Should I remove SoundCloud?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
24% remove it76% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #26,278
United States Rank #25,285
Reach 0.0063%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 6.60 days
194.73 days >
Average installed length: 102.32 days
Versions
Version | Distribution |
1.0.0.42583 |
100.00% |
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SoundCloud
What is SoundCloud?
SoundCloud is an app for the Pokki desktop platform. The app itself runs as an embedded HTML5 program within the Pokki software outside of the web browser.
About (from SweetLabs)
Recording and uploading sounds to SoundCloud lets people easily share them privately with their friends or publicly to blogs, sites and social networks. It takes just a click to share sounds to Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook and Foursquare. Create, record and share the sounds you create with anyone using SoundCloud, the wor... Read more
Overview
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 software installer includes 21 files and is usually about 96.17 MB (100,838,916 bytes). HostAppServiceUpdater.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released.
Program details
URL: www.pokki.com/app/SoundCloud
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\pokki\engine
Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\HostAppService.exe" /UNINSTALL6f939df69d6785524f49659b9500d1f87280d9ff
Estimated size: 96.17 MB
Files installed by SoundCloud
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HostAppServiceUpdater.exe (by Pokki) - Host App Service Updater
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ServiceHostAppUpdater.exe (by Pokki) - Service Host App Updater
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ServiceStartMenuIndexer.exe - Start Menu Service
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StartMenuIndexer.exe
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HostAppService.exe - Host App Service
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ServiceHostApp.exe - Service Host App
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Launcher.dll - Pokki (Pokki support library.)
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pokki.exe
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libPokki.dll (by The Chromium Authors) - Chromium
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- pokki.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{0DAE7161-A16D-437F-BD0E-BA1ECE615375}' (runs on registration).
2 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)
- ServiceHostAppUpdater.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named SweetLabs App Platform.
- HostAppServiceUpdater.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Pokki.
3 Startup Files (User Run)
- HostAppServiceUpdater.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Pokki' and executes as "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\HostAppServiceUpdater.exe" /LOGON.
- Launcher.dll is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Pokki' and executes as C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\Launcher.dll",RunLaunchPlatform.
- pokki.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'pokki.exe' and executes as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\pokki.exe.
3 Startup Files (User Run Once)
- HostAppService.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'Application Restart #5' which loads as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\HostAppService.exe --disable-internal-flash --noerrdialogs --no-message-box --disable-extensions --disable-web-security --disable-web-resources --disable-clie.
- ServiceHostApp.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'Application Restart #6' which loads as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\ServiceHostApp.exe --disable-internal-flash --noerrdialogs --no-message-box --disable-extensions --disable-web-security --disable-web-resources --disable-clie.
- pokki.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'Application Restart #8' which loads as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\pokki.exe --disable-internal-flash --noerrdialogs --no-message-box --disable-extensions --disable-web-security --disable-web-resources --disable-client-side-p.
Startup File (All Users Run)
- Launcher.dll is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Pokki' which loads as C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\Launcher.dll",RunLaunchPlatform.
Network connections
- pokki.exe connects to www2.twitter.com (199.59.149.198 port 443).
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
StartMenuIndexer.exe |
Memory: | 10.71 MB | |
Total CPU: | 0.0002254694% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00013306% | |
User CPU: | 0.00009241% | |
CPU cycles/sec: | 1,259,178 | |
I/O reads/min: | 12.54 KB | |
I/O writes/min: | 2.31 KB | |
HostAppService.exe |
Memory: | 40.64 MB | |
Total CPU: | 0.0002938044% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00013915% | |
User CPU: | 0.00015466% | |
CPU cycles/sec: | 2,408,796 | |
Switches/sec: | 4 | |
I/O reads/min: | 109.91 KB | |
I/O writes/min: | 106.14 KB | |
pokki.exe |
Memory: | 79.58 MB | |
Total CPU: | 0.0009914226% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00042370% | |
User CPU: | 0.00056772% | |
CPU cycles/sec: | 7,679,896 | |
I/O reads/min: | 932.54 KB | |
I/O writes/min: | 217.3 KB | |
How do I remove SoundCloud?
You can uninstall SoundCloud 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 SoundCloud, 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 SoundCloud.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 98%
Win 7 (SP1) 2%
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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 24%
Keep it 76%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 |
97.58% |
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Windows 7 |
2.42% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 8.1 |
58.87% |
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Windows 8.1 Connected |
12.90% |
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Windows 10 Home |
11.29% |
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Windows 8.1 Single Langua... |
8.87% |
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Windows 8.1 Pro |
2.42% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
1.61% |
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Geography
43.62% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
43.62% |
United Kingdom |
12.75% |
Germany |
7.38% |
Australia |
4.03% |
Canada |
4.03% |
South Africa |
2.68% |
Italy |
2.68% |
France |
2.01% |
Mexico |
2.01% |
Greece |
2.01% |
Austria |
2.01% |
Switzerland |
1.34% |
India |
1.34% |
Sweden |
1.34% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Lenovo |
50.82% |
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Acer |
32.79% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
9.84% |
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ASUS |
2.46% |
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Toshiba |
2.46% |
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GIGABYTE |
0.82% |
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Dell |
0.82% |
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Common models |
LENOVO 80E3 |
6.50% |
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LENOVO 20378 |
4.07% |
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LENOVO 20351 |
3.25% |
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LENOVO 20354 |
2.44% |
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LENOVO 20266 |
2.44% |
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LENOVO 20236 |
2.44% |
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About SweetLabs
SweetLabs has two platforms, Pokki, a platform which brings media-rich web apps to the desktop and the OpenCandy Software Network, which offers installer based software bundles through the download and installation process.
Publisher URL: www.pokki.com