Should I remove Free Player?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
40% remove it60% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Reach 0.0002%
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| Free Player |
100.00% |
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Free Player
from Abdio, Inc.
What is Free Player? (from Abdio)
Free Player is a Powerful Media Player. It can Play 231 Formats and Convert 40 Media Formats. You can Understand better about How to Play and Convert. Free Player is a Multilingual Player, It Support English, Chinese, German, French, Italian and Japanese. Very Easy to Use.
Overview
Free Player is a program developed by Abdio. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. 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 main program executable is FreePlayer.exe. The software installer includes 4 files and is usually about 16.65 MB (17,460,268 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 67% of users of Free Player come from the United States, it is also popular in Brazil and Egypt.
Program details
Displayed publisher: Free Player
URL: www.freeplayersoft.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\FreePlayer
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files2\FREEPL~1\UNWISE.EXE C:\Program Files2\FREEPL~1\INSTALL.LOG
(Wise Installer is used for installing and uninstalling this software.)
Estimated size: 16.65 MB
Files installed by Free Player
| Program executable: | FreePlayer.exe |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\FreePlayer\FreePlayer.exe |
| MD5: | 7f9e88b33bd53c84e5b1385bb5fe1d5d |
Additional files:
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freeplayer.dll
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FreePlayer.exe
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OfficeLinks.exe (by Office-Converter.com) - Office-Converter.com 1.00 Installation
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UNWISE.EXE
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- UNWISE.EXE is scheduled as a task with the class '{459AC677-F089-4F3B-9364-B86490DE6679}' (runs on registration).
Startup File (All Users Run)
- FreePlayer.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Free Player' which loads as C:\Program Files1\FREEPL~1\FreePlayer.exe.
How do I remove Free Player?
You can uninstall Free Player 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 Free Player, 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 Free Player.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 67%
Win 10 33%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 40%
Keep it 60%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
66.67% |
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| Windows 10 |
33.33% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Professional |
33.33% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
33.33% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
33.33% |
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Geography
66.67% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
66.67% |
| Brazil |
16.67% |
| Egypt |
16.67% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
66.67% |
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| Acer |
33.33% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
33.33% |
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| Hewlett-Packard 23-h052 |
33.33% |
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| FUJITSU LIFEBOOK AH531 |
33.33% |
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