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What percent of users and experts removed it?
7% remove it93% keep it
Overall Sentiment
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How common is it?
Global Rank #8,065
United States Rank #12,881
Reach 0.0502%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 7.05 days
207.98 days >
Average installed length: 109.28 days

MyPublicWiFi 5.1

What is MyPublicWiFi?  (from TRUE Software)

MyPublicWiFi can be used to record all sessions actions on you virtual WIFI-Hotspot. This allows you to track all visited url pages. MyPublicWiFi is an easy-to-use software that turns your laptop/PC into a Wi-Fi wireless access point. Anyone nearby can surf the Internet through your sharing. This is also an ideal solu...  Read more

Overview

MyPublicWiFi 5.1 is a program developed by TRUE Software. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. 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 installer includes 7 files and is usually about 3.4 MB (3,569,231 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 22% of users of MyPublicWiFi come from the United States, it is also popular in India and Germany.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.mypublicwifi.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\MyPublicWiFi\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\MyPublicWiFi\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 3.4 MB

Program filesFiles installed by MyPublicWiFi 5.1

  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
  • MyPublicWiFi.exe
  • snetcfg.exe (by Windows (R) Server 2003 DDK provider) - Windows (R) Server 2003 DDK driver (network config sample)
  • ndisapi.dll (by NT Kernel Resources) - Windows Packet Filter Kit (ndisapi)
  • PublicWiFiService.exe
  • MyPublicWiFi-Russian-RainbowSky.ru.exe (by Igor Pavlov) - 7-Zip (7z SFX)

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • MyPublicWiFi.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{903D2571-CD98-46BD-8D10-7C364E3ADB9F}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • MyPublicWiFi.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named my public wifi.
Service
  • PublicWiFiService.exe runs as a service named 'MyPublicWiFi Service' (MyPublicWiFiService).
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • MyPublicWiFi.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'MyPublicWiFi' which loads as C:\Program Files\MyPublicWiFi\MyPublicWiFi.exe.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

MyPublicWiFi.exe
Memory:42.09 MB
21.09 MB average
User CPU:0.00024657%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:375,628
8,062,084 average
I/O reads/min:550 Bytes
435.61 KB average
PublicWiFiService.exe
Memory:1.56 MB
Total CPU:0.0004652585%
Kernel CPU:0.00017877%
User CPU:0.00028649%
CPU cycles/sec:695,029
Switches/sec:1

How do I remove MyPublicWiFi?

You can uninstall MyPublicWiFi 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 MyPublicWiFi 5.1, 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 MyPublicWiFi.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 51%
Win 8 0%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 7%
Keep it 93%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 51.11%
Windows 7 48.59%
Windows Vista