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What percent of users and experts removed it?
77% remove it23% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
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How common is it?
Global Rank #22,481
United States Rank #44,188
Reach 0.0087%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 5.56 days
163.92 days >
Average installed length: 86.13 days

Winner Download Manager

What is Winner Download Manager?  (from Winner Solutions)

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Overview

Winner Download Manager is a software program developed by Winner Solutions. It adds registry entry for the current user which will allow the program to automatically start each time it is rebooted. The primary executable is named wdm.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 11 files and is usually about 43.33 MB (45,432,939 bytes). The installed file update.exe is the auto-update component of the program which is designed to check for software updates and notify and apply them when new versions are discovered. Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 21% of users of Winner Download Manager come from Russia, it is also popular in the United States and Iran.
  • Malware detected in the program
  • Starts automatically
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Winner Download Manager.
wdm.exe (88bb9b11c346fda9a3306d2207f534e4) has been flagged by the following 7 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
AhnLab-V3 2015.03.31 Win-PUP/WinnerSolutions
AVG 2016.0.3141 Generic
AVware 1.5.0.21 Winner Solutions (fs)
Bkav FE 1.3.0.6379 W32.HfsAdware
Dr.Web 9.0.0.0103 Adware.Downware.10376
McAfee 5600.6797 Artemis!88BB9B11C346
VIPRE Antivirus 38916 Winner Solutions (fs)
Winner Download Manager 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: winnerdownloadmanager.com
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\winnerdm
Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\WinnerDM\uninstall.exe"
Estimated size: 43.33 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Winner Download Manager

Program executable:wdm.exe
Path:C:\users\user\appdata\local\winnerdm\wdm.exe
MD5:49c1c1a204236679e79752f52c1de09b
Additional files:
  • uninstall.exe - Winner Download Manager (Winner Download Manager Uninstaller)
  • update.exe - installer.exe
  • dumper.exe
  • plugins.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Startup File (User Run)
  • wdm.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'WinnerDM' and executes as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\WinnerDM\wdm.exe -tray.

How do I remove Winner Download Manager?

You can uninstall Winner Download Manager 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 Winner Download Manager, 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 Winner Download Manager.
  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) 52%
Win XP 1%
 
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 77%
Keep it 23%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 60.47%
Windows 10 30.81%
Windows XP 7.56%
Windows Vista 1.16%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate 33.53%
Windows 7 Professional 9.41%
Windows 7 Home Premium 9.41%
Microsoft Windows XP 7.65%
Windows 8.1 Single Langua... 7.06%
Windows 8.1 6.47%

Distribution by countryGeography

20.81% of installs come from Russia
Which countries install it?
  Russia 20.81%
  United States 11.56%
  Iran 11.56%
  UA 7.51%
  India 5.78%
  Brazil 2.89%
  Turkey 2.89%
  MA 1.73%
  DZ 1.73%
  Indonesia 1.73%
  United Arab Emirates 1.73%
  Saudi Arabia 1.73%
  United Kingdom 1.73%
  Hong Kong 1.16%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer 25.21%
Hewlett-Packard 21.01%
ASUS 11.76%
Dell 8.40%
Lenovo 7.56%
GIGABYTE 6.72%
Toshiba 6.72%
Samsung 5.88%
Intel 3.36%
American Megatrends 3.36%
Common models
Acer Aspire E1-571G 2.91%
HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... 2.91%
Gigabyte EP41-UD3L 1.94%
HP G62 Notebook PC 1.94%
Acer Aspire E1-522 1.94%
LENOVO 20157 1.94%

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