Should I remove FrostWire?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
25% remove it75% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #20,645
United States Rank #14,007
Reach 0.0103%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 26.43 days
779.58 days >
Average installed length: 409.61 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 5.5.5.0 |
100.00% |
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FrostWire 5.5.5
What is FrostWire?
FrostWire is a free, open source BitTorrent client as a fork of LimeWire.
About (from FrostWire Team)
FrostWire is a free, open source BitTorrent client, first released as a fork of LimeWire. Gnutella support was dropped entirely, and now FrostWire only uses the BitTorrent network. You can now use FrostWire to send large files or entire folders to Colleagues, Friends and family.
Overview
FrostWire 5.5.5 is a software program developed by FrostWire Team. 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. The setup package generally installs about 6 files and is usually about 25.7 MB (26,948,981 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 70% of users of FrostWire come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada and Australia.
Program details
URL: www.frostwire.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\frostwire 5
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\FrostWire 5\Uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 25.7 MB
Files installed by FrostWire 5.5.5
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frostwire-installer.exe - FrostWire 5 (The Fastest File Sharing Application on Earth)
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Uninstall.exe
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FrostWire.exe - FrostWire (FrostWire Launcher)
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OCSetupHlp.dll (by OpenCandy) - OpenCandy recommendation engine (OpenCandy recommendation engine p38)
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fwplayer.exe - MPlayer - The Movie Player (MPlayer - Movie Player)
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SystemUtilities.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- FrostWire.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{E606DBF8-600E-4B3D-99D1-7AF8814300F3}' (runs on registration).
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- FrostWire.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\FrostWire 5\FrostWire.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| FrostWire.exe |
| Memory: | 408.45 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0001945220% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00011725% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00007727% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 593,286,275 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 4.79 MB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 2.2 MB | |
How do I remove FrostWire?
You can uninstall FrostWire 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 FrostWire 5.5.5, 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 FrostWire.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 68%
Win Vista 0%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 25%
Keep it 75%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #20,645
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
70.59% |
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| Windows 10 |
12.75% |
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| Windows Vista |
9.80% |
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| Windows XP |
6.86% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
48.76% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
11.44% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
7.96% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
7.96% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
6.47% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
2.99% |
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Geography
70.38% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
70.38% |
| Canada |
9.76% |
| Australia |
3.48% |
| Netherlands |
2.79% |
| United Kingdom |
2.79% |
| Belgium |
1.05% |
| France |
1.05% |
| Germany |
1.05% |
| Brazil |
0.70% |
| India |
0.70% |
| Portugal |
0.70% |
| Philippines |
0.70% |
| Hong Kong |
0.35% |
| Chile |
0.35% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
25.35% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
23.94% |
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| Acer |
16.20% |
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| ASUS |
8.45% |
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| Toshiba |
8.45% |
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| GIGABYTE |
6.34% |
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| Lenovo |
4.93% |
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| Samsung |
2.82% |
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| Intel |
2.11% |
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| Gateway |
0.70% |
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| Compaq |
0.70% |
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Common models |
| HP 2000 Notebook PC |
2.54% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
2.54% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
2.54% |
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| Dell Inspiron N7010 |
2.54% |
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| ASUSTeK K53U |
1.69% |
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| ASUSTeK K53SV |
1.69% |
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About FrostWire Team
FrostWire was developed by members of the LimeWire open source community and utilizes the BitTorrent protocol from Gnutella (LimeWire's file sharing network).
Publisher URL: www.frostwire.com