Should I remove Napster?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
18% remove it82% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #6,480
United States Rank #3,447
Reach 0.0701%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 13.56 days
399.98 days >
Average installed length: 210.16 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| v1.0.2 |
0.07% |
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| 4.6.4.0 |
3.17% |
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| 4.6.3.4 |
5.17% |
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| 4.6.2.9 |
0.37% |
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| 4.6.2.8 |
2.14% |
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| 4.6.2.5 |
0.15% |
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| 4.6.2.4 |
0.37% |
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| 4.6.2.3 |
0.37% |
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| 4.6.2.1 |
1.03% |
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| 4.6.1.7 |
0.15% |
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| 4.6.1.5 |
0.30% |
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| 4.5.1.1 |
7.82% |
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| 4.5.1.0 |
0.44% |
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| 4.1.0.4 |
14.54% |
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| 4.0.4.7 |
0.07% |
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| 3.8.2.5 |
2.73% |
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| 3.8.2.2 |
0.74% |
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| 3.8.1.6 |
0.52% |
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| 3.8.1.4 |
29.67% |
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| 3.8.0.9 |
5.02% |
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| 3.7.3.3 |
16.90% |
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| 3.7.2.6 |
0.74% |
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| 3.7.2.4 |
0.07% |
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| 3.6.1.0 |
0.22% |
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| 3.6.0.7 |
0.30% |
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| 3.5.2.5 |
0.07% |
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| 3.1.1.8 |
0.07% |
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| 3.1.1.4 |
0.07% |
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| 3.0.3.7 |
1.55% |
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| 2.5.1.8 |
0.52% |
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| 2.5.1.6 |
0.07% |
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| 2.2.0.9 |
0.66% |
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| 2.0.7.2 |
3.84% |
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Napster
What is Napster? (from the publisher)
Over 18 million songs in every possible genre. Play as much music as you want on your computer, mobile and home audio system. If it’s music, we have it. Discovering and sharing music is easy when you create your own Music Profile. Connect with Facebook to see what your friends are listening to and follow other members ... Read more
Overview
The most used version is 3.8.1.4, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. 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 software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The main program executable is napster.exe. The software installer includes 12 files and is usually about 5.95 MB (6,235,642 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows Vista (SP2) as well as Windows 7 (SP1). While about 86% of users of Napster come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and United Kingdom.
Program details
URL: www.napster.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Napster
Uninstaller: RunDll32 C:\Program Files2\COMMON~1\INSTAL~1\PROFES~1\RunTime\11\50\Intel32\Ctor.dll,LaunchSetup "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Informat
Estimated size: 5.95 MB
Language: English
Files installed by Napster
| Program executable: | napster.exe |
| Name: | Napster |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\Napster\napster.exe |
| MD5: | 556c110313072b57d9e04f374f0cfef0 |
Additional files:
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NapsterResource.dll - NapsterR Dynamic Link Library
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NapsterRegReader.dll - NapsterRegReader Module
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NapsterUI.dll - Napster NapsterUI (NapsterUI)
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NapsterHelper.exe - Napster Helper (NapsterHelper)
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DALI.dll - Napster (DALI)
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NapsterClient.exe
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xdetect.ocx - Napster external link handler
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NMSubscriptionStub.dll - NMSubscriptionStub Module
Behaviors exhibited
2 Autoplay Handlers
- napster.exe is registered as an AutoPlay event handler named 'NapsterPlayCDHandler' with the ProgID of 'Napster.AutoplayHandler' and the action verb 'open.
- NapsterClient.exe is registered as an AutoPlay event handler named 'NapsterPlayCDHandler' with the ProgID of 'Napster.AutoplayHandler' and the action verb 'open.
Scheduled Task
- napster.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{D8D63C3C-97C0-4516-A0E6-020B38E5F3E5}' (runs on registration).
Startup File (All Users Run)
- napster.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'NapsterShell' which loads as C:\Program Files\Napster\napster.exe /systray.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- NapsterClient.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Napster\NapsterClient.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| napster.exe |
| Memory: | 2.47 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0001290339% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00004549% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00008354% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 13,379 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 0 Bytes | |
| I/O writes/min: | 0 Bytes | |
How do I remove Napster?
Quickly and completely remove Napster from your computer by downloading Reason's ‘Should I Remove It?’ (click the button below).
Or, you can uninstall Napster 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: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program Napster, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8: 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 Napster.
OS VERSIONS
Win Vista (SP2) 62%
Win 7 (SP1) 0%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 18%
Keep it 82%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows Vista |
75.74% |
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| Windows 7 |
14.53% |
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| Windows XP |
8.55% |
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| Windows 10 |
1.18% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
70.79% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
10.51% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
8.64% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
2.68% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
2.38% |
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| Windows Vista Business |
1.56% |
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Geography
85.82% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
85.82% |
| Germany |
3.59% |
| United Kingdom |
3.50% |
| Canada |
2.01% |
| Iran |
1.03% |
| Japan |
0.84% |
| India |
0.33% |
| Austria |
0.19% |
| France |
0.19% |
| Brazil |
0.14% |
| Greece |
0.14% |
| Mexico |
0.14% |
| Sweden |
0.14% |
| Poland |
0.14% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Toshiba |
37.25% |
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| Gateway |
27.23% |
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| Sony |
14.16% |
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| Dell |
8.39% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
8.06% |
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| NEC |
1.63% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.31% |
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| GIGABYTE |
0.98% |
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| Acer |
0.98% |
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Common models |
| TOSHIBA Satellite A205 |
11.18% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite A215 |
9.39% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite A135 |
4.02% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite L305D |
3.87% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite A305 |
2.83% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite L355D |
2.68% |
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