Should I remove WordWeb?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
5% remove it95% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #1,645
United States Rank #1,343
Reach 0.4115%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 20.67 days
609.67 days >
Average installed length: 320.33 days
Versions
Version | Distribution |
8 |
7.89% |
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7 |
42.33% |
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6 |
46.08% |
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5 |
3.70% |
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WordWeb
from WordWeb Software
What is WordWeb?
WordWeb is an international English dictionary and thesaurus program based on the WordNet database. The program is activated by holding down CTRL and right-clicking on a word in almost any program. This opens the WordWeb main window, with definitions and other help. The thesaurus is integrated into the dictionary; synonyms, as well as detailed categorization of the relationship between words, are shown under the definition. WordWeb is regionalized, with specific dictionaries for Australian, British, Canadian, American, Irish, New Zealand, South African, and Indian English.
About (from WordWeb Software)
This thesaurus/dictionary can be used to look up words from almost any program. In addition to displaying sense definitions and synonyms, WordWeb can find sets of related words. The database has more than 150,000 root words and 120,000 synonym sets, many proper nouns, pronunciations, and usage tags. WordWeb works off l... Read more
Overview
The most common release is 6, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. 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). In the Google Chrome browser, it will add an extension. The primary executable is named wweb32.exe. The setup package generally installs about 53 files and is usually about 39.17 MB (41,075,136 bytes).
Program details
URL: wordweb.info
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\wordweb
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\WordWeb\uninst.exe
Estimated size: 39.17 MB
Files installed by WordWeb
Program executable: | wweb32.exe |
Name: | WordWeb |
| WordWeb Thesaurus/Dictionary |
Path: | C:\Program Files\wordweb\wweb32.exe |
MD5: | c42eded9e707abdd455bb27fbd72416f |
Additional files:
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wwnotray.exe - WordWeb (WordWeb Thesaurus/Dictionary)
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TCCons.dll (by Deskperience) - TCCons Dynamic Link Library
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VistaLib32.dll (by WinAbility® Software) - VistaLib[TM] (VistaLib DLL)
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VistaLib64.dll (by WinAbility® Software)
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WCaptureX.dll (by Deskperience) - WCaptureX
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WCaptDll.dll - WCaptdll
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WCustom.dll - TCCustom (TCCustom Dynamic Link Library)
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WCapture.dll - DTCapt (DTCapt Dynamic Link Library)
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wwextdb.dll (by SQLite Development Team) - SQLite (SQLite is a software library that implements a self-contained, serverless, zero-configuration, transactional SQL database engine.)
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tesseract.dll
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uninst.exe (by Antony Lewis) - WordWeb thesaurus/dictionary install program
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wcxChrome.crx
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WUC.dll
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WUCNT.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- wweb32.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{11BF9F9D-BA46-466B-9FDB-4742D1C06A86}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- wweb32.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named WordWeb.
Startup File (User Run)
- wweb32.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'WordWeb' and executes as "C:\Program Files\WordWeb\wweb32.exe" -startup.
Startup File (All Users Run)
- wweb32.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'WordWeb' which loads as "C:\Program Files\WordWeb\wweb32.exe" -startup.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
wweb32.exe |
Memory: | 2.93 MB | |
Total CPU: | 0.0055031164% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00446612% | |
User CPU: | 0.00103700% | |
CPU cycles/sec: | 25,810 | |
I/O reads/min: | 3 Bytes | |
How do I remove WordWeb?
You can uninstall WordWeb 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 WordWeb, 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 WordWeb.
How do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by WordWeb you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- 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.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- 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.
- 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.
- Restart Google Chrome.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 54%
Win 7 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 5%
Keep it 95%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
60.22% |
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Windows 10 |
26.24% |
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Windows XP |
7.40% |
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Windows Vista |
6.11% |
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Windows Server 2003 |
0.02% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
29.31% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
14.12% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
12.11% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
7.29% |
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Windows 10 Home |
6.29% |
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Windows 8.1 |
4.92% |
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Geography
58.42% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
58.42% |
India |
12.57% |
United Kingdom |
3.97% |
Canada |
3.33% |
Australia |
2.66% |
Philippines |
1.18% |
South Africa |
1.10% |
Malaysia |
0.94% |
Pakistan |
0.90% |
United Arab Emirates |
0.85% |
Singapore |
0.78% |
BD |
0.70% |
France |
0.51% |
Netherlands |
0.48% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell |
30.05% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
29.11% |
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Acer |
13.20% |
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Toshiba |
6.30% |
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ASUS |
5.60% |
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Lenovo |
5.02% |
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GIGABYTE |
4.17% |
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Intel |
3.37% |
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Samsung |
1.73% |
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American Megatrends |
0.81% |
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Sahara |
0.64% |
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Common models |
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
5.94% |
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HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
4.93% |
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Dell Inspiron N5010 |
4.15% |
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HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
3.31% |
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Dell Inspiron N5110 |
2.69% |
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Dell Inspiron 1545 |
2.41% |
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