Should I remove Chromium?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
3% remove it97% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #1,592
United States Rank #1,307
Reach 0.4239%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 13.83 days
407.87 days >
Average installed length: 214.30 days
Versions
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0.01% |
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0.02% |
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| 7.0.531.0 |
0.01% |
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0.01% |
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0.01% |
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0.01% |
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0.01% |
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0.01% |
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0.01% |
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0.01% |
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0.01% |
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0.01% |
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0.01% |
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0.01% |
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| 670 versions |
Rankings
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- #1,589 Lenovo System Interface Driver
- #1,590 8GadgetPack by Helmut Buhler
- #1,591 HP TouchSmart RecipeBox by Hewlett-Packard
- #1,592 Chromium by The Chromium Project
- #1,593 clear.fi Media by Acer
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- #1,597 Dell Dock
Chromium
from The Chromium Project
What is Chromium?
Chromium is the open source web browser project from which Google Chrome draws its source code. The browsers share the majority of code and features, though there are some minor differences. The Chromium Project takes its name from the element chromium, the metal from which Chrome plating is made. Google's intention, as expressed in the developer documentation, was that Chromium would be the name of the open source project and that the final product name would be Chrome. One of the major aims of the project is for Chrome to be a tabbed window manager, or shell for the web, as opposed to it being a traditional browser application. The application is designed to have a minimalist user interface. The developers state that it "should feel lightweight (cognitively and physically) and fast".
About (from The Chromium Project)
The Chromium projects include Chromium and Chromium OS, the open-source projects behind the Google Chrome browser and Google Chrome OS, respectively. This site houses the documentation and code related to the Chromium projects and is intended for developers interested in learning about and contributing to the open-sour... Read more
Overview
- Automatically starts with Windows
Program details
URL: www.chromium.org
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Chromium\Application
Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Chromium\Application\23.0.1263.0\Installer\setup.exe" --uninstall
Estimated size: 181.92 MB
Files installed by Chromium
| Program executable: | chrome.exe |
| Name: | Chromium |
| Path: | C:\users\user\appdata\local\chromium\application\chrome.exe |
| MD5: | 96dea238d77cced393b6ddd4ba2b0ad9 |
Additional files:
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chrome_frame_helper.dll - Google Chrome Frame (Chrome Frame renders the Web of the future in the browsers of the past. It's like strapping a rocket engine to a minivan.)
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chrome_frame_helper.exe
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chrome_launcher.exe
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npchrome_frame.dll
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app_host.exe - Chromium
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chrome.dll
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chrome_child.dll
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interactive_ui_tests.exe
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nacl64.exe
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new_chrome.exe
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old_chrome.exe
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ceee_broker.exe - Chromium Extensions Execution Environment (Chromium Extensions Execution Environment Broker)
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ceee_ie.dll
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setup.exe - Chromium Installer
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chrome_elf.dll
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chrome_watcher.dll
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delegate_execute.exe
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eventlog_provider.dll
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ffmpegsumo.dll
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metro_driver.dll
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nacl64.dll
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wow_helper.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- chrome.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{E8D17A17-228E-4C8C-8CB3-0D623A5371DD}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- chrome.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Chromium_Reg_HKCURun_S-1-5-21-4171239968-2979343440-2431637665-1001.
Startup File (User Run)
- chrome.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'GoogleChromeAutoLaunch_AF8BB368C19AD89301865936E65234D9' and executes as "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Chromium\Application\chrome.exe" --auto-launch-at-startup --profile-directory="Default".
Startup File (User Run Once)
- chrome.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'Application Restart #3' which loads as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\chromium\Application\chrome.exe --no-startup-window /prefetcC:5 --flag-switches-begin --flag-switches-end --restore-last-session.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- chrome.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\chromium\Application\chrome.exe'.
How do I remove Chromium?
You can uninstall Chromium 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 Chromium, 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 Chromium.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 63%
Win 7 (SP1) 0%
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WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 3%
Keep it 97%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 10 |
62.85% |
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| Windows 7 |
32.58% |
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| Windows Vista |
2.46% |
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| Windows XP |
2.09% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.01% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 10 Home |
32.07% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
12.86% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
11.01% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
10.01% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
8.03% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
7.13% |
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Geography
58.26% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
58.26% |
| France |
9.58% |
| United Kingdom |
3.41% |
| Italy |
3.32% |
| Brazil |
3.22% |
| Canada |
2.87% |
| Germany |
2.57% |
| India |
1.43% |
| Iran |
1.27% |
| Spain |
1.26% |
| Netherlands |
0.98% |
| Sweden |
0.68% |
| Mexico |
0.64% |
| Indonesia |
0.63% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
32.04% |
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| Dell |
18.15% |
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| Acer |
17.53% |
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| ASUS |
11.27% |
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| Lenovo |
7.11% |
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| Toshiba |
5.61% |
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| Samsung |
3.38% |
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| GIGABYTE |
2.87% |
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| MSI |
0.76% |
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| Medion |
0.71% |
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| Intel |
0.57% |
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Common models |
| HP 15 Notebook PC |
6.01% |
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| HP HP Notebook |
4.60% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
4.34% |
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| ASUS All Series |
3.82% |
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| HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... |
3.24% |
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| HP Pavilion 17 Notebook P... |
2.82% |
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