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Should I remove EZCast?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
5% remove it95% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #9,995
United States Rank #14,593
Reach 0.0361%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 13.25 days
359.93 days >
Average installed length: 189.12 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
2.8.0.107 0.14%
2.6.1.83 0.28%
2.6.0.68 0.56%
2.5.0.64 0.70%
2.4.0.49 0.98%
2.2.0.27 1.97%
2.1.0.18 4.21%
2.0.0.14 1.26%
2.0.0.3 1.54%
1.11.0.16 4.92%
1.11.0.5 1.83%
1.10.0.9 1.83%
1.10.0.2 2.67%
1.9.0.0 2.81%
1.8.0.0 2.11%
1.7.0.3 2.25%
1.7.0.1 0.56%
1.7.0.0 1.83%
1.6.0.9 3.65%
1.6.0.4 1.40%
1.5.0.1 4.49%
1.4.0.2 5.06%
1.3.0.6 9.97%
1.2.0.1 5.76%
1.1.0.130 7.02%
1.1.0.91 3.65%
1.1.0.89 1.12%
1.1.0.79 1.97%
1.0.0.143 12.08%
1.0.0.132 6.32%
1.0.0.124 0.28%
1.0.0.112 1.12%
1.0.0.98 0.70%
1.0.0.84 1.12%
1.0.0.56 0.70%
1.0.0.31 0.84%
1.0.0.17 0.28%

EZCast

What is EZCast?  (from Actions-Micro)

EZCast App supports casting local multimedia, camera, web surfing, cloud video, cloud storage, multi-screen games to your Apple TV. EZCast APP switches wireless display standards (DLNA, Miracast…) and control the setting through remoting the EZCast devices.

Overview

EZCast is a program developed by Actions-Micro. The most used version is 1.0.0.143, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. 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 software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The software installer includes 61 files and is usually about 32.45 MB (34,029,734 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 10 as well as Windows 7 (SP1). While about 24% of users of EZCast come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and Italy.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.actions-micro.com/product.html
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\EZCast
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\EZCast\Uninstall.exe" "C:\Program Files\EZCast\install.log" -u
Estimated size: 32.45 MB

Program filesFiles installed by EZCast

  • DesktopDuplication.dll - DesktopDuplication
  • ImgEnc.dll - ImEnc.dll (ImgEnc)
  • libcef.dll - Chromium Embedded Framework (CEF) Dynamic Link Library
  • libGLESv2.dll - ANGLE libGLESv2 Dynamic Link Library
  • libEGL.dll - ANGLE libEGL Dynamic Link Library
  • libsasl.dll (by Carnegie Mellon University) - Carnegie Mellon University SASL (CMU SASL API v2)
  • libiomp5md.dll (by Intel) - Intel(R) OMP Runtime Library
  • libeay32.dll (by The OpenSSL Project, http://www.openssl.org/) - The OpenSSL Toolkit (OpenSSL Shared Library)
  • ssleay32.dll (by The OpenSSL Project, http://www.openssl.org/)
  • RemoteControlDLL.dll - Remote Control SDK
  • WinSparkle.dll (by winsparkle.org) - WinSparkle (WinSparkle updater)
  • avcodec-56.dll (by FFmpeg Project) - FFmpeg (FFmpeg codec library)
  • avdevice-56.dll (by FFmpeg Project) - FFmpeg device handling library
  • avfilter-5.dll - FFmpeg audio/video filtering library
  • avformat-56.dll - FFmpeg container format library
  • avutil-54.dll - FFmpeg utility library
  • EZCast.exe - EZCast
  • postproc-53.dll - FFmpeg postprocessing library
  • swresample-1.dll - FFmpeg audio resampling library
  • swscale-3.dll - FFmpeg image rescaling library
  • Uninstall.exe
  • curllib.dll
  • ffmpegsumo.dll
  • openldap.dll
  • wow_helper.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • EZCast.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{FC8A279D-C8F0-47E4-812F-7A7F66865F41}' (runs on registration).
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • EZCast.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\EZCast\EZCast.exe'.

How do I remove EZCast?

You can uninstall EZCast 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 EZCast, 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 EZCast.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 64%
Win 8.1 0%
  
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 5%
Keep it 95%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#9,995

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 64.47%
Windows 7 33.01%
Windows Vista 1.69%
Windows XP 0.84%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Home 21.92%
Windows 7 Home Premium 15.98%
Windows 8.1 12.16%
Windows 10 Pro 11.32%
Windows 7 Ultimate 8.20%
Windows 7 Professional 7.36%

Distribution by countryGeography

24.18% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 24.18%
  Germany 12.68%
  Italy 9.15%
  United Kingdom 8.76%
  France 6.41%
  Netherlands 5.10%
  Spain 2.75%
  Australia 2.48%
  Brazil 1.96%
  Turkey 1.83%
  Belgium 1.70%
  Canada 1.70%
  Saudi Arabia 1.44%
  Singapore 1.44%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer 21.27%
Hewlett-Packard 20.61%
ASUS 14.47%
Dell 13.16%
Lenovo 9.21%
Toshiba 7.89%
Samsung 4.39%
Medion 3.51%
GIGABYTE 3.07%
Alienware 1.54%
MSI 0.88%
Common models
Alienware M18xR1 2.87%
HP HP Notebook 2.39%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 2.39%
ASUSTeK K53SV 1.91%
Quanta TWH 1.91%
LENOVO IdeaPad Z580 1.44%

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