Should I remove Cox TV Connect?
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 #20,451
United States Rank #10,219
Reach 0.0105%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 8.43 days
248.74 days >
Average installed length: 130.69 days
Versions
Version | Distribution |
11.53.00 |
76.21% |
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11.45.03 |
23.30% |
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11.45.01 |
0.49% |
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Cox TV Connect
from Cox Communications
Overview
Cox TV Connect is a program developed by Cox Communications. The most used version is 11.53.00, 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 software installer includes 32 files. The program uses the GLib GNOME library. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 100% of users of Cox TV Connect come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany.
Program details
URL: www.cox.com
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\Local\NDS\PCShow\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{EA86FAE4-25FE-48B1-89E6-24D51B47C2B1}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by Cox TV Connect
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StatusListenerRepository.dll - StatusListenerRepository Dynamic Link Library
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DrmSingleton.dll - DrmSingleton Dynamic Link Library
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PCShowServerPMWrapper.exe (by NDS Technologies) - PC Show power management wrapper
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ndsLogStore.dll - ndsLogSt Dynamic Link Library
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f_in_box.dll (by Softanics) - F-IN-BOX DLL Edition
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NDSPCShowServer.exe - NDSPCSho Application
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npPlayerPlugin.dll (by COX) - COX Player (COX Player Plugin)
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libglib-2.0-0.dll (by The GLib developer community) - GLib
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libgmodule-2.0-0.dll (by The GLib developer community) - GModule
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libgobject-2.0-0.dll - GObject
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libgthread-2.0-0.dll - GThread
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z.dll - zlib (zlib data compression library)
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gstccplugin.dll
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GstSrcPlugin.dll
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gsttspplugin.dll
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libgstapp.dll
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libgstapp-0.10.dll
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libgstaudio-0.10.dll
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libgstaudioconvert.dll
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libgstaudioresample.dll
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libgstbase-0.10.dll
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libgstcontroller-0.10.dll
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libgstcoreelements.dll
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libgstdirectsound.dll
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libgstdshowvideosink.dll
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libgstinterfaces-0.10.dll
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libgstreamer-0.10.dll
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libgstvideo-0.10.dll
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libgstvolume.dll
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liborc-0.4-0.dll
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libxml2-2.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Google Chrome Plugin
- npPlayerPlugin.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'npPlayerPlugin.dll'.
Mozilla Plugin
- npPlayerPlugin.dll is loaded into Mozilla Firefox under the product name 'NDS.com/PlayerPlugin' with a plugin key of 'NDS.com/PlayerPlugin'.
Startup File (User Run)
- PCShowServerPMWrapper.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'PCShowServer' and executes as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\NDS\PCShow\PCShowServerPMWrapper.exe.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
PCShowServerPMWrapper.exe |
Memory: | 28.85 MB | |
Total CPU: | 0.0000964217% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00000647% | |
User CPU: | 0.00008996% | |
CPU cycles/sec: | 169,716 | |
Switches/sec: | 3 | |
I/O reads/min: | 2.72 KB | |
NDSPCShowServer.exe |
Memory: | 11.16 MB | |
Total CPU: | 0.0001315610% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00003725% | |
User CPU: | 0.00009431% | |
CPU cycles/sec: | 1,660,774 | |
Switches/sec: | 22 | |
I/O reads/min: | 3.87 KB | |
I/O writes/min: | 85 Bytes | |
How do I remove Cox TV Connect?
You can uninstall Cox TV Connect 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 Cox TV Connect, 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 Cox TV Connect.
How do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Cox TV Connect you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
- When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
- Restart Google Chrome.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 50%
Win XP 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 |
50.49% |
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Windows 10 |
45.15% |
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Windows Vista |
3.88% |
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Windows XP |
0.49% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
34.95% |
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Windows 8.1 |
19.42% |
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Windows 10 Home |
12.14% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
8.25% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
7.28% |
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Windows 8.1 Pro |
4.37% |
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Geography
99.72% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
99.72% |
Germany |
0.28% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
40.65% |
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Dell |
24.52% |
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Toshiba |
9.68% |
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Acer |
7.74% |
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ASUS |
6.45% |
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Lenovo |
5.16% |
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GIGABYTE |
2.58% |
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Gateway |
1.29% |
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Samsung |
1.29% |
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MSI |
0.65% |
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Common models |
HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
4.48% |
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HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
2.99% |
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HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
2.24% |
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ASUS All Series |
2.24% |
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Hewlett-Packard p7-1210 |
2.24% |
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TOSHIBA Satellite C855D |
2.24% |
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