Should I remove ViddyHD?

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

Versions

Version	Distribution
1.0	100.00%

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from ViddyHD.com

Bundles the Searchqu Toolbar. From teh websites FAQ section: "The toolbar has a very useful Searchqu feature that will make searching for video links much easier. You won't have search and copy links manually. Instead, Searchqu automatically detects and copies video links and starts downloads for you."

During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. 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 primary executable is named Updater.exe. Many users end up uninstalling this after less than a month of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 17 files and is usually about 21.03 MB (22,056,644 bytes). The installed file Updater.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.

Displayed publisher: ViddyHD

URL: www.viddyhd.com

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\free download manager

Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Free Download Manager\uninstall.exe

Estimated size: 21.03 MB

fdm.exe
Memory:	14.78 MB	21.09 MB average
Total CPU:	0.0010208328%	0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:	0.00062316%	0.016088% average
User CPU:	0.00039768%	0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:	7,908,469	8,062,084 average
I/O reads/min:	243 Bytes	435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:	1.89 KB	105.02 KB average

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 ViddyHD, 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 ViddyHD.
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.

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) 57% Win 7 2%

HOW IT STARTS Automatically starts? Yes (Found in the run registry)

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 62% Keep it 38%

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	63.79%
United Kingdom	12.93%
Canada	12.07%
Germany	4.31%
Italy	2.59%
France	1.72%
Iran	1.72%
Spain	0.86%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

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