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Should I remove Free Webcam Recorder?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
79% remove it21% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #29,376
United States Rank #29,197
Reach 0.0050%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 8.16 days
240.85 days >
Average installed length: 126.55 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.0.0 100.00%

Free Webcam Recorder

What is Free Webcam Recorder?  (from AForge.NET)

Free Picture Solutions have developed and released a webcam recorder that allows individuals to record stills and video from webcams.

Overview

Free Webcam Recorder is a software program developed by AForge.NET. The primary executable is named Free Webcam Recorder.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 8 files and is usually about 3.45 MB (3,621,194 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 39% of users of Free Webcam Recorder come from the United States, it is also popular in Czech Republic and Canada.
  • Malware detected in the program
  • Most users and experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Free Webcam Recorder.
Free Webcam Recorder.exe (01882dd26f06bc1085c75d1c5482e79d) has been flagged by the following 8 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
Antiy-AVL 2.0.3.7 Trojan/MSIL.Agent
Bitdefender 1.0.20.1490 Gen:Variant.Symmi.18727
Emsisoft Anti-Malware 8.13.10.25.12 Gen:Variant.Symmi.18727
Fortinet FortiGate 10/25/2013 W32/Generic!tr
F-Secure 11.2013-25-10_6 Gen:Variant.Symmi.18727
G Data 13.10.22 Gen:Variant.Symmi.18727
Jiangmin KV131025 Trojan/Generic.bbpgg
Kingsoft AntiVirus 331020.49267 Win32.Troj.Undef.(kcloud)

Program detailsProgram details

Displayed publisher: freepicturesolutions
URL: www.afmg.eu
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\freepicturesolutions\Free Webcam Recorder\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{EDA2F047-79B6-46E2-8323-28086E1BA51D}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 3.45 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by Free Webcam Recorder

Program executable:Free Webcam Recorder.exe (Malware detected)
Name:AviFromWebcam
Path:C:\Program Files\freepicturesolutions\Free Webcam Recorder\Free Webcam Recorder.exe
MD5:01882dd26f06bc1085c75d1c5482e79d
Additional files:
  • SkinSoft.OSSkin.dll (by SkinSoft) - SkinSoft OSSkin .NET (SkinSoft OSSkin.Net)
  • Custom Buttons.dll (by Cameron Behar) - CustomButtons
  • (Malware detected) Free Webcam Recorder.exe - AviFromWebcam
  • AForge.dll - AForge.NET (Core)
  • AForge.Imaging.dll - Imaging
  • AForge.Video.DirectShow.dll - Video.DirectShow
  • AForge.Video.dll - Video
  • AForge.Video.VFW.dll - Video.VFW

How do I remove Free Webcam Recorder?

You can uninstall Free Webcam Recorder 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 Free Webcam Recorder, 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 Free Webcam Recorder.
  4. If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 62%
Win XP 1%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 79%
Keep it 21%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#29,376

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 66.00%
Windows 10 32.00%
Windows Vista 1.00%
Windows XP 1.00%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate 25.25%
Windows 7 Professional 18.18%
Windows 7 Home Premium 17.17%
Windows 10 Home 14.14%
Windows 10 Pro 8.08%
Windows 8.1 6.06%

Distribution by countryGeography

39.17% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 39.17%
  Czech Republic 5.83%
  Canada 5.00%
  United Kingdom 5.00%
  Belgium 3.33%
  France 3.33%
  Sweden 2.50%
  Netherlands 2.50%
  DK 2.50%
  Turkey 2.50%
  Slovakia 2.50%
  RS 1.67%
  Australia 1.67%
  Greece 1.67%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 24.32%
Acer 24.32%
Hewlett-Packard 18.92%
ASUS 10.81%
Lenovo 8.11%
GIGABYTE 5.41%
Medion 2.70%
American Megatrends 2.70%
Apple 1.35%
Alienware 1.35%
Common models
Dell Inspiron 1545 2.35%
ZOTAC ZBOX-ID88/ID89/ID90 1.18%
TOSHIBA Satellite P205 1.18%
TOSHIBA Satellite C855D 1.18%
TOSHIBA Satellite A500 1.18%
Sony VPCW12S1E 1.18%

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