Should I remove HexChat?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
1% remove it99% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #9,721
United States Rank #7,059
Reach 0.0377%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 10.03 days
295.96 days >
Average installed length: 155.51 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 2.14.2 |
0.54% |
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| 2.14.1 |
0.67% |
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| 2.14.0 |
0.13% |
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| 2.12.4 |
6.59% |
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| 2.12.3 |
0.67% |
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| 2.12.2 |
0.40% |
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| 2.12.1 |
7.80% |
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| 2.12.0 |
2.55% |
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| 2.11.0 |
0.13% |
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| 2.10.2 |
50.54% |
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| 2.10.1 |
18.95% |
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| 2.10.0 |
11.02% |
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HexChat
Overview
The most used version is 2.10.2, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. 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 hexchat.exe. The software installer includes 78 files and is usually about 29.15 MB (30,566,595 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 10 as well as Windows 7 (SP1). While about 62% of users of HexChat come from the United States, it is also popular in France and Canada.
Program details
URL: hexchat.github.io
Help link: github.com/hexchat/hexchat/issues
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\HexChat\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\HexChat\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 29.15 MB
Files installed by HexChat
| Program executable: | hexchat.exe |
| Name: | HexChat |
| HexChat IRC Client |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\hexchat\hexchat.exe |
| MD5: | 88508f24bc74aafef5bfd6a6d4637483 |
Additional files:
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libeay32.dll (by The OpenSSL Project, http://www.openssl.org/) - The OpenSSL Toolkit (OpenSSL Shared Library)
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ssleay32.dll (by The OpenSSL Project, http://www.openssl.org/)
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libenchant.dll (by none) - libenchant
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pangocairo-1.0.dll (by Red Hat Software) - PangoCairo
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pangowin32-1.0.dll (by Red Hat Software) - PangoWin32
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WinSparkle.dll (by winsparkle.org) - WinSparkle (WinSparkle updater)
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pangoft2-1.0.dll - PangoFT2
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thememan.exe - thememan (HexChat Theme Manager)
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zlib1.dll - ZLib.DLL (zlib data compression and ZIP file I/O library)
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libpng16.dll - LibPNG (PNG image compression library)
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pango-1.0.dll - Pango
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gdk_pixbuf-2.0.dll (by The GTK developer community) - GTK+ (GIMP Toolkit)
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gdk-win32-2.0.dll (by The GTK developer community) - GIMP Drawing Kit
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gio-2.0.dll (by The GLib developer community) - GLib (Gio)
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glib-2.0.dll (by The GLib developer community)
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gmodule-2.0.dll - GModule
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gobject-2.0.dll - GObject
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gthread-2.0.dll - GThread
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gtk-win32-2.0.dll
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atk-1.0.dll (by Sun Microsystems) - atk
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cairo.dll
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fontconfig.dll
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gspawn-win64-helper.exe
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gspawn-win64-helper-console.exe
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harfbuzz.dll
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hexchat-text.exe
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iconv.dll
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libffi.dll
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libintl.dll
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libxml2.dll
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lua51.dll
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pixman-1.dll
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unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- hexchat.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Hexchat at workstation unlock'.
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- hexchat.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named HCUp.
Startup File (User Run)
- hexchat.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'HexChat' and executes as "C:\Program Files\HexChat\hexchat.exe".
How do I remove HexChat?
You can uninstall HexChat 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 HexChat, 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 HexChat.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 63%
Win Vista (SP2) 0%
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WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 1%
Keep it 99%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 10 |
63.31% |
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| Windows 7 |
36.56% |
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| Windows Vista |
0.13% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 10 Home |
18.41% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
16.26% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
14.65% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
12.77% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
11.29% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
10.08% |
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Geography
62.39% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
62.39% |
| France |
3.82% |
| Canada |
3.82% |
| United Kingdom |
3.72% |
| Germany |
2.45% |
| Australia |
2.25% |
| Netherlands |
1.86% |
| Sweden |
1.67% |
| Italy |
1.37% |
| DK |
1.27% |
| Norway |
1.08% |
| Brazil |
0.98% |
| Belgium |
0.98% |
| Finland |
0.78% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| ASUS |
21.72% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
19.44% |
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| Acer |
15.15% |
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| Dell |
11.62% |
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| Lenovo |
10.10% |
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| GIGABYTE |
6.57% |
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| Toshiba |
6.06% |
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| MSI |
2.78% |
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| Alienware |
2.78% |
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| Samsung |
2.27% |
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| Intel |
1.01% |
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| Sony |
0.51% |
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Common models |
| ASUS All Series |
10.25% |
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| HP HP ENVY x360 m6 Conver... |
4.10% |
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| MSI MS-7693 |
3.28% |
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| MSI MS-7821 |
2.87% |
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| Dell XPS 8500 |
2.46% |
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| Gigabyte Z97X-SLI |
2.46% |
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