84,488,480 programs installed

Should I remove TornTV?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
58% remove it42% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #2,747
United States Rank #5,407
Reach 0.2201%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 25.91 days
764.21 days >
Average installed length: 401.53 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
2.1 Build 26473 100.00%

TornTV

What is TornTV?

TornTV is a free software that let's it's users watch TV using their computers. Its is typically distributed via download manager from publishers such as CoolMirage Ltd. and Terra Firma Internet Consulting LTD that bundle various adware programs. The bundle may also include browser toolbars that modify the user's web browser search and home page providers.

Overview

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 primary executable is named TornTV.exe. The setup package generally installs about 19 files and is usually about 1.09 MB (1,146,576 bytes).
  • Malware detected in the program
  • Known to include offers within the setup
  • May modify the web browser's home page
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in TornTV.
TornTV.exe (a14f3786e4cdd0bbcf9e7c752949db70) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
avast! 2014.9-130704 Win32:Downloader-TPG [PUP]
VIPRE Antivirus 22594 CoolMirage Ltd (fs)
TornTV has been seen bundling various 3rd party software during the installation process. Make sure to check for and remove unused programs.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.torntv-tv.com
Help link: torntv.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\torntv.com
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\TornTV.com\uninst.exe
Estimated size: 1.09 MB

Program filesFiles installed by TornTV

Program executable:TornTV.exe (Malware detected)
Name:TornTVApp
TornTV Application
Path:C:\Program Files\torntv.com\TornTV.exe
MD5:a14f3786e4cdd0bbcf9e7c752949db70
Additional files:
  • TornTV.exe - TornTVApp (TornTV Application)
  • uninst.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • TornTV.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\TornTV.com\TornTV.exe'.

How do I remove TornTV?

You can uninstall TornTV 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 TornTV, 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 TornTV.
  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) 56%
Win 10 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 58%
Keep it 42%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#2,747

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 66.79%
Windows 10 23.26%
Windows XP 5.78%
Windows Vista 4.12%
Windows Server 2003 0.05%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 29.91%
Windows 7 Ultimate 22.31%
Windows 7 Professional 9.27%
Windows 8.1 6.35%
Microsoft Windows XP 5.74%
Windows 8 5.26%

Distribution by countryGeography

21.63% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 21.63%
  India 6.72%
  Italy 6.50%
  United Kingdom 4.83%
  Australia 3.36%
  Brazil 2.68%
  Canada 2.64%
  Israel 2.62%
  Netherlands 2.48%
  France 2.46%
  Belgium 2.39%
  DZ 1.89%
  Germany 1.74%
  Saudi Arabia 1.62%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 27.90%
Acer 20.40%
Dell 17.24%
Toshiba 9.20%
ASUS 8.61%
GIGABYTE 5.31%
Samsung 4.41%
Lenovo 3.54%
Intel 2.50%
American Megatrends 0.90%
Common models
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 8.54%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 6.58%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 3.73%
Dell Inspiron N5010 3.14%
Dell Inspiron 1545 2.65%
Dell Inspiron N5110 2.55%

Publisher URL: www.torntv.com

comments1 comment

user comment
user comment
Tae Wongover a year ago
TornTV does not remove the Start Menu folder and the Desktop icon after uninstalling. TornTV had a bad work with the uninstall utility.