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Should I remove FormatFactory?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
19% remove it81% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #12,557
United States Rank #32,751
Reach 0.0253%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 63.31 days
251.50 days >
Average installed length: 132.15 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
3.1.2 100.00%

FormatFactory 3.1.2

What is FormatFactory?

FormatFactory is an ad-supported freeware multimedia converter that can convert video, audio, and picture files. It is also capable of ripping DVDs and CDs to other file formats, as well as creating .iso images. It can also join multiple video files together into one. FormatFactory supports 3gp, mpg, mkv, flv, swf, mp4, vob, mov, wav, aac, jpg and other audio, video and image formats.

About  (from Free Time)

Format Factory is a multifunctional media converter. Provides functions below: All to MP4/3GP/MPG/AVI/WMV/FLV/SWF. All to MP3/WMA/AMR/OGG/AAC/WAV. All to JPG/BMP/PNG/TIF/ICO/GIF/TGA. Rip DVD to video file , Rip Music CD to audio file. MP4 files support iPod/iPhone/PSP/BlackBerry format.

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 software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. When installed, it will add a context menu handler to the Windows shell in order to provide quick access to the program. The primary executable is named formatfactory.exe. The setup package generally installs about 41 files and is usually about 134.2 MB (140,714,168 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.pcfreetime.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\freetime\formatfactory
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\FreeTime\FormatFactory\uninst.exe
Estimated size: 134.2 MB

Program filesFiles installed by FormatFactory 3.1.2

Program executable:formatfactory.exe
Name:FormatFactory
Path:C:\Program Files\freetime\formatfactory\formatfactory.exe
MD5:a1e537ad96b9cfe6b6d5a7fa96bc69ef
Additional files:
  • FFInst.exe - FormatFactory Installer
  • uninst.exe - Format Factory (Format Factory Video/Audio/Picture Converter)
  • ShellEx_103.dll - ShellEx (FormatFactory Shell Menu Module)
  • ShellEx64_103.dll
  • BCGCBPRO2000u110.dll (by BCGSoft Ltd) - BCGControlBar Professional Dynamic Link Library (BCGControlBar Professional DLL)
  • MediaInfo.dll (by MediaArea.net) - MediaInfo (All about your audio and video files)
  • mfc100u.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® Visual Studio® 10 (MFCDLL Shared Library - Retail Version)
  • msvcp100.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2010 (Microsoft® C Runtime Library)
  • msvcr100.dll
  • BCGCBPRO1021u80.dll (by BCGSoft Ltd)
  • BCGCBPRO1210u100.dll
  • BCGCBPRO1610u100.dll
  • BCGCBPRO1800u100.dll
  • BCGPStyle2007Aqua1021.dll (by BCGSoft Co Ltd) - BCGSoft Office 2007 Style (Office 2007 (Aqua) style resource library)
  • BCGPStyle2007Aqua1210.dll (by BCGSoft Co Ltd)
  • BCGPStyle2007Aqua1610.dll
  • BCGPStyle2007Aqua180.dll
  • BCGPStyle2007Luna1021.dll - Office 2007 (Blue) style resource library
  • BCGPStyle2007Luna1210.dll
  • BCGPStyle2007Luna1610.dll
  • BCGPStyle2007Luna180.dll
  • BCGPStyle2007Luna200.dll
  • BCGPStyle2007Obsidian1021.dll - Office 2007 (Black) style resource library
  • BCGPStyle2007Obsidian1210.dll
  • BCGPStyle2007Obsidian1610.dll
  • BCGPStyle2007Obsidian180.dll
  • BCGPStyle2007Obsidian200.dll
  • BCGPStyle2007Silver1021.dll - Office 2007 (Silver) style resource library
  • BCGPStyle2007Silver1210.dll
  • BCGPStyle2007Silver1610.dll
  • BCGPStyle2007Silver180.dll
  • id3lib.dll (by http://www.id3lib.org/) - ID3lib Dynamic Link Library
  • mfc110u.dll - Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2012
  • mfc80u.dll - Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2005
  • msvcp110.dll
  • msvcp80.dll - Microsoft® C++ Runtime Library
  • msvcr110.dll
  • msvcr80.dll
  • ShellEx_101.dll
  • ShellEx64_101.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

4 Context Menu Handlers
  • ShellEx_103.dll added to Windows Explorer under the name 'FormatFactoryShell' with a class of {A3777921-CFD3-4A6B-89BF-08E6B95716E8}.
  • ShellEx64_103.dll added to Windows Explorer under the name 'FormatFactoryShell' with a class of {A3777921-CFD3-4A6B-89BF-08E6B95716E8}.
  • ShellEx_101.dll added to Windows Explorer under the name 'FormatFactoryShell' with a class of {A3777921-CFD3-4A6B-89BF-08E6B95716E8}.
  • ShellEx64_101.dll added to Windows Explorer under the name 'FormatFactoryShell' with a class of {A3777921-CFD3-4A6B-89BF-08E6B95716E8}.
Scheduled Task
  • FormatFactory.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{AFDDDA64-6188-4427-A171-26C8EF8A0960}' (runs on registration).
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • FormatFactory.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\FreeTime\FormatFactory\FormatFactory.exe'.

How do I remove FormatFactory?

You can uninstall FormatFactory 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 FormatFactory 3.1.2, 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 FormatFactory.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 58%
Win XP 0%
  
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 19%
Keep it 81%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#12,557

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 70.60%
Windows 10 19.40%
Windows XP 8.80%
Windows Vista 1.20%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate 41.41%
Windows 7 Home Premium 14.95%
Windows 7 Professional 9.09%
Microsoft Windows XP 8.69%
Windows 8 Pro 4.65%
Windows 8.1 3.03%

Distribution by countryGeography

17.14% of installs come from Taiwan
Which countries install it?
  Taiwan 17.14%
  Egypt 10.11%
  United States 8.35%
  Saudi Arabia 6.81%
  IQ 6.59%
  Hong Kong 5.27%
  Brazil 5.27%
  MA 4.84%
  Thailand 4.40%
  Russia 3.08%
  DZ 3.08%
  Iran 1.98%
  Germany 1.98%
  TN 1.76%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 24.17%
Dell 22.19%
Acer 19.21%
ASUS 14.90%
GIGABYTE 9.27%
Toshiba 4.30%
Lenovo 2.65%
Intel 1.66%
Samsung 1.66%
Common models
Dell Inspiron N5110 5.88%
Dell Inspiron N5050 4.28%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 4.28%
Dell Inspiron 1545 3.21%
Gigabyte G41MT-S2PT 3.21%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 3.21%

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