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Should I remove Facebook Video Calling?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
9% remove it91% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #268
United States Rank #744
Reach 2.1445%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 46.93 days
1384.42 days >
Average installed length: 727.41 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.2.287 100.00%

Facebook Video Calling 1.2.0.287

What is Facebook Video Calling?  (from Skype Technologies)

Sometimes an emoticon just isn't enough. With face-to-face video calling, now you can watch your friends smile, wink and LOL. Just click the call button at the top of your friend's profile or chat window — no need to launch new software. No answer? Leave a video message. Video calling allows you to talk to your friends...  Read more

Overview

Facebook Video Calling 1.2.0.287 is a program developed by Skype Technologies. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. The program adds a toolbar to Microsoft Internet Explorer. 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 main program executable is icon.exe. The software installer includes 662 files and is usually about 4.25 MB (4,460,544 bytes). adobeupdater.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 26% of users of Facebook Video Calling come from the United States, it is also popular in Brazil and MA.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.facebook.com/videocalling
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\skype\toolbars\skype for chromium
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{B92C5909-1D37-4C51-8397-A28BB28E5DC3}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 4.25 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by Facebook Video Calling 1.2.0.287

Program executable:icon.exe
Path:C:\Windows\Installer\{A5CE7A4C-B142-491F-A3B0-02EEEC5439AE}\icon.exe
MD5:e06b0fbe0c8ff2db5cccd52587e07439
Additional files:
  • msiexecwatcher.exe
  • acropdf.dll (by Adobe Systems) - Adobe PDF Browser Control (PDF Browser Control)
  • pdfshell.dll (by Adobe Systems) - Adobe PDF Shell Extension (PDF Shell Extension)
  • acroiehelper.dll - AcroIEHelper Library (Adobe PDF Helper for Internet Explorer)
  • facebookvideocalling.exe - Facebook Video Calling
  • acroiehelpershim.dll - AcroIEHelperShim Library
  • adobearm.exe - Adobe Reader and Acrobat Manager
  • wmm2eres.dll (by Microsoft) - Windows Movie Maker (Windows Movie Maker Ext Res)
  • wmm2res.dll (by Microsoft) - WMM2RES
  • wmm2res2.dll - WMM2RES2
  • adobearmhelper.exe - Adobe Reader and Acrobat Manager Helper
  • adobeupdater.exe - Adobe Updater
  • adobeupdaterinstallmgr.exe - Adobe Updater Install Manager
  • moviemk.exe
  • acrobatupdater.exe - Adobe Acrobat Updater
  • adobeextractfiles.dll - Adobe Extract Files Library
  • c2c_service.exe - Skype Click to Call (Skype C2C Service)
  • hd-agent.exe (by BlueStack Systems) - BlueStacks (BlueStacks Agent)
  • hd-apkhandler.exe (by BlueStack Systems) - BlueStacks Apk Handler
  • hd-audio-native.dll - BlueStacks Audio Native Library
  • hd-blockdevice.exe - BlueStacks Block Device Helper Process
  • hd-camera-native.dll - BlueStacks Camera Native Library
  • hd-frontend.exe - BlueStacks Frontend
  • hd-frontend-native.dll - BlueStacks Frontend Native Library
  • hd-glcheck.exe - BlueStacks GLCheck Utility
  • hd-gps-native.dll - BlueStacks Gps Native Library
  • hd-inputmapper-native.dll - BlueStacks InputMapper Native Library
  • hd-libraryhandler.dll - BlueStacks Utility Library
  • hd-logcollector.exe - BlueStacks Log Collector
  • hd-logrotator.exe - BlueStacks Log Rotator
  • hd-logrotator-native.dll - BlueStacks Log Rotator Native Library
  • hd-logrotatorservice.exe - BlueStacks Log Rotator Service
  • hd-network.exe - BlueStacks Network Helper Process
  • hd-opengl-native.dll - BlueStacks Opengl Native Library
  • hd-opensensor-native.dll - BlueStacks OpenSensor Native Library
  • hd-quit.exe - BlueStacks Quit Utility
  • hd-restart.exe - BlueStacks Restart Utility
  • hd-runapp.exe - BlueStacks App Runner
  • hd-runtimeuninstaller.exe - BlueStacks Runtime Uninstaller
  • hd-sensor-native.dll - BlueStacks Sensor Native Library
  • hd-service.exe - BlueStacks Service
  • hd-service-native.dll - BlueStacks Service Native Library
  • hd-sharedfolder.exe - BlueStacks Shared Folder Helper Process
  • hd-shortcuthandler.dll
  • hd-startlauncher.exe - BlueStacks StartLauncher
  • hd-vmcommand-native.dll - BlueStacks VM Command Runner Native Library
  • iminent_toolbar.dll
  • json.dll (by CodeTitans)
  • naudio.dll (by Mark Heath) - NAudio
  • npfacebookvideocalling.dll - Facebook Video Calling Plugin
  • readerupdater.exe - Adobe Reader Updater
  • tbcommonutils.dll - IE Toolbar (IE Toolbar Common Utils)
  • tbcore3.dll - IE Toolbar Engine
  • tbhelper.dll - IE Toolbar Helper Module
  • uninstall.exe - IE Toolbar Uninstall
  • update.exe - IE Toolbar Updater
  • _isusres.dll (by Macrovision) - Software Manager (Macrovision Software Manager Resource DLL)
  • adavaudiodec.dll (by ArcSoft (HZ)) - MPEG Audio Codec Core (AdavAudioDec)
  • adavmpegencode.dll
  • adavvideodec.dll (by ArcSoft) - ArcSoft AdavVideoDec (AdavVideoDec)

