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Should I remove WSE_Vosteran?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
86% remove it14% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #3,586
United States Rank #2,904
Reach 0.1539%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 25.81 days
761.31 days >
Average installed length: 400.01 days

WSE_Vosteran

Overview

WSE_Vosteran is a software program developed by ClickMeIn Limited. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. The primary executable is named PortAOL.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 151 files and is usually about 1021.82 KB (1,046,340 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 10 and Windows 7 (SP1). While about 59% of users of WSE_Vosteran come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Germany.
  • Automatically starts with Windows
  • Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
  • The experts agree, you should remove it!
WSE_Vosteran has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.

Program detailsProgram details

Displayed publisher: WSE_Vosteran
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\WSE_Vosteran
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files2\WSE_VO~1\\uninstall.exe"
Estimated size: 1021.82 KB

Program filesFiles installed by WSE_Vosteran

Program executable:PortAOL.exe
Name:Port Magic
Port Magic Application
Path:C:\Program Files\Pure Networks\Port Magic\PortAOL.exe
MD5:ba99c608a075c44026720d5383f3d75b
  • uninstall.exe (by Setup ©) - Vosteran (Setup)

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Startup File (All Users Run)
  • PortAOL.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Pure Networks Port Magic' which loads as "C:\Program Files1\PURENE~1\PORTMA~1\PortAOL.exe" -Run.

How do I remove WSE_Vosteran?

You can uninstall WSE_Vosteran 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 WSE_Vosteran, 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 WSE_Vosteran.
  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 10 45%
Win Server 2003 0%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 86%
Keep it 14%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 46.82%
Windows 10 45.24%
Windows Vista 4.74%
Windows XP 3.10%
Windows Server 2003 0.10%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 8.1 27.91%
Windows 7 Home Premium 27.41%
Windows 7 Professional 8.73%
Windows 7 Ultimate 8.00%
Windows 8.1 Connected 3.80%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 3.74%

Distribution by countryGeography

59.38% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 59.38%
  United Kingdom 5.78%
  Germany 5.56%
  France 5.40%
  Canada 3.90%
  India 3.87%
  Italy 3.07%
  Brazil 2.19%
  Netherlands 1.76%
  Sweden 1.21%
  DK 0.93%
  Austria 0.63%
  Spain 0.55%
  Malaysia 0.38%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 32.76%
Dell 20.46%
Acer 18.83%
ASUS 9.21%
Toshiba 6.99%
Lenovo 6.08%
Samsung 2.40%
GIGABYTE 1.13%
Intel 0.82%
Medion 0.77%
MSI 0.54%
Common models
HP 15 Notebook PC 9.45%
HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... 5.56%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 4.12%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 4.00%
HP 2000 Notebook PC 3.00%
Dell Inspiron 3521 2.45%

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