runs on boot).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- PopTray.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named PopTray.lnk_FolderAppdata_S-1-5-21-3135842191-3717353977-460980227-1006.
Startup File (User Run)
- PopTray.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'PopTray E-Mail Notifier' and executes as C:\Program Files\PopTray\PopTray.exe.
Startup File (All Users Run)
- PopTray.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'PopTray' which loads as C:\Program Files\PopTray\PopTray.exe.
How do I remove PopTray Hotmail Plug-in?
You can uninstall PopTray Hotmail Plug-in 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 PopTray Hotmail Plug-in, 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 PopTray Hotmail Plug-in.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 67%
Win Vista (SP2) 33%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 4%
Keep it 96%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
66.67% |
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| Windows Vista |
33.33% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
33.33% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
33.33% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
33.33% |
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Geography
66.67% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
66.67% |
| Germany |
33.33% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Acer |
66.67% |
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| Dell |
33.33% |
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Common models |
| eMachines ET1831 |
33.33% |
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| Dell Dell XPS420 |
33.33% |
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| Acer Aspire 8940G |
33.33% |
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