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

4 Google Chrome Plugins
  • npfacebookvideocalling.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'npFacebookVideoCalling.dll'.
  • npskypewebplugin.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'npSkypeWebPlugin.dll'.
  • npfbdesktopplugin.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'npFbDesktopPlugin.dll'.
  • nphardwaredetection.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'nphardwaredetection.dll'.
4 Internet Explorer BHOs
  • acroiehelpershim.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Adobe PDF Link Helper' with the class of {18DF081C-E8AD-4283-A596-FA578C2EBDC3} (AcroIEHelperStub).
  • acroiehelper.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Adobe PDF Reader Link Helper' with the class of {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3}.
  • download.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Ant.com browser helper (video detector)' with the class of {346FDE31-DFF9-418A-90C8-BA31DC9FF2EF}.
  • tbcore3.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'TBSB01620 Class' with the class of {58124A0B-DC32-4180-9BFF-E0E21AE34026} (TBSB01620).
Internet Explorer Extension
  • download.dll is installed as an Internet Explorer extension as 'Ant.com Video Downloader toolbar toggle button (video detector)' with a class of {70AF6C9F-0818-4cf7-924A-BBDBB24211D3}.
2 Internet Explorer Toolbars
  • anttoolbar.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'Ant.com Video Downloader toolbar' with the class of {2E924F4F-67F0-4BD8-9560-49F468E843D2} (Ant.com Download toolbar).
  • tbcore3.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'IMinent Toolbar' with the class of {977AE9CC-AF83-45E8-9E03-E2798216E2D5}.
Internet Explorer URL Search Hook
  • tbhelper.dll loads into IE as a URL Search Hook named 'ToolbarURLSearchHook Class' with a class of {CA3EB689-8F09-4026-AA10-B9534C691CE0} in order to redirect unknown URL searches.
2 Internet Explorer Web Browsers
  • anttoolbar.dll installs an IE Web Browser in Internet Explorer named 'Ant.com Video Downloader toolbar' with a class of {2E924F4F-67F0-4BD8-9560-49F468E843D2}.
  • tbcore3.dll installs an IE Web Browser in Internet Explorer named 'IMinent Toolbar' with a class of {977AE9CC-AF83-45E8-9E03-E2798216E2D5}.
6 Mozilla Plugins
  • npfacebookvideocalling.dll is loaded into Mozilla Firefox under the product name 'Facebook Video Calling 2.0.0.447' with a plugin key of '@Skype Limited.com/Facebook Video Calling Plugin'.
  • npccplugin.dll is loaded into Mozilla Firefox under the product name '@FortinetCacheClean' with a plugin key of '@FortinetCacheClean' for all users of the PC.
  • nptcplugin.dll is loaded into Mozilla Firefox under the product name '@FortinetTunnelControl' with a plugin key of '@FortinetTunnelControl' for all users of the PC.
  • npskypewebplugin.dll is loaded into Mozilla Firefox under the product name 'Skype Web Plugin' with a plugin key of '@Skype Technologies S.A..com/Skype Web Plugin' for all users of the PC.
  • npfbdesktopplugin.dll is loaded into Mozilla Firefox under the product name 'facebook.com/fbDesktopPlugin' with a plugin key of 'facebook.com/fbDesktopPlugin'.
  • nphardwaredetection.dll is loaded into Mozilla Firefox under the product name '@ma-config.com/HardwareDetection' with a plugin key of '@ma-config.com/HardwareDetection' for all users of the PC.
18 Scheduled Tasks
  • realupgrade.exe is scheduled as a task named 'RealDownloaderRealUpgradeScheduledTaskS-1-5-21-3425619127-173039819-1078387904-1000' (runs daily at 13.41).
  • recordingmanager.exe is scheduled as a task named 'RealDownloaderDownloaderScheduledTaskS-1-5-21-3425619127-173039819-1078387904-1000' (runs daily at 20.26).
  • moviemk.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{DF3D5E0F-C68A-4045-95F7-ED215DDE5DB0}' (runs on registration).
  • virtualdj_home.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{1A116BBA-7E8A-4662-B217-E22379FDBE4E}' (runs on registration).
  • adobearm.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Programma di aggiornamento online di Adobe' (runs weekly on Mondays at 10:00 AM).
  • hd-adb.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{414B58D5-075E-4F20-A788-93CF9F140FAC}' (runs on registration).
