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Should I remove FreePDF Remove only?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
27% remove it73% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Fair
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #4,115
United States Rank #10,922
Reach 0.1305%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 23.73 days
700.07 days >
Average installed length: 367.84 days

Typically installed together

FreePDF Remove only

What is FreePDF Remove only?  (from shbox.de)

FreePDF is a PDF creator which can create PDF files via File, Print. Also from multiple print jobs, in high quality, with no advertising, no automatic updates - without any access to the Internet and free.

Overview

FreePDF Remove only is a software program developed by shbox.de. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. 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 setup package generally installs about 36 files and is usually about 3.47 MB (3,633,762 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 65% of users of FreePDF Remove only come from Germany, it is also popular in the United States and Austria.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: freepdfxp.de
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\freepdf_xp
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\FreePDF_XP\fpsetup.exe /r
Estimated size: 3.47 MB

Program filesFiles installed by FreePDF Remove only

  • fpassist.exe - FreePDF_Assistant (FreePDF Assistent für FreePDF3)
  • fpjoin.exe - FreePDF (FreePDF PDF Joiner)
  • fpmailer.exe
  • fpsetup.exe - FreePDF PDF Konverter (FreePDF Setup und Uninstall)
  • fpucnfg.exe - fpUserConfig (Nonadministrative FreePDF settings)
  • fpconfig.exe - fpConfig (Setup for administrative FreePDF settings)
  • fpredmon.exe - fpRedMon (Redmon Gateway for FreePDF)
  • freepdf.exe - FreePDF - PS nach PDF Konverter
  • pdftk.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Scheduled Tasks
  • freepdf.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F5B92B2A-10A5-44BD-91DF-1A87DB96EE15}' (runs on registration).
  • fpassist.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{5704ED77-EE4C-4128-8F1C-9804E32C9B5E}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • fpassist.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 2.
Startup File (User Run)
  • fpassist.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Free PDF' and executes as C:\Program Files\FreePDF_XP\fpassist.exe.
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • fpassist.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'FreePDF Assistant' which loads as "C:\Program Files\FreePDF_XP\fpassist.exe".

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

fpassist.exe
Memory:6.12 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0003040928%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00019205%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00011204%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:2,084,017
8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:8
70 average
I/O reads/min:11.26 KB
435.61 KB average

How do I remove FreePDF Remove only?

You can uninstall FreePDF Remove only 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 FreePDF (Remove only), 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 FreePDF Remove only.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 63%
Win Server 2003 0%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 27%
Keep it 73%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 64.66%
Windows 10 25.90%
Windows XP 5.36%
Windows Vista 4.04%
Windows Server 2003 0.04%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 29.15%
Windows 7 Professional 25.25%
Windows 10 Home 7.99%
Windows 7 Ultimate 6.94%
Windows 10 Pro 5.73%
Microsoft Windows XP 5.34%

Distribution by countryGeography

65.39% of installs come from Germany
Which countries install it?
  Germany 65.39%
  United States 11.70%
  Austria 5.83%
  Switzerland 4.18%
  Italy 3.69%
  Netherlands 2.11%
  Brazil 1.02%
  France 0.71%
  United Kingdom 0.60%
  Spain 0.38%
  Hungary 0.30%
  Belgium 0.26%
  India 0.26%
  Greece 0.23%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 20.72%
Acer 18.20%
Hewlett-Packard 17.36%
Medion 13.94%
ASUS 8.61%
GIGABYTE 7.08%
Samsung 4.95%
Lenovo 2.74%
American Megatrends 2.21%
Sahara 1.60%
Intel 1.52%
Toshiba 1.07%
Common models
ASUS All Series 3.52%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 2.74%
MEDIONPC MS-7502 2.54%
MEDIONPC MS-7616 2.54%
MEDIONPC MS-7646 1.96%
MEDIONPC MS-7728 1.96%

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