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Should I remove Digital Connections?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
60% remove it40% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Poor
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Reach 0.0007%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 378.94 days
1052.34 days >
Average installed length: 552.92 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
12.1.1084 23.08%
11.3.1009 53.85%
11.3.1004 7.69%
11.3.22 7.69%
11.2.514 7.69%

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Digital Connections

What is Digital Connections?

"The sign-up survey will ask you for information about: which devices you own, how (and how often) you use the internet on a PC/laptop, what purchases you plan to make this year and the role that your smartphone plays when you are shopping. We also ask you about your age, gender, education, household income, marital status and the age, gender and relationship to you of other people in your household. As a result we will be collecting personally identifiable information. The Digital Connections Browser Add-on collects all visited website addresses (URLs) and all content on the websites you visit, except with respect to secured pages. We collect each unsecured page's source code, which allows us to reproduce a "screen shot" of each unsecured webpage you view."

About  (from Ipsos)

Digital Connections is a unique, innovative, global market research study taking place in the USA, UK, France, Germany and Japan. In total 7,000 specially selected participants from these countries are being observed to see how they use the internet on their smartphone and on their PC/laptop, using specially developed ...  Read more
Overview
  • Integrates into the web browser
  • Installs a Windows Service

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.ipsos-digitalconnections.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Digital Connections
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Digital Connections\uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 35.03 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Digital Connections

Program executable:RunSilent.exe
Name:RunSilent
RunSilent.exe
Path:C:\Program Files\Digital Connections\RunSilent.exe
MD5:b1a75f53909ca428de30d8a1ab2cb7d6
Additional files:
  • Gacela2.dll - Digital Connections
  • BrowserHost.exe - Browser Host
  • RunSilent.exe (by Nurago GmbH) - RunSilent
  • Remover.exe (by Nurago GmbH) - Remover (Removal Tool for Nurago Software)
  • httpingw.exe
  • Ipsos-Process-Connector.exe
  • Ipsos-Reporting.exe
  • Ipsos-Updater.exe
  • servicemgr.exe
  • uninstall.exe
  • updatercom.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Internet Explorer BHO
  • Gacela2.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Digital Connections' with the class of {4BEEA052-726D-4A6E-B65D-A6BD07C263F3} (Gacela2).
Internet Explorer Bar
  • Gacela2.dll installs an Explorer Bar in Internet Explorer called 'Digital Connections' with a class of {4A62FAC4-1670-430B-8C6B-9C7B53F51798}.
Internet Explorer Extension
  • Gacela2.dll is installed as an Internet Explorer extension as 'Digital Connections' with a class of {4BEEA052-726D-4A6E-B65D-A6BD07C263F3}.
2 Services
  • Ipsos-Updater.exe runs as a service named 'Ipsos-Update-Service' (Ipsos-Update-Service) "Provides updates and bug fixes for installed software".
  • Ipsos-Reporting.exe runs as a service named 'Ipsos-Reporting-Service' (Ipsos-Reporting-Service) "Provides reliable data transport services for Browser Extensions".

How do I remove Digital Connections?

You can uninstall Digital Connections from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  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 Digital Connections, 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 Digital Connections.
  4. If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.

How do I reset my web browser?

If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Digital Connections you can restore them to their previous default settings.
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OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 92%
Win Vista (SP2) 8%
 
HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 60%
Keep it 40%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 92.31%
Windows Vista 7.69%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 53.85%
Windows 7 Professional 23.08%
Windows 7 Starter 7.69%
Windows 7 Ultimate 7.69%
Windows Vista Home Basic 7.69%

Distribution by countryGeography

66.67% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 66.67%
  United Kingdom 12.50%
  Germany 8.33%
  France 4.17%
  Mexico 4.17%
  Japan 4.17%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 25.00%
Hewlett-Packard 25.00%
Toshiba 16.67%
Sony 16.67%
Lenovo 8.33%
Acer 8.33%
Common models
LENOVO 4151/200 9.09%
Hewlett-Packard G5460uk 9.09%
TOSHIBA SATELLITE P750 9.09%
TOSHIBA Satellite C655 9.09%
Hewlett-Packard Compaq Pr... 9.09%
Sony VPCF119GX 9.09%

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