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What percent of users and experts removed it?
6% remove it94% keep it
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How common is it?
Global Rank #25,298
United States Rank #22,651
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VersionDistribution
4.1.9 100.00%

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WinSCP 4.1.9

What is WinSCP?

WinSCP (Windows Secure CoPy) is a free and open source SFTP, SCP, and FTP client for Microsoft Windows. Its main function is secure file transfer between a local and a remote computer. Beyond this, WinSCP offers basic file manager and file synchronization functionality. For secure transfers, it uses Secure Shell (SSH) and supports the SCP protocol in addition to SFTP.

About  (from Martin Prikryl)

Freeware SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol), FTP (File Transfer Protocol) and SCP (Secure Copy) client for Windows using SSH (Secure Shell). Its main function is safe copying of files between a local and a remote computer. Beyond this basic function, WinSCP manages some other actions with files.

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 WinSCP.exe. The setup package generally installs about 4 files and is usually about 6.68 MB (7,005,290 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: winscp.net
Help link: winscp.net/forum
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\WinSCP\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\WinSCP\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 6.68 MB

Program filesFiles installed by WinSCP 4.1.9

Program executable:WinSCP.exe
Name:WinSCP
SFTP, FTP and SCP client
Path:C:\Program Files\WinSCP\WinSCP.exe
MD5:66fdb97d143e145841ca4701eb191afb
Additional files:
  • DragExt.dll - WinSCP (Drag&Drop shell extension for WinSCP (32-bit))
  • DragExt64.dll - Drag&Drop shell extension for WinSCP (64-bit)
  • WinSCP.exe - SFTP, FTP and SCP client
  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

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

How do I remove WinSCP?

You can uninstall WinSCP 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 WinSCP 4.1.9, 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 WinSCP.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 47%
Win Vista 1%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 6%
Keep it 94%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#25,298

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 53.33%
Windows XP 20.74%
Windows Vista 15.56%
Windows 10 10.37%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 21.48%
Microsoft Windows XP 20.74%
Windows 7 Professional 12.59%
Windows 7 Ultimate 11.11%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 10.37%
Windows 7 Enterprise 7.41%

Distribution by countryGeography

48.80% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 48.80%
  Germany 9.64%
  United Kingdom 5.42%
  France 4.22%
  Brazil 1.81%
  Finland 1.81%
  Israel 1.81%
  Italy 1.81%
  Switzerland 1.20%
  Australia 1.20%
  India 1.20%
  Sweden 1.20%
  Austria 1.20%
  Japan 1.20%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 33.33%
Hewlett-Packard 23.46%
Acer 16.05%
Intel 6.17%
GIGABYTE 4.94%
American Megatrends 4.94%
Gateway 3.70%
ASUS 2.47%
Samsung 2.47%
Toshiba 2.47%
Common models
Dell OptiPlex 760 2.00%
Gigabyte G31M-ES2L 2.00%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 2.00%
INTELR AWRDACPI 2.00%
Samsung RV410/RV510/S3510... 1.00%
Samsung R430/R480 1.00%

Publisher URL: winscp.net

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