Should I remove playnowradio?

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Remove playnowradio

playnowradio is a program developed by playnowradio.com. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. In the Google Chrome browser, it will add an extension. The software installer includes 5 files and is usually about 585.47 KB (599,526 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows Vista (SP2). While about 40% of users of playnowradio come from the United States, it is also popular in South Africa and France.

Installation folder: C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application data\playnowradio.com\playnowradio\1.3.1.14

Uninstaller: "C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\playnowradio.com\playnowradio\1.3.1.14\uninstall.exe"

Estimated size: 585.47 KB

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 playnowradio, 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 playnowradio.

1. Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
2. 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.
3. The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.

1. At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
2. To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
3. When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.

1. Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Restart Google Chrome.

OS VERSIONS Win 7 (SP1) 43% Win 10 14%

WHEN IT STARTS Auto-starting? Yes (Found in the run registry)

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 4% Keep it 96%

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	40.00%
South Africa	10.00%
France	10.00%
GH	10.00%
Austria	10.00%
Netherlands	10.00%
United Arab Emirates	10.00%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

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