Should I remove Skyrocket Player?

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

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Remove Skyrocket Player by Blinkx

Skyrocket is an ad-supported, potentially unwanted program that injects various forms of ads in the user's web browser and displayed videos. It will place display ads, banners, or coupons into web pages or displaying over parts of such web pages that advertisements would not otherwise appear on the underlying website. It will also convert words on pages you view into hyperlinks that are linked to advertisements.

From the EULA: "The Service – The Skyrocket Player software is designed to give you the ability to watch video content while still having access and use of other applications on your computer. The unique “view-through” technology plays videos in a partially transparent player that reveals what’s under the Skyrocket Player. Attached to the video player is a control bar that provides video control, content selection and convenient video content and web content search functions. The Service may also:

Show ads dispersed within the video content played in the Skyrocket Player.
Provide you an optional home page with convenient search, and an optional ability to set your browser’s default search powered both powered by a Skyplayer partner."

The software is distributed by Useful Software / Blinkx (dba Skyplayer) out of Bellevue, WA.

Displayed publisher: Skyplayer

URL: www.skyrocketplayer.com

License: View the full license agreement (EULA) for Skyrocket Player

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\skyrocket player

Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Skyrocket Player\uninstall.exe

Estimated size: 949.6 KB

• Skyrocket Player.exe connects to 64.53.32.153 (port 80).

Skyrocket Player.exe
Memory:	60.92 MB	21.09 MB average
Total CPU:	0.0006692564%	0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:	0.00035860%	0.016088% average
User CPU:	0.00031065%	0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:	50,238,554	8,062,084 average
I/O reads/min:	312.2 KB	435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:	1.38 KB	105.02 KB average

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 Skyrocket Player, 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 Skyrocket Player.
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) 47% Win XP 3%

WHEN IT STARTS Auto-starting? Yes (Found in the run registry)

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 75% Keep it 25%

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	98.04%
Australia	1.96%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

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