Should I remove FastStone Image Viewer?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
8% remove it92% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #15,553
United States Rank #15,628
Reach 0.0175%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 45.25 days
488.50 days >
Average installed length: 256.67 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 6.3 |
0.29% |
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| 6.2 |
0.29% |
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| 5.7 |
0.58% |
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| 5.5 |
1.16% |
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| 4.8 |
4.64% |
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| 4.7 |
2.03% |
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| 4.6 |
6.96% |
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| 3.6 |
0.29% |
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FastStone Image Viewer
Overview
FastStone Image Viewer is a program developed by FastStone Soft. The most used version is 4.6, with over 8% 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 main program executable is fsviewer.exe. The software installer includes 14 files and is usually about 14.64 MB (15,349,131 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 41% of users of FastStone Image Viewer come from the United States, it is also popular in Russia and Germany.
Program details
URL: www.faststone.org/FSViewerDetail.htm
Help link: www.faststone.org/contactUs.htm
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\faststone image viewer
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\FastStone Image Viewer\Uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 14.64 MB
Files installed by FastStone Image Viewer
| Program executable: | fsviewer.exe |
| Name: | FastStone Image Viewer |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\faststone image viewer\fsviewer.exe |
| MD5: | 2a1d150b2fbc49e5dae3f4a1660adbf9 |
Additional files:
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Uninstall.exe - FastStone Image Viewer v5.3
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uninst.exe - FastStone Image Viewer (FastStone Image Viewer 5.7 Setup)
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fsplugin07.dll - FastStone Plugin07
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ZipDll.dll - BCB/Delphi Zip (Win32 DLL, ZIP)
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fsplugin01.dll
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fsplugin02.dll
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fsplugin03.dll
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fsplugin04.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Autoplay Handler
- FSViewer.exe is registered as an AutoPlay event handler named 'FastStone Viewer_using_FastStone Viewer' with the ProgID of 'FastStone Viewer_autoplay_handler' and the action verb 'FastStone Viewer_verb.
Scheduled Task
- FSViewer.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{6C3EC17C-CF3B-48AF-A8BB-87A97C83F1FB}' (runs on registration).
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- FSViewer.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\FastStone Image Viewer\FSViewer.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| FSViewer.exe |
| Memory: | 36.62 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0001227320% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00004683% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00007590% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 16,853,476 | |
| Switches/sec: | 248 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 3.07 MB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 5.15 KB | |
How do I remove FastStone Image Viewer?
You can uninstall FastStone Image Viewer from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- 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.
- When you find the program FastStone Image Viewer, 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).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove FastStone Image Viewer.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 47%
Win 7 3%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 8%
Keep it 92%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #15,553
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
50.14% |
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| Windows 10 |
45.80% |
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| Windows XP |
4.06% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
31.10% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
15.41% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
9.59% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
8.43% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
6.10% |
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| Windows 10 Home Single La... |
4.07% |
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Geography
41.10% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
41.10% |
| Russia |
18.05% |
| Germany |
12.28% |
| UA |
11.78% |
| Sweden |
7.27% |
| BY |
2.26% |
| Poland |
2.26% |
| Kazakstan |
1.00% |
| Netherlands |
0.50% |
| MA |
0.25% |
| Latvia |
0.25% |
| SO |
0.25% |
| Sri Lanka |
0.25% |
| Austria |
0.25% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| ASUS |
24.37% |
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| Acer |
18.27% |
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| GIGABYTE |
13.71% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
13.71% |
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| Lenovo |
11.68% |
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| Samsung |
8.63% |
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| Dell |
6.09% |
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| Toshiba |
1.52% |
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| Intel |
1.02% |
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| Sahara |
1.02% |
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Common models |
| ASUSTeK X550CC |
7.64% |
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| LENOVO 20079 |
2.78% |
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| LENOVO 20236 |
2.78% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
2.78% |
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| ASUSTeK X550CL |
2.08% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
2.08% |
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About (from FastStone Soft)
FastStone Soft specializes in graphics and image processing research. We are developing programs to share our ideas with people worldwide.
Publisher URL: www.faststone.org