Should I remove BigPond Wireless Broadband?

Versions

Version	Distribution
2.13.16	100.00%

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Remove BigPond Wireless Broadband 2.13.16 by Te...

BigPond Wireless Broadband 2.13.16 is a program developed by Telstra. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. 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 BigPondUtil.exe. The software installer includes 12 files and is usually about 1.13 MB (1,184,256 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 87% of users of BigPond Wireless Broadband come from Australia, it is also popular in the United States and United Kingdom.

URL: www.bigpond.com

Help link: www.bigpond.com/help

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Telstra\BigPond Wireless Broadband 2.13.16\

Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{069FAAD5-C81F-4AF2-B1D7-462E878725D5}

Estimated size: 1.13 MB

Language: English (United States)

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 BigPond Wireless Broadband 2.13.16, 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 BigPond Wireless Broadband.

OS VERSIONS Win 7 (SP1) 48% Win 7 2%

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

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 2% Keep it 98%

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

Australia	86.67%
United States	8.89%
United Kingdom	2.22%
New Zealand	2.22%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

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