  • Plus 12 more
7 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)
  • realupgrade.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named RealDownloaderRealUpgradeLogonTaskS-1-5-21-3425619127-173039819-1078387904-1000.
  • ssbkgdupdate.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 1.
  • hpwuschd2.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named HP Software Update.
  • hd-runapp.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Whatsapp.
  • remoteserver.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Unified Remote v2.
  • slimdrivers.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named DriverUpdate Startup.
  • Plus 1 more
7 Services
  • avthelper.exe runs as a service named 'AVTHelper' (AVTHelper) "Air Display Support".
  • hd-service.exe runs as a service named 'BlueStacks Android Service' (BstHdAndroidSvc).
  • hd-logrotatorservice.exe runs as a service named 'BlueStacks Log Rotator Service' (BstHdLogRotatorSvc).
  • applemobiledeviceservice.exe runs as a service named 'Dispositivo Celular da Apple' (Apple Mobile Device) "Fornece a interface a dispositivos celulares da Apple.".
  • sprtsvc.exe runs as a service named 'SupportSoft Sprocket Service (dellsupportcenter)' (sprtsvc_dellsupportcenter) "SupportSoft Sprocket Service".
  • c2c_service.exe runs as a service named 'Skype C2C Service' (Skype C2C Service) "Skype Click to Call Update Service".
  • Plus 1 more
7 Startup Files (User Run)
  • issch.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'ISUSScheduler' and executes as "C:\Program Files\common files\installshield\updateservice\issch.exe" -start.
  • remoteserver.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Unified Remote v2' and executes as C:\Program Files\Unified Remote\RemoteServer.exe.
  • airdisplay.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Air Display Support' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Avatron\Air Display\AirDisplay.exe".
  • slimdrivers.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'SlimDrivers' and executes as "C:\Program Files\SlimDrivers\SlimDrivers.exe" -boot.
  • adobeupdater.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'AdobeUpdater' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Updater5\AdobeUpdater.exe".
  • sprtcmd.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'DellSupportCenter' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Dell Support Center\bin\sprtcmd.exe" /P DellSupportCenter.
  • Plus 1 more
6 Startup Files (All Users Run)
  • adobearm.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Adobe ARM' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe".
  • hd-agent.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'BlueStacks Agent' which loads as C:\Program Files\BlueStacks\HD-Agent.exe.
  • vntldr.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'VNT' which loads as C:\Program Files\VNT\vntldr.exe.
  • ssbkgdupdate.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'SSBkgdUpdate' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Scansoft Shared\SSBkgdUpdate\SSBkgdupdate.exe" -Embedding -boot.
  • issch.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'ISUSScheduler' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\UpdateService\issch.exe" -start.
  • hpwuschd2.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'HP Software Update' which loads as C:\Program Files\HP\HP Software Update\HPWuSchd2.exe.
11 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
  • facebookvideocalling.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Facebook\Video\Skype\FacebookVideoCalling.exe'.
  • skypewebplugin.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\SkypeWebPlugin\SkypeWebPlugin.exe'.
  • hpwuschd2.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\HP\HP Software Update\hpwuSchd2.exe'.
  • hpwucli.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\HP\HP Software Update\HPWUCli.exe'.
  • adobeupdater.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Updater5\AdobeUpdater.exe'.
  • adobearm.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe'.
  • Plus 5 more
Network connections
  • hd-network.exe connects to ie-in-f188.1e100.net (74.125.142.188 port 5228).

