Should I remove Airfoil?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
9% remove it91% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #9,063
United States Rank #9,735
Reach 0.0419%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 22.92 days
676.10 days >
Average installed length: 355.24 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 5.7.0 |
0.24% |
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| 5.5.0 b8 |
0.24% |
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| 5.5.0 b4 |
0.12% |
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| 5.1.7 |
1.94% |
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| 5.1.6 |
1.33% |
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| 5.1.5 |
0.61% |
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| 5.1.0 |
0.97% |
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| 5.0.3 |
0.24% |
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| 5.0.2 |
0.24% |
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| 5.0.1 |
0.12% |
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| 3.6.7 |
2.78% |
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| 3.6.6 |
1.94% |
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| 3.6.5 |
7.87% |
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| 3.6.4 |
0.36% |
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| 3.6.3 |
2.78% |
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| 3.6.2 |
2.30% |
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| 3.6.1 |
5.33% |
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| 3.6.0 |
4.24% |
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| 3.5.3 |
15.13% |
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| 3.5.2 |
3.75% |
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| 3.5.1 |
5.33% |
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| 3.5.0 |
9.69% |
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| 3.4.1 |
9.56% |
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| 3.4.0 |
1.69% |
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| 3.3.2 |
9.08% |
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| 3.3.1 |
1.09% |
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| 3.3.0 |
0.24% |
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| 3.2.5 |
3.75% |
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| 3.2.4 |
0.48% |
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| 3.2.3 |
0.12% |
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| 3.2.2 |
0.24% |
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| 3.2.1 |
0.24% |
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| 3.2.0 |
0.12% |
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| 3.1.3 |
2.06% |
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| 3.1.2 |
0.12% |
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| 3.1.1 |
0.12% |
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| 3.1.0 |
0.12% |
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| 3.0.2 |
0.85% |
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| 3.0.0 |
0.12% |
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| 2.8.3 |
0.48% |
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| 2.8.2 |
0.24% |
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| 2.8.1 |
0.48% |
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| 2.8.0 |
0.12% |
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| 2.7.7 |
0.12% |
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| 2.7.6 |
0.12% |
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| 2.7.5 |
0.24% |
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| 2.7.1 |
0.12% |
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| 2.7.0 |
0.36% |
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| 2.5 |
0.12% |
|
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Airfoil
from Rogue Amoeba
What is Airfoil? (from Rogue Amoeba)
With Airfoil, you can now send any audio right to your AirPort Express, Apple TV, third-party AirPlay devices, as well as other PCs and Macs! It even works with iOS devices like the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. Send audio from Spotify, Rdio, Winamp, and other media players all around your house. Send web-based audio... Read more
Overview
Airfoil is a program developed by Rogue Amoeba. The most used version is 3.5.3, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. 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 airfoil.exe. The software installer includes 79 files and is usually about 33.19 MB (34,800,537 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 41% of users of Airfoil come from the United States, it is also popular in France and Germany.
Program details
URL: www.rogueamoeba.com/airfoil/windows
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\airfoil
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Airfoil\uninst.exe
Estimated size: 33.19 MB
Files installed by Airfoil
| Program executable: | airfoil.exe |
| Name: | Airfoil for Windows |
| Airfoil |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\airfoil\airfoil.exe |
| MD5: | e1c27fa1fa8afec84f230732b01b4861 |
Additional files:
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AirfoilSatellite.exe - Airfoil Satellite for Windows (Airfoil Satellite)
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AirfoilSpeakers.exe - Airfoil Speakers for Windows (Airfoil Speakers)
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RogueAmoeba.Cytokine.dll - RogueAmoeba.Cytokine
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RogueAmoeba.SystemAudioInstaller.exe - SystemAudioInstaller
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RogueAmoeba.Logger.dll - RogueAmoeba.Logger
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RogueAmoeba.Neurotransmitter.dll - Neurotransmitter
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RogueAmoeba.RAAirTunesServer.dll - RAAirTunesServer
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RogueAmoeba.SlipstreamRemote.dll - SlipstreamRemote
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RogueAmoeba.AirTunesServer.dll - AirTunesServer
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RAAirTunes.dll - RAAirTunes
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RogueAmoeba.AirTunes.dll
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RogueAmoeba.RAAirTunes.dll
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RogueAmoeba.Epidermis.dll - Epidermis
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RogueAmoeba.SpecMeter.dll - SpecMeter
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RAHijacker.dll - Hijacker
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RogueAmoeba.Hijacker.dll
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RogueAmoeba.Membrane.dll - Membrane
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AirfoilHelper3.dll - Airfoil (Airfoil Helper)
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EffectsLibrary.dll - Effects Library
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EffectsLibrary32.dll
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EffectsLibrary64.dll
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Interop.iTunesLib.dll - Assembly imported from type library 'iTunesLib'.
