Should I remove Coil?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
1% remove it99% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #48,277
United States Rank #37,833
Reach 0.0016%
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Coil
from Edmund McMillen and Florian Himsl
Overview
Coil is a software program developed by Edmund McMillen and Florian Himsl. 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 primary executable is named coil.exe. The setup package is about 5.18 MB (5,426,385 bytes) when donwloaded. Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 66% of users of Coil come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada and United Kingdom.
Program details
URL: Edmundm.com
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\steam\steamapps\common\coil
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/31500
Estimated size: 5.18 MB
Files installed by Coil
| Program executable: | coil.exe |
| Name: | swfXXL Projector |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\steam\steamapps\common\coil\coil.exe |
| MD5: | 8069fc3f3593b82796e9f3b504027e4a |
Behaviors exhibited
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- coil.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\coil\coil.exe'.
How do I remove Coil?
You can uninstall Coil 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 Coil, 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 Coil.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 58%
Win XP 3%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 1%
Keep it 99%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #48,277
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
61.29% |
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| Windows 10 |
32.26% |
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| Windows Vista |
3.23% |
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| Windows XP |
3.23% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
45.16% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
12.90% |
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| Windows 8 |
9.68% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
9.68% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
6.45% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
3.23% |
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Geography
65.85% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
65.85% |
| Canada |
7.32% |
| United Kingdom |
4.88% |
| UA |
2.44% |
| Belgium |
2.44% |
| France |
2.44% |
| Finland |
2.44% |
| Australia |
2.44% |
| New Zealand |
2.44% |
| Israel |
2.44% |
| Italy |
2.44% |
| Guatemala |
2.44% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
33.33% |
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| Acer |
16.67% |
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| GIGABYTE |
12.50% |
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| ASUS |
12.50% |
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| Sony |
4.17% |
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| MSI |
4.17% |
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| Medion |
4.17% |
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| Lenovo |
4.17% |
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| Intel |
4.17% |
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| Dell |
4.17% |
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Common models |
| Gigabyte EP45-DS3 |
8.33% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
8.33% |
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| HP ENVY 17 Notebook PC |
8.33% |
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| Gigabyte P55A-UD7 |
4.17% |
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| Sony VPCSC31FM |
4.17% |
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| Si P67A-C43 |
4.17% |
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