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What percent of users and experts removed it?
4% remove it96% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #12,071
United States Rank #14,303
Reach 0.0269%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 3.79 days
111.73 days >
Average installed length: 58.70 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
2.30.6180.0 0.57%
2.28.5979.0 0.19%
2.18.5493.0 1.51%
2.16.5289.0 3.96%
2.10.4980.0 2.64%
2.6.4914.0 3.02%
2.4.4868.0 0.19%
1.20.3671.0 0.19%
1.18.3656.0 1.70%
1.16.3641.0 1.32%
1.15.3629.0 1.70%
1.14.3612.0 3.02%
1.10.3502.0 5.85%
1.8.3451.0 0.57%
1.7.3413.0 2.83%
1.6.3289.0 14.34%
1.5.3284.0 7.17%
1.5.3229.0 0.57%
1.4.3038.0 3.77%
1.3.2906.0 1.13%
1.2.2729.0 3.77%
1.1.2531.0 1.32%
1.0.2352.0 7.36%
1.0.2246.0 2.08%
1.0.2085.0 3.40%
1.0.1958.0 9.81%
1.0.1842.0 2.83%
1.0.1825.0 0.57%
1.0.1715.0 4.15%
1.0.1565.0 1.70%
1.0.1517.0 1.32%
1.0.1145.0 1.70%
1.0.850.0 2.64%
1.0.649.0 1.13%

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Freedome

Overview

Freedome is a program developed by F-Secure. The most used version is 1.6.3289.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. 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 installer includes 65 files and is usually about 77.01 MB (80,749,326 bytes). The software utilizes the Nokia Qt cross-platforms C++ framework. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 10 as well as Windows 7 (SP1). While about 32% of users of Freedome come from the United States, it is also popular in Finland and Germany.

Program detailsProgram details

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\f-secure\freedome\freedome\1
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\F-Secure\Freedome\Freedome\1\uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 77.01 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Freedome

  • CCFIPC.dll - F-Secure Common Client Foundation (F-Secure IPC 32bit)
  • fs_ccf_datapipeline_32.dll - F-Secure Data Pipeline DLL
  • fs_ccf_datapipeline_32s.dll
  • fsclm.dll - F-Secure Win32 Crypto Library (F-Secure Crypto Library)
  • fsdiag.exe - F-Secure Common Core (F-Secure Support Tool)
  • drivertool32.exe - Freedome (F-Secure Freedome Drivertool)
  • drivertool64.exe
  • Freedome.exe - F-Secure Freedome UI
  • FreedomeService.exe - F-Secure Freedome Service
  • fsvpnprivatesdk.dll - F-Secure VPN SDK
  • fsvpnservice.exe - F-Secure VPN Service
  • install.exe - F-Secure Freedome Installer
  • uninstall.exe - F-Secure Freedome Uninstaller
  • daas2.dll - daas2
  • icudt54.dll (by The ICU Project) - International Components for Unicode (ICU Data DLL)
  • icuin54.dll (by The ICU Project) - ICU I18N DLL
  • icuuc54.dll - ICU Common DLL
  • libeay32.dll (by The OpenSSL Project, http://www.openssl.org/) - The OpenSSL Toolkit (OpenSSL Shared Library)
  • ssleay32.dll (by The OpenSSL Project, http://www.openssl.org/)
  • libpkcs11-helper-1.dll (by OpenSC Project) - pkcs11-helper (pkcs11-helper - An easy way to access PKCS#11 modules)
  • openvpn.exe (by The OpenVPN Project) - OpenVPN (OpenVPN Daemon)
  • Qt5Core.dll (by The Qt Company Ltd) - Qt5 (C++ application development framework.)
  • Qt5Gui.dll (by The Qt Company Ltd)
  • Qt5Multimedia.dll
  • Qt5MultimediaWidgets.dll
  • Qt5Network.dll
  • Qt5OpenGL.dll
  • Qt5Positioning.dll
  • Qt5PrintSupport.dll
  • Qt5Qml.dll
  • Qt5Quick.dll
  • Qt5Sensors.dll
  • Qt5Sql.dll
  • Qt5Svg.dll
  • Qt5WebChannel.dll
  • Qt5WebKit.dll
  • Qt5WebKitWidgets.dll
  • Qt5Widgets.dll
  • libEGL.dll
  • libGLESv2.dll
  • lzo2.dll
  • QtWebProcess.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • Freedome.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{E8D5BAB1-23DE-4588-893B-7E5BB2BD9E30}' (runs on registration).
2 Services
  • fsvpnservice.exe runs as a service named 'Freedome Service' (Freedome Service) "F-Secure Freedome Service".
  • FreedomeService.exe runs as a service named 'Freedome Service' (Freedome Service) "F-Secure Freedome Service".
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • Freedome.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'FreedomeAutoStart' which loads as "C:\Program Files\F-Secure\Freedome\Freedome\1.1\Freedome.exe" -m.

How do I remove Freedome?

You can uninstall Freedome 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 Freedome, 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 Freedome.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 78%
Win 7 0%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 4%
Keep it 96%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 78.49%
Windows 7 21.51%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Home 41.48%
Windows 10 Pro 22.73%
Windows 7 Home Premium 8.90%
Windows 7 Professional 6.25%
Windows 7 Ultimate 5.30%
Windows 8.1 5.11%

Distribution by countryGeography

32.38% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 32.38%
  Finland 15.60%
  Germany 8.89%
  France 7.55%
  United Kingdom 5.03%
  Sweden 4.19%
  Netherlands 2.68%
  DK 2.68%
  Norway 2.52%
  Spain 2.52%
  Iran 2.18%
  MA 1.34%
  DZ 1.01%
  Russia 1.01%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
ASUS 24.37%
Hewlett-Packard 23.66%
Acer 19.00%
Dell 11.47%
Lenovo 9.32%
Samsung 3.94%
Toshiba 3.58%
GIGABYTE 2.51%
Apple 1.08%
MSI 1.08%
Common models
ASUS All Series 13.99%
HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... 3.63%
MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL ... 2.59%
ASUSTeK X540LA 2.07%
MSI MS-7817 2.07%
HP 15 Notebook PC 2.07%

Publisher URL: www.f-secure.com

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