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Should I remove Fast Connect?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
41% remove it59% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #26,129
United States Rank #13,498
Reach 0.0064%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 22.15 days
653.28 days >
Average installed length: 343.25 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.16.306.2 61.90%
1.15.929.1 15.08%
1.15.414.3 14.29%
1.15.311.2 2.38%
1.14.1210.3 3.97%
1.14.1126.5 1.59%
1.14.1120.1 0.79%

Fast Connect

Overview

Fast Connect is a software program developed by White Sky. The most common release is 1.16.306.2, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. The setup package generally installs about 38 files and is usually about 23.23 MB (24,356,300 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 10 and Windows 7 (SP1). Most users that have installed this software come from the United States.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.whitesky.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Constant Guard Protection Suite
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Constant Guard Protection Suite\uninstall.exe" "/C:C:\Program Files\Constant Guard Protection Suite\uninstall.xml"
Estimated size: 23.23 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Fast Connect

  • Interop.Shell32.dll - Assembly imported from type library 'Shell32'.
  • SplashWindow.exe - Constant Guard Protection Suite
  • uninstall.exe (by Indigo Rose) - Setup Factory 8.0 Runtime (Setup Application)
  • Automator.exe - Automator
  • NativeBHO.dll - CGPS (Browser helper)

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Internet Explorer BHO
  • NativeBHO.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Constant Guard Protection Suite (COM)' with the class of {B84CDBE7-1B46-494B-A188-01D4C52DEB61}.

How do I remove Fast Connect?

You can uninstall Fast Connect 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 Fast 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).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Fast Connect.

How do I reset my web browser?

If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Fast Connect you can restore them to their previous default settings.
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OS VERSIONS
Win 10 64%
Win Vista (SP1) 1%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 41%
Keep it 59%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#26,129

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 64.29%
Windows 7 26.19%
Windows Vista 6.35%
Windows XP 3.17%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Home 53.60%
Windows 7 Home Premium 22.40%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 5.60%
Windows 10 Pro 4.80%
Windows 8.1 3.20%
Microsoft Windows XP 3.20%

Distribution by countryGeography

100.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 100.00%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 45.28%
Dell 20.75%
Toshiba 11.32%
Acer 6.60%
ASUS 5.66%
Lenovo 3.77%
GIGABYTE 2.83%
Sony 2.83%
Gateway 0.94%
Common models
HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... 5.08%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 4.24%
Hewlett-Packard 23-b010 2.54%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 2.54%
HP 2000 Notebook PC 1.69%
Hewlett-Packard s5702f 1.69%

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