Should I remove BigPond Wireless Broadband?

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

Versions

Version	Distribution
2.19	8.39%
2.18	23.87%
2.16.5	1.29%
2.16.4	64.52%
2.15.4	1.94%

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from Telstra Corporation

Remove BigPond Wireless Broadband by Telstra

BigPond Wireless Broadband is a program developed by Telstra. The most used version is 2.16.4, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. 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 main program executable is BigPond_CM.exe. The software installer includes 13 files and is usually about 1.32 MB (1,379,840 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 83% of users of BigPond Wireless Broadband come from Australia, it is also popular in the United States and Singapore.

URL: www.bigpond.com

Help link: www.bigpond.com/help

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Telstra\

Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{CDEDBC83-40F4-4C8B-9BA7-AA95F45246F9}

Estimated size: 1.32 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, 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) 63% Win Vista (SP1) 1%

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	83.33%
United States	12.35%
Singapore	1.23%
South Africa	0.62%
Brazil	0.62%
Indonesia	0.62%
Canada	0.62%
United Kingdom	0.62%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

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