The Santa Claus Premium Screen Saver
What is The Santa Claus Premium Screen Saver?
The Santa Claus Premium Screen Saver is installed with the software bundler called InstallIQ, an install manager that will make recommendations for additional advertising supported or other 3rd party software that may include toolbars, browser add-ons, and other types of potentially unwanted programs. Although you are not required to install any additional software, you need to manually uncheck the bundled offers. Uninstalling the screensaver will not automatically removed the bundled software.
Overview
Upon being installed, the software adds a Windows Service which is designed to run continuously in the background. Manually stopping the service has been seen to cause the program to stop functing properly. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. 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 is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The setup package generally installs about 5 files and is usually about 33.96 MB (35,608,946 bytes).
The Santa Claus Premium Screen Saver has been seen bundling various 3rd party software during the installation process. Make sure to check for and remove unused programs.
Program details
URL: www.freeze.com
Help link: www.freeze.com/help/customersupport.aspx
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Freeze.com\the santa claus premium
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files2\Freeze.com\The Santa Claus Premium\UNINSTAL.EXE"
Estimated size: 33.96 MB
Files installed by The Santa Claus Premium Screen Saver
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UNINSTAL.EXE
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ptest.exe
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remove.exe
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settings.exe
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undata.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- undata.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F71A9918-1861-4EFE-AE94-530BDDE46DD4}' (runs on registration).
Service
- undata.exe runs as a service named 'Browser System Enahncer' (671c50b0).
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- undata.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files1\Yahoo!\MESSEN~1\UNWISE.EXE'.
How do I remove The Santa Claus Premium Screen Saver?
You can uninstall The Santa Claus Premium Screen Saver 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 The Santa Claus Premium Screen Saver, 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 The Santa Claus Premium Screen Saver.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 60%
Win 10 10%
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HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 29%
Keep it 71%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
60.00% |
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| Windows Vista |
20.00% |
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| Windows XP |
10.00% |
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| Windows 10 |
10.00% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
40.00% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
20.00% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
10.00% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
10.00% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
10.00% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
10.00% |
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Geography
76.19% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
76.19% |
| Canada |
4.76% |
| Germany |
4.76% |
| Spain |
4.76% |
| Italy |
4.76% |
| Netherlands |
4.76% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
40.00% |
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| Dell |
20.00% |
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| Acer |
10.00% |
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| Sony |
10.00% |
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| Samsung |
10.00% |
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| GIGABYTE |
10.00% |
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Common models |
| Sony VGN-NW21EF_S |
12.50% |
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| Samsung 300V3A/300V4A/300... |
12.50% |
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| HP-Pavilion NY549AA-ABA p... |
12.50% |
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| HP-Pavilion GS349AA-ABD g... |
12.50% |
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| HP G60 Notebook PC |
12.50% |
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| Dell Inspiron 1545 |
12.50% |
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About Freeze.com
Freeze.com aggrigates the traffic of multiple Web sites they own including Freeze.com, ScreenSaver.com, and Wallpapers.
Publisher URL: www.freeze.com