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Should I remove Miranda IM?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
8% remove it92% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #28,583
United States Rank #34,634
Reach 0.0053%

Versions

VersionDistribution
0.10.45 1.90%
0.10.44 1.90%
0.10.43 0.95%
0.10.39 1.90%
0.10.37 0.95%
0.10.36 0.95%
0.10.35 0.95%
0.10.34 2.86%
0.10.33 3.81%
0.10.32 5.71%
0.10.31 2.86%
0.10.30 5.71%
0.10.29 4.76%
0.10.28 6.67%
0.10.27 4.76%
0.10.26 4.76%
0.10.25 1.90%
0.10.24 16.19%
0.10.23 21.90%
0.10.22 7.62%
0.9.10 0.95%

Miranda IM

What is Miranda IM?

Miranda IM is an open source multiprotocol instant messaging application, designed for Microsoft Windows. Miranda is free software distributed under GNU General Public License. Miranda IM provides a basic client framework, GUI, and an advanced plugin architecture. Support for various IM protocols and additional features is implemented through optional plugins, some of which come bundled with Miranda IM by default; the rest (over 500) are available on the official addons site.

Overview

The most used version is 0.10.23, 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. 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 main program executable is miranda32.exe. The software installer includes 34 files and is usually about 6.52 MB (6,837,307 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.miranda-im.org
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Miranda IM
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Miranda IM\Uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 6.52 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by Miranda IM

Program executable:miranda32.exe
Name:Miranda IM
Path:C:\Program Files\miranda im\miranda32.exe
MD5:9b4a3b91d171dfa42cca6f4564ef6fde
Additional files:
  • dbtool.exe - Miranda Database Tool (Miranda IM Database Tool)
  • Miranda.exe - Miranda IM
  • miranda64.exe
  • Uninstall.exe
  • zlib.dll - zlib (zlib data compression library)

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Startup File (User Run)
  • miranda32.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'MirandaIM' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Miranda IM\miranda32.exe".
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • miranda32.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Miranda IM\miranda32.exe'.

How do I remove Miranda IM?

You can uninstall Miranda IM 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 Miranda IM, 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 Miranda IM.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 57%
Win Vista (SP1) 1%
 
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 8%
Keep it 92%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 60.95%
Windows 10 29.52%
Windows XP 6.67%
Windows Vista 2.86%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Professional 22.86%
Windows 7 Ultimate 22.86%
Windows 7 Home Premium 15.24%
Windows 10 Pro 7.62%
Windows 8.1 Pro 7.62%
Microsoft Windows XP 6.67%

Distribution by countryGeography

27.59% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 27.59%
  Germany 25.00%
  Czech Republic 4.31%
  Poland 4.31%
  United Kingdom 3.45%
  Russia 3.45%
  Iran 2.59%
  UA 2.59%
  Italy 1.72%
  Austria 1.72%
  Belgium 1.72%
  Netherlands 1.72%
  Turkey 1.72%
  Sweden 1.72%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 27.12%
Hewlett-Packard 18.64%
Acer 15.25%
GIGABYTE 11.86%
ASUS 10.17%
Lenovo 6.78%
Sony 3.39%
American Megatrends 1.69%
MSI 1.69%
Toshiba 1.69%
Samsung 1.69%
Common models
ASUS All Series 4.82%
Dell Inspiron N5110 2.41%
Dell Inspiron 7720 2.41%
MSI MS-7821 2.41%
TOSHIBA SATELLITE C870-1G... 2.41%
Acer Aspire V3-772 2.41%

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