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

adobearm.exe
Memory:5.01 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0019665217%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00084429%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00112224%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:488,444
8,062,084 average
I/O reads/min:4.95 KB
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:396 Bytes
105.02 KB average
c2c_service.exe
Memory:3.16 MB
Total CPU:0.0026354486%
Kernel CPU:0.00123366%
User CPU:0.00140179%
CPU cycles/sec:116,118
Switches/sec:20
I/O reads/min:2 Bytes
hd-agent.exe
Memory:36.81 MB
Total CPU:0.0003895467%
Kernel CPU:0.00025390%
User CPU:0.00013564%
CPU cycles/sec:611,695
Switches/sec:4
I/O reads/min:3.05 KB
I/O writes/min:220 Bytes

How do I remove Facebook Video Calling?

You can uninstall Facebook Video Calling 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 Facebook Video Calling 1.2.0.287, 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 Facebook Video Calling.

How do I reset my web browser?

If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Facebook Video Calling 1.2.0.287 you can restore them to their previous default settings.
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OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 64%
Win 10 0%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 9%
Keep it 91%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 75.16%
Windows 10 12.14%
Windows XP 7.27%
Windows Vista 5.42%
Windows Server 2003 0.01%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 33.39%
Windows 7 Ultimate 24.80%
Windows 7 Professional 9.32%
Microsoft Windows XP 7.22%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 4.04%
Windows 7 Home Basic 3.76%

Distribution by countryGeography

26.05% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 26.05%
  Brazil 7.19%
  MA 4.83%
  Italy 4.38%
  Germany 3.20%
  United Kingdom 3.17%
  France 2.74%
  Turkey 2.73%
  India 2.36%
  Canada 2.22%
  DZ 1.96%
  IQ 1.93%
  Mexico 1.92%
  Spain 1.54%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 28.00%
Acer 20.36%
Dell 19.28%
ASUS 8.86%
Toshiba 8.38%
Samsung 5.35%
GIGABYTE 4.25%
Lenovo 3.70%
American Megatrends 0.97%
Intel 0.84%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 8.16%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 7.88%
Dell Inspiron N5110 4.31%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 3.47%
Dell Inspiron N5010 2.74%
Dell Inspiron 1545 2.40%

About Skype Technologies

Skype (now a Microsoft company) developes and operates the VoIP software and service Skype which was released as a simple computer-to-computer, or computer-to-telephone program.
Publisher URL: www.skype.com

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