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Should I remove FreeFixer?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
27% remove it73% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #4,005
United States Rank #3,738
Reach 0.1348%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 9.47 days
279.37 days >
Average installed length: 146.79 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.19 0.04%
1.18 0.04%
1.17 0.19%
1.16 1.47%
1.15 0.11%
1.14 4.63%
1.13 14.19%
1.12 23.00%
1.11 9.63%
1.10 5.34%
1.09 11.03%
1.08 1.28%
1.07 5.76%
1.06 1.62%
1.05 3.91%
1.04 2.18%
1.03 1.43%
1.02 1.02%
1.01 0.68%
1.00 1.92%
0.70 1.73%
0.69 0.56%
0.68 0.30%
0.67 0.64%
0.66 0.11%
0.65 0.56%
0.64 0.68%
0.63 0.83%
0.62 1.32%
0.61 1.28%
0.60 0.56%
0.59 0.15%
0.58 1.05%
0.57 0.08%
0.53 0.08%
0.51 0.04%
0.50 0.08%

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FreeFixer

What is FreeFixer?  (from Kephyr)

FreeFixer is a general purpose removal tool which will help you to delete potentially unwanted software, such as adware, spyware, Trojans, viruses and worms. FreeFixer works by scanning a large number of locations where unwanted software has a known record of appearing or leaving traces. FreeFixer does not know what is...  Read more

Overview

FreeFixer is a software program developed by Kephyr. The most common release is 1.12, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program registers itself to launch on boot through a Windows Schedule Task in order to automatically start-up. 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 primary executable is named freefixer.exe. The setup package generally installs about 4 files and is usually about 1.91 MB (2,002,090 bytes). 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 50% of users of FreeFixer come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Germany.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.freefixer.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\freefixer
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\FreeFixer\uninstall.exe"
Estimated size: 1.91 MB

Program filesFiles installed by FreeFixer

Program executable:freefixer.exe
Name:FreeFixer
FreeFixer - Removes adware, spyware, trojans, etc.
Path:C:\Program Files\freefixer\freefixer.exe
MD5:49475efd312c9a9c70033c8551e47a4f
Additional files:
  • Uninstall.exe - FreeFixer
  • ffnd.exe - FreeFixer's Native Deleter (FreeFixer's Native Deleter- Removes unwanted files during reboot.)

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Scheduled Tasks
  • freefixer.exe is scheduled as a task named 'FreeFixer background scan' (runs daily at 13:00).
  • Uninstall.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{0B2D20BC-0344-4EA6-A4D3-1B30F67B5F39}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • freefixer.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named FreeFixer background scan.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

freefixer.exe
Memory:804.52 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0004327726%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00025621%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00017657%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:20,034,240
8,062,084 average
I/O reads/min:2.85 MB
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:1.01 KB
105.02 KB average

How do I remove FreeFixer?

You can uninstall FreeFixer 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 FreeFixer, 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 FreeFixer.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 50%
Win 8 0%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Scheduled task? Yes
(Runs on Windows boot)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 27%
Keep it 73%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 53.31%
Windows 10 33.05%
Windows XP 8.50%
Windows Vista 5.11%
Windows Server 2003 0.04%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 26.23%
Windows 7 Ultimate 14.42%
Windows 7 Professional 9.92%
Microsoft Windows XP 8.55%
Windows 10 Home 8.55%
Windows 8.1 8.25%

Distribution by countryGeography

50.03% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 50.03%
  United Kingdom 6.12%
  Germany 5.57%
  Canada 3.20%
  Italy 2.64%
  Netherlands 2.34%
  Australia 1.75%
  Sweden 1.72%
  France 1.69%
  Belgium 1.54%
  India 1.48%
  Spain 1.11%
  Brazil 1.11%
  Poland 0.98%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 26.43%
Dell 21.69%
Acer 17.79%
ASUS 9.42%
GIGABYTE 7.27%
Lenovo 5.06%
Toshiba 4.68%
Samsung 3.12%
Intel 2.27%
Sahara 1.17%
American Megatrends 1.10%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 5.61%
ASUS All Series 5.42%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 4.84%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 4.26%
HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... 2.90%
Dell XPS 8300 2.32%

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