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libeay32.dll (by The OpenSSL Project, http://www.openssl.org/) - The OpenSSL Toolkit (OpenSSL Shared Library)
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ssleay32.dll (by The OpenSSL Project, http://www.openssl.org/)
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Ionic.Zlib.dll (by Dino Chiesa) - DotNetZip Library (Ionic's Managed Zlib)
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Hardcodet.Wpf.TaskbarNotification.dll (by hardcodet.net) - NotifyIcon WPF (NotifyIcon for WPF)
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ManagedOpenSsl.dll (by Blue Tree Labs) - OpenSSL.NET
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RogueAmoeba.Meter.dll - WPFMeter
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AirfoilInject3.dll
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Mono.Zeroconf.dll (by Novell) - Mono.Zeroconf
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Mono.Zeroconf.Providers.Bonjour.dll (by Novell)
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RogueAmoeba.ALAC.dll
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RogueAmoeba.EndPointController.exe
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uninst.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- Airfoil.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{3A3D746D-3764-4155-85E4-58D641744A87}' (runs on registration).
2 Startup Files (User Run)
- AirfoilSatellite.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Airfoil Satellite for Windows' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Airfoil\AirfoilSatellite.exe".
- AirfoilSpeakers.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Airfoil Speakers for Windows' and executes as "C:\Program Files\AirfoilSpeakers\AirfoilSpeakers.exe".
2 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
- AirfoilSpeakers.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Airfoil\AirfoilSpeakers.exe'.
- Airfoil.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Airfoil\Airfoil.exe'.
How do I remove Airfoil?
You can uninstall Airfoil 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 Airfoil, 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 Airfoil.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 50%
Win 7 0%
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WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 9%
Keep it 91%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
52.66% |
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| Windows 10 |
43.46% |
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| Windows Vista |
2.06% |
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| Windows XP |
1.82% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
24.06% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
14.34% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
11.91% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
11.42% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
7.29% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
6.80% |
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Geography
40.64% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
40.64% |
| France |
10.21% |
| Germany |
6.70% |
| United Kingdom |
6.17% |
| Netherlands |
5.00% |
| Sweden |
4.15% |
| Norway |
3.40% |
| Canada |
3.30% |
| DK |
3.19% |
| Australia |
2.13% |
| Italy |
1.70% |
| Belgium |
1.70% |
| Austria |
1.28% |
| Finland |
1.17% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
26.11% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
23.35% |
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| Acer |
12.74% |
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| ASUS |
11.25% |
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| GIGABYTE |
6.37% |
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| Lenovo |
5.31% |
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| Samsung |
5.10% |
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| Sony |
1.70% |
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| Medion |
1.49% |
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| Apple |
1.49% |
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| MSI |
1.49% |
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| Toshiba |
1.49% |
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Common models |
| ASUS All Series |
5.76% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
3.70% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
2.47% |
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| Dell Dell System XPS L7... |
2.06% |
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| ASUSTeK UX31E |
2.06% |
|
| HP ProBook 6560b |
1.65% |
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