Should I remove Chatango Message Catcher?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
1% remove it99% keep it
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How common is it?
Global Rank #17,269
United States Rank #13,908
Reach 0.0144%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 15.00 days
442.49 days >
Average installed length: 232.49 days
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Chatango Message Catcher
from Alec Matusis, PhD
What is Chatango Message Catcher? (from Alec Matusis, PhD)
You can create your own chat room, a Chatango group for your web page or blog. This is a public chat, and recent messages stay in the group history. As a group owner, you can block people from your group, delete messages from it, ban words, and make group moderators.
Overview
Chatango Message Catcher is a program developed by Alec Matusis, PhD. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. The software installer includes 3 files and is usually about 760.77 KB (779,025 bytes). Updater.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 58% of users of Chatango Message Catcher come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Germany.
Program details
URL: www.chatango.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\chatango
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Chatango\uninstall.exe"
Estimated size: 760.77 KB
Files installed by Chatango Message Catcher
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Chatango.exe (by Pear Media) - Chatango MessageCatcher
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uninstall.exe
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Updater.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Startup File (User Run)
- Chatango.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Chatango' and executes as C:\Program Files\Chatango\Chatango.exe.
Network connections
- Chatango.exe connects to 208.93.228.18 (port 5224).
- Chatango.exe connects to 72.172.232.91 (port 5224).
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| Chatango.exe |
| Memory: | 5.01 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0002885273% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00026573% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00002280% | |
| Switches/sec: | 3 | |
How do I remove Chatango Message Catcher?
You can uninstall Chatango Message Catcher 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 Chatango Message Catcher, 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 Chatango Message Catcher.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 57%
Win Server 2003 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 1%
Keep it 99%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
62.11% |
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| Windows 10 |
30.18% |
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| Windows XP |
4.56% |
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| Windows Vista |
2.81% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.35% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
37.10% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
15.55% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
7.77% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
7.42% |
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| Windows 8 |
7.42% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
5.65% |
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Geography
57.51% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
57.51% |
| United Kingdom |
5.95% |
| Germany |
3.40% |
| France |
2.55% |
| Canada |
2.27% |
| Australia |
1.42% |
| DZ |
1.42% |
| Italy |
1.42% |
| Philippines |
1.42% |
| Netherlands |
1.13% |
| Saudi Arabia |
1.13% |
| Brazil |
0.85% |
| Spain |
0.85% |
| Greece |
0.85% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
25.84% |
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| Dell |
17.42% |
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| Acer |
15.73% |
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| ASUS |
15.17% |
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| Toshiba |
12.92% |
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| Lenovo |
4.49% |
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| GIGABYTE |
3.93% |
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| Intel |
1.69% |
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| Samsung |
1.69% |
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| Medion |
1.12% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
4.62% |
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| ASUS All Series |
3.85% |
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| Dell Inspiron 3521 |
3.08% |
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| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
3.08% |
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| Dell Inspiron N5110 |
2.31% |
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| Dell Inspiron 3520 |
2.31% |
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