Should I remove Winamp Detector Plug-in?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
5% remove it95% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #447
United States Rank #666
Reach 1.4231%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 25.27 days
745.42 days >
Average installed length: 391.66 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 1.0.0.1 |
100.00% |
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Other programs by Nullsoft, Inc
Winamp Detector Plug-in
What is Winamp Detector Plug-in?
Winamp Application Detect is a browser plugin for Internet Explorer and/or Firefox that allows Winamp.com and other participating sites to detect a Winamp installation and version when delivering content. It does not collect or send other information. Winamp is a free media player that can process several media file-types. It is a protocol winamp:// that allows partner sites (such as WinAmp, SHOut… etc.) to detect current music automatically.
About (from Nullsoft, Inc)
The “application detector” lets websites (well, really probably only winamp.com) know if Winamp is installed. We also added “winamp://” links to perform a limited number of “open such and such in winamp” kind of actions (similar to other programs that do similar things with protocols e.g. emule, aim, itunes). The brows... Read more
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 main program executable is uninstwadetect.exe. The software installer includes 123 files and is usually about 1.91 GB (2,052,039,890 bytes).
Program details
URL: www.winamp.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Winamp Detect
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Winamp Detect\UninstWaDetect.exe
Estimated size: 1.91 GB
Files installed by Winamp Detector Plug-in
| Program executable: | uninstwadetect.exe |
| Name: | Winamp Detect |
| Winamp Detect Installer |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\winamp detect\uninstwadetect.exe |
| MD5: | d024d07f9f51c647f3527ea72ba5328c |
Additional files:
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iewachk.dll - Winamp Application Detector
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npwachk.dll
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winamp563_lite_all.exe - Winamp Installer
Behaviors exhibited
Autoplay Handler
- UninstWaDetect.exe is registered as an AutoPlay event handler named 'iTunesShowSongsOnArrival' with the ProgID of 'iTunes.ShowSongsOnCD' and the action verb 'showsongs.
Google Chrome Plugin
- npwachk.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'npwachk.dll'.
Mozilla Plugin
- npwachk.dll is loaded into Mozilla Firefox under the product name 'Winamp Detector' with a plugin key of '@nullsoft.com/winampDetector;version=1' for all users of the PC.
Scheduled Task
- UninstWaDetect.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{19A0AE90-49E7-4229-8556-347B232467A4}' (runs on registration).
How do I remove Winamp Detector Plug-in?
You can uninstall Winamp Detector Plug-in 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 Winamp Detector Plug-in, 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 Winamp Detector Plug-in.
How do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Winamp Detector Plug-in you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
- When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
- Restart Google Chrome.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 59%
Win 7 0%
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HOW DOES IT RUN?
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Plugs into Mozilla Firefox
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 5%
Keep it 95%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
68.69% |
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| Windows 10 |
18.55% |
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| Windows XP |
8.75% |
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| Windows Vista |
3.95% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.05% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
29.05% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
26.24% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
10.27% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
8.70% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
3.21% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
2.93% |
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Geography
39.55% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
39.55% |
| Indonesia |
5.05% |
| United Kingdom |
4.28% |
| Canada |
3.86% |
| Egypt |
3.77% |
| India |
3.46% |
| Italy |
2.78% |
| Romania |
2.36% |
| Thailand |
2.17% |
| Australia |
1.83% |
| Croatia |
1.82% |
| MK |
1.75% |
| RS |
1.65% |
| Malaysia |
1.43% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
23.11% |
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| Dell |
21.56% |
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| Acer |
17.50% |
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| ASUS |
11.21% |
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| GIGABYTE |
9.73% |
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| Toshiba |
5.65% |
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| Lenovo |
4.39% |
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| Samsung |
3.23% |
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| Intel |
2.42% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.20% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
6.42% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
5.62% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
4.01% |
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| Dell Inspiron N5110 |
3.47% |
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| Dell Inspiron N5010 |
2.37% |
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| ASUS All Series |
2.19% |
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About Nullsoft, Inc
Nullsoft is a software developer most known products that include the Winamp media player and the SHOUTcast MP3 streaming media server.
Publisher URL: www.winamp.com