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What percent of users and experts removed it?
4% remove it96% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
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How common is it?
United States Rank #32,895
Reach 0.0012%

Versions

VersionDistribution
3.5.6.12292 25.00%
3.5.5.12287 8.33%
3.5.4.11728 8.33%
3.5.13.14308 4.17%
3.5.13.14260 8.33%
3.5.13.14194 4.17%
3.4.0.11022 4.17%
3.2.9.10339 8.33%
3.2.0.9705 4.17%
2.4.0.8744 4.17%
2.3.0.8091 4.17%
2.2.1.7020 4.17%
2.0.3.3964 4.17%
1_7_0_2445 4.17%
1_7_0_2420 4.17%

Sococo

Overview

Sococo is a program developed by Social Communications Company. The most used version is 3.5.6.12292, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. The main program executable is sococo.exe. The software installer includes 65 files and is usually about 35.66 MB (37,396,693 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 92% of users of Sococo come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada and Dominican Republic.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.sococo.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Sococo
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Sococo\Uninstall.exe /U "C:\Program Files\Sococo\Uninstall.log"
Estimated size: 35.66 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by Sococo

Program executable:sococo.exe
Name:Sococo
Path:C:\Program Files\sococo\hud\sococo.exe
MD5:7564e1cb001ade6521e86081f330cc74
Additional files:
  • checkwebsvc.exe - Sococo Communications Platform (Check Sococo Service Availability)
  • hudapi.dll - Sococo HUD API
  • scservice.exe - Sococo Service
  • sococoapi.dll - Sococo Communications API
  • sococohook.dll - Sococo Hook for Hotkeys
  • sococolog.exe - Sococo Log Viewer
  • SococoService.exe
  • sork.dll - Sococo Realtime Kernel
  • spl.dll - Sococo Platform Abstraction Layer
  • Uninstall.exe - Sococo (Sococo Installer)
  • customdialogs.dll - Custom Dialogs
  • dombrowser.dll - Document Object Model Browser
  • dscapturefilter.dll - DirectShow Capture Filter Plug-in
  • huddog.exe - Sococo WatchDog
  • hudlauncher.exe - Sococo Main Application
  • kvmscraper.dll - Screen Scraper
  • pi_dom.dll - Document Object Model Plug-in
  • pi_encryption.dll - Encryption Plug-in
  • pi_media.dll - Media Plug-in
  • pi_services.dll - Services Plug-in
  • plantronicsplugin.dll - Plantronics Plug-in
  • service areadef.dll - Area Definitions Service
  • service chat.dll - Chat Service
  • service kvm.dll - Keyboard/Video/Mouse Service
  • service media.dll - Media Service
  • service rds.dll - Real-time Differential Stream Service
  • service rendezvous.dll - Rendezvous Service
  • service sip.dll - Server Initiated Prompt Service
  • service straw.dll - Sococo Transport - WAN Service
  • service voipclient.dll - Voip Client Service
  • service zac.dll - Zone Attribute Data Service
  • session.dll - Session Management Plug-in
  • sockets.dll - Socket Management Plug-in
  • tl.dll - Sococo Multi-Transport Plug-in
  • videosource.dll - Video Source Plug-in

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Service
  • SococoService.exe runs as a service named 'Sococo Service' (SococoSvc) "Sococo Communications Services".
Startup File (User Run)
  • scservice.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'SococoSocketService' and executes as C:\Program Files\Sococo\SCService.exe.

How do I remove Sococo?

You can uninstall Sococo 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 Sococo, 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 Sococo.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 63%
Win 7 4%
 
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? 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 66.67%
Windows 10 25.00%
Windows XP 8.33%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 29.17%
Windows 7 Professional 16.67%
Windows 8.1 Pro 12.50%
Windows 7 Ultimate 12.50%
Microsoft Windows XP 8.33%
Windows 7 Enterprise 8.33%

Distribution by countryGeography

92.31% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 92.31%
  Canada 2.56%
  Dominican Republic 2.56%
  United Kingdom 2.56%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 25.00%
Lenovo 20.00%
Hewlett-Packard 20.00%
Toshiba 10.00%
ASUS 10.00%
Acer 5.00%
American Megatrends 5.00%
NEC 5.00%
Common models
MSI MS-7845 5.26%
LENOVO 4270CTO 5.26%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 5.26%
Gateway DX4831 5.26%
Dell Precision WorkStatio... 5.26%
Compaq-Presario BM412AA-A... 5.26%

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