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Should I remove Animated Wallpaper Maker?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
4% remove it96% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #15,630
United States Rank #16,641
Reach 0.0174%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 2.57 days
75.85 days >
Average installed length: 39.86 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
4.4.6 0.29%
4.4.1 2.63%
4.3.8 2.34%
4.3.5 0.58%
4.3.3 1.17%
4.3.2 0.58%
4.3.1 0.29%
4.2.10 0.29%
4.2.8 0.29%
4.2.7 0.58%
4.2.4 10.82%
4.2.3 0.88%
4.2.1 0.29%
4.1.5 0.29%
4.1.4 0.29%
4.1.3 1.46%
4.1.1 0.29%
4.1.0 0.58%
4.0.10 0.58%
4.0.8 0.29%
4.0.4 1.75%
4.0.3 0.29%
4.0.1 0.88%
4.0.0 3.51%
3.2.5 27.49%
3.2.4 9.36%
3.2.3 3.22%
3.2.2 0.29%
3.2.1 0.29%
3.1.5 7.89%
3.1.4 0.58%
3.1.3 1.75%
3.1.2 0.58%
3.1.1 0.29%
3.1.0 0.88%
3.0.4 0.58%
3.0.3 0.58%
3.0.2 0.88%
3.0.1 8.77%
3.0.0 0.29%
2.5.9 0.58%
2.5.8 0.58%
2.5.5 0.29%
2.5.3 0.29%
2.5.1 0.58%
2.5.0 0.58%
2.4.1 0.29%
2.3.0 0.29%
2.0.1 1.17%
1.5.0 0.29%

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Animated Wallpaper Maker

Overview

Animated Wallpaper Maker is a program developed by DesktopPaints.com. The most used version is 3.2.5, 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. The main program executable is editor.exe. The software installer includes 20 files and is usually about 19.18 MB (20,111,659 bytes). pre_update.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 39% of users of Animated Wallpaper Maker come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and DZ.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.desktoppaints.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\animated wallpaper maker
Uninstaller: "C:\Windows\Animated Wallpaper Maker Uninstaller.exe"
Estimated size: 19.18 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Animated Wallpaper Maker

Program executable:editor.exe
Name:Animated Screensaver Maker
Path:C:\Program Files\animated wallpaper maker\editor.exe
MD5:119a613061e026157a00ef948459c02f
Additional files:
  • ILU.dll (by Abysmal Software) - Developer's Image Utilities Library (ILU: A portable image library in development)
  • DevIL.dll (by Abysmal Software) - Developer's Image Library (DevIL) (DevIL: A portable image library in development)
  • libcurl.dll (by The cURL library, http://curl.haxx.se/) - The cURL library (libcurl Shared Library)
  • common_res.dll
  • common_res_sound.dll
  • dpaw.exe
  • pre_uninstall.exe
  • pre_update.exe
  • Wallpaper Manager.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Startup File (User Run)
  • Wallpaper Manager.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Animated Wallpaper' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Animated Wallpaper Maker\Wallpaper Manager.exe" -d.

How do I remove Animated Wallpaper Maker?

You can uninstall Animated Wallpaper Maker from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  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 Animated Wallpaper Maker, 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 Animated Wallpaper Maker.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 51%
Win Vista (SP1) 0%
 
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 4%
Keep it 96%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 58.48%
Windows 10 30.12%
Windows XP 6.43%
Windows Vista 4.97%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 24.56%
Windows 7 Ultimate 21.01%
Windows 7 Professional 8.88%
Microsoft Windows XP 6.51%
Windows 10 Home 5.33%
Windows 10 Pro 4.14%

Distribution by countryGeography

39.25% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 39.25%
  Germany 9.41%
  DZ 4.84%
  United Kingdom 4.03%
  Canada 3.23%
  France 2.96%
  Egypt 2.96%
  MA 2.69%
  India 2.69%
  TN 2.15%
  Italy 2.15%
  IQ 1.88%
  Australia 1.61%
  Saudi Arabia 1.61%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 29.76%
Dell 20.49%
Acer 15.12%
GIGABYTE 10.73%
ASUS 6.83%
Toshiba 6.34%
Lenovo 5.37%
Intel 2.44%
Medion 0.98%
Samsung 0.98%
MSI 0.98%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 3.73%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 3.73%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 3.73%
HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... 2.24%
ASUS All Series 2.24%
TOSHIBA SATELLITE C660 2.24%

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