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Should I remove IM Magician?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
22% remove it78% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #11,242
United States Rank #24,573
Reach 0.0301%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 7.28 days
214.67 days >
Average installed length: 112.79 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.00.0001 100.00%

Typically installed together

Other programs by Vimisoft Studio

IM Magician

Overview

IM Magician is a program developed by Vimisoft Studio. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. 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 vicamon.exe. The software installer includes 32 files and is usually about 46.6 MB (48,868,682 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 17% of users of IM Magician come from Philippines, it is also popular in the United States and Russia.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.vimicast.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\IM Magician
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{A5742726-2180-4253-83A7-53558486A7A2}\setup.exe -runfromtemp -l0x0009 -removeonly
Estimated size: 46.6 MB
Language: English

Program filesFiles installed by IM Magician

Program executable:vicamon.exe
Name:IM Magician
IM Magician Camera Monitor
Path:C:\Program Files\IM Magician\vicamon.exe
MD5:273caebbb61cabd8d0dd3cb54525bc33
Additional files:
  • flashmaker.exe - Vimicro USB PC-Camera Windows Driver. (VimiSoft Animation Video Effect Shockwave Flash Maker)
  • vmanidecswf.dll - VimiSoft Animation Video Effect Shockwave Flash Reader
  • vmswfmaker.exe
  • vmonproc.exe - vmonproc Application (Vimisoft Studio Process Monitor)
  • BlackPearlPrp.dll - Vimisoft Camera (Black Pearl Property)
  • FlydCamCtrl.dll - Flying Dutchman Control
  • FlydCamCtrlTest2.exe - Test Tool for VimiCam
  • TiaAnimDec.dll - Tia Decoder for Animation
  • TiaDecFac.dll
  • TiaFace2Dec.dll - Tia Decoder for FaceEffect
  • TiaImgDec.dll - Tia Decoder for ImageEffect
  • ll332.dll - IM Magician (Low-light enhancement module for Vimicro VC0332 for A4Tech)
  • qsn.exe - IM Magician main programme
  • vimcamsvrcli.dll - Vimisoft Camera Client Source
  • vmanidecpic.dll - Vimi Cam
  • vmanidecfac.dll - VimiCam (VimiSoft Animation Video Effect Decoder Creator)
  • vmanidecgif.dll - VimiSoft Animation Video Effect GIF Reader
  • immirrc.dll - IM Magician IR remote control (mini-V1)
  • setupreg.dll - Setupreg Dynamic Link Library for A4Tech Magician (Setupreg Dynamic Link Library)
  • FacePtTrackDll.dll - FacePtTr Dynamic Link Library
  • KernelTrackDll.dll - KernelTr Dynamic Link Library

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • qsn.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F83DC188-BA5A-4AD2-9E8F-9CF6B81C55E3}' (runs on registration).
2 Startup Files (All Users Run)
  • vicamon.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'IMMON' which loads as "C:\Program Files\IM Magician\Vicamon.exe".
  • vmonproc.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'IMMONSUPPORT' which loads as "C:\Program Files\IM Magician\vmonproc.exe" /cls=IMMAGICIAN_CAMERA_MONITOR_I /exe=Vicamon.exe.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

vmonproc.exe
Memory:1.09 MB
21.09 MB average
CPU cycles/sec:135,734
8,062,084 average
vicamon.exe
Memory:3.96 MB
Total CPU:0.0006285902%
Kernel CPU:0.00044663%
User CPU:0.00018196%
CPU cycles/sec:46,734,631

How do I remove IM Magician?

You can uninstall IM Magician 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 IM Magician, 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 IM Magician.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 49%
Win 7 0%
  
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
  
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 22%
Keep it 78%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 67.23%
Windows 10 21.34%
Windows XP 10.08%
Windows Vista 1.34%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate 46.36%
Microsoft Windows XP 10.15%
Windows 7 Professional 8.63%
Windows 7 Home Premium 6.77%
Windows 10 Pro 5.08%
Windows 8.1 Pro 4.40%

Distribution by countryGeography

16.95% of installs come from Philippines
Which countries install it?
  Philippines 16.95%
  United States 11.41%
  Russia 9.40%
  BD 8.56%
  Iran 8.56%
  Romania 4.70%
  Pakistan 3.86%
  BG 2.18%
  Germany 2.18%
  Israel 2.01%
  UA 2.01%
  MK 1.85%
  RS 1.68%
  Egypt 1.51%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer 26.85%
Dell 20.37%
GIGABYTE 16.98%
Hewlett-Packard 11.73%
ASUS 11.42%
Intel 6.79%
Toshiba 2.78%
Lenovo 1.54%
NEC 0.93%
American Megatrends 0.62%
Common models
ASUS All Series 4.43%
GBT AWRDACPI 3.80%
Gigabyte H55M-S2H 3.80%
MSI MS-7592 3.80%
Gigabyte G41M-ES2L 3.16%
INTEL DG31PR 2.53%

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