84,488,480 programs installed

Should I remove Video Download Converter?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
75% remove it25% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #3,291
United States Rank #5,122
Reach 0.1721%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 50.57 days
1491.67 days >
Average installed length: 783.76 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.0.0.0 100.00%

Video Download Converter version 1.0.0.0

What is Video Download Converter?

Video Download Converter is a potentially unwanted toolbar distributed by Traffic Space download network, a monitization platform. This is a bundled version of VDC that also includes various other ad-supported software.

Overview

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 primary executable is named Video Download Converter.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 6 files and is usually about 18.92 MB (19,840,683 bytes).
  • The experts agree, you should remove it!
Bundled relationships

Program detailsProgram details

URL: trafficspace.wix.com/traffic-space
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Video Download Converter\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Video Download Converter\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 18.92 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Video Download Converter version 1.0.0.0

Program executable:Video Download Converter.exe
Name:Video Download Converter
Path:C:\Program Files\Video Download Converter\Video Download Converter.exe
MD5:c9a0c46efd118cc4e852eda995ef615d
Additional files:
  • mplayerc.exe (by Gabest) - Media Player Classic
  • ffmpeg.exe
  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Autoplay Handler
  • mplayerc.exe is registered as an AutoPlay event handler named 'MPCPlayVideoFilesOnArrival' with the ProgID of 'MediaPlayerClassic.Autorun' and the action verb 'PlayVideoFiles.
2 Scheduled Tasks
  • unins000.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{460D7AEE-AFEF-4468-81C2-7D9BB125F877}' (runs on registration).
  • Video Download Converter.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{4BAA131A-6B0A-4E35-B079-AF259457E81A}' (runs on registration).

How do I remove Video Download Converter?

You can uninstall Video Download Converter 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 Video Download Converter version 1.0.0.0, 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 Video Download Converter.
  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) 65%
Win 8 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 75%
Keep it 25%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#3,291

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 72.22%
Windows 10 9.50%
Windows XP 9.20%
Windows Vista 9.08%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 38.60%
Windows 7 Ultimate 17.38%
Windows 7 Professional 9.22%
Microsoft Windows XP 9.10%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 6.77%
Windows 7 Home Basic 3.84%

Distribution by countryGeography

27.54% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 27.54%
  Canada 4.64%
  Australia 4.48%
  Netherlands 4.03%
  Brazil 3.71%
  Israel 3.29%
  Germany 2.86%
  India 2.81%
  United Kingdom 2.36%
  DK 2.04%
  Sweden 1.91%
  Croatia 1.67%
  Belgium 1.64%
  Czech Republic 1.54%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 30.25%
Dell 20.09%
Acer 18.81%
Toshiba 8.98%
ASUS 6.47%
GIGABYTE 6.19%
Samsung 2.93%
Lenovo 2.22%
Intel 1.94%
American Megatrends 1.37%
Sahara 0.76%
Common models
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 9.37%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 6.80%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 4.36%
HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... 3.34%
Dell Inspiron 1545 2.44%
Dell Inspiron N5050 1.80%

About (from Traffic Space, LLC)

Traffic Space, founded in 2006, is a monetization and distribution channel for companies with Windows-based downloadable applications and browser add-ons.
Publisher URL: trafficspace.wix.com

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