Should I remove MyPhoneExplorer?

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

Versions

Version	Distribution
1.8.12	0.05%
1.8.9	0.34%
1.8.8	6.09%
1.8.7	9.82%
1.8.6	29.50%
1.8.5	23.87%
1.8.4	21.34%
1.8.3	0.38%
1.8.2.2	0.01%
1.8.2	5.43%
1.8.1	1.46%
1.8.0	0.63%
1.7.6	0.23%
1.7.5	0.13%
1.7.4	0.07%
1.7.3	0.17%
1.7.2	0.09%
1.7.1	0.04%
1.7.0	0.09%
1.6.7	0.03%
1.6.6	0.04%
1.6.3	0.01%
1.6.2	0.02%
1.6.0	0.01%
1.5.9	0.09%
1.5.7	0.01%
1.5.2	0.01%
1.5.0	0.01%
1.4.5	0.03%
1.4.2	0.02%
1.3.3	0.01%
1.3	0.01%

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from F.J. Wechselberger

MyPhoneExplorer is a proprietary freeware desktop application allowing management of Sony Ericsson and Android mobile phones. It is developed in Austria but has been translated into many languages, including English. MyPhoneExplorer can connect to a Sony Ericsson phone using USB cable, Bluetooth or infrared connections. Once connected, address book entries can be synchronised between the phone and MyPhoneExplorer, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Outlook Express, Mozilla Thunderbird or Google Mail. Calendar entries can also be synchronised with many systems, including Google Calendar. As with the PC Suite software which is normally shipped with Sony Ericsson mobiles, files can be dragged and dropped to and from the phone's memory and memory stick. MyPhoneExplorer was initially designed for use with Sony Ericsson K700, K750, K800 mobiles, but FJ Software state that it works with all Sony Ericsson phones which are not Symbian-based.

Some versions use the OpenCandy software library to bundle potentially unwanted software offers during installation.

The most used version is 1.8.6, 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. 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. In the Mozilla Firefox browser, it will add an add-on. The main program executable is myphoneexplorer.exe. The software installer includes 10 files and is usually about 10.9 MB (11,432,263 bytes).

Help link: www.fjsoft.at

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\myphoneexplorer

Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\MyPhoneExplorer\uninstall.exe

Estimated size: 10.9 MB

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 MyPhoneExplorer, 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 MyPhoneExplorer.

1. Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
2. Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
3. The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.

1. At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
2. To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
3. When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.

1. Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
2. Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
3. When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
4. Restart Google Chrome.

OS VERSIONS Win 7 (SP1) 54% Win 7 0%

HOW IT STARTS Automatically starts? Yes (Found in the run registry)

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 7% Keep it 93%

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

Germany	49.88%
United States	15.29%
Austria	3.86%
Italy	3.49%
France	3.24%
United Kingdom	2.31%
Netherlands	1.77%
Switzerland	1.76%
Czech Republic	1.53%
Poland	1.05%
Russia	0.98%
Sweden	0.94%
Iran	0.86%
Belgium	0.84%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

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