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Should I remove Détection de l'application Winamp?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
10% remove it90% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #5,487
United States Rank #21,922
Reach 0.0886%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 19.31 days
569.72 days >
Average installed length: 299.35 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.0.0.1 100.00%

Détection de l'application Winamp

What is Détection de l'application Winamp?

Winamp Application Detect is a browser plugin for Internet Explorer and/or Firefox that allows Winamp.com and other participating sites to detect a Winamp installation and version when delivering content. It does not collect or send other information. Winamp is a free media player that can process several media file-types. It is a protocol winamp:// that allows partner sites (such as WinAmp, SHOut… etc.) to detect current music automatically.

About  (from Nullsoft, Inc)

The “application detector” lets websites (well, really probably only winamp.com) know if Winamp is installed. We also added “winamp://” links to perform a limited number of “open such and such in winamp” kind of actions (similar to other programs that do similar things with protocols e.g. emule, aim, itunes). The brows...  Read more

Overview

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 primary executable is named uninstwadetect.exe. The setup package generally installs about 19 files and is usually about 1.04 MB (1,085,945 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.winamp.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Winamp Detect
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Winamp Detect\UninstWaDetect.exe
Estimated size: 1.04 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Détection de l'application Winamp

Program executable:uninstwadetect.exe
Name:Winamp Detect
Winamp Detect Installer
Path:C:\Program Files\winamp detect\uninstwadetect.exe
MD5:cdceaa1b50bdae2a974dbee09a64b834
Additional files:
  • iewachk.dll - Winamp Application Detector
  • npwachk.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Google Chrome Plugin
  • npwachk.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'npwachk.dll'.
Mozilla Plugin
  • npwachk.dll is loaded into Mozilla Firefox under the product name 'Winamp Detector' with a plugin key of '@nullsoft.com/winampDetector;version=1' for all users of the PC.
Scheduled Task
  • UninstWaDetect.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{19A0AE90-49E7-4229-8556-347B232467A4}' (runs on registration).

How do I remove Détection de l'application Winamp?

You can uninstall Détection de l'application Winamp 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 Détection de l'application Winamp, 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 Détection de l'application Winamp.

How do I reset my web browser?

If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Détection de l'application Winamp you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Mozilla Firefox
Google Chrome

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 61%
Win 8 0%
 
HOW DOES IT RUN?
Plugs into Mozilla Firefox
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 10%
Keep it 90%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 69.13%
Windows 10 19.73%
Windows XP 6.58%
Windows Vista 4.57%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 31.32%
Windows 7 Ultimate 18.28%
Windows 7 Professional 15.75%
Microsoft Windows XP 6.44%
Windows 8.1 4.66%
Windows 10 Home 4.31%

Distribution by countryGeography

59.77% of installs come from France
Which countries install it?
  France 59.77%
  Canada 11.61%
  TN 5.75%
  United States 5.09%
  MA 4.50%
  Belgium 3.85%
  DZ 3.14%
  Switzerland 1.48%
  Germany 0.36%
  Netherlands 0.36%
  Spain 0.30%
  SN 0.30%
  GP 0.24%
  CI 0.18%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 22.26%
Acer 20.48%
Dell 18.29%
ASUS 16.30%
GIGABYTE 6.79%
Toshiba 5.54%
Samsung 4.18%
Lenovo 1.67%
MSI 1.46%
American Megatrends 1.25%
Intel 0.94%
Medion 0.84%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 4.86%
ASUS All Series 4.64%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 4.19%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 3.31%
Dell Inspiron N5110 2.65%
MSI MS-7752 2.43%

About Nullsoft, Inc

Nullsoft is a software developer most known products that include the Winamp media player and the SHOUTcast MP3 streaming media server.
Publisher URL: www.winamp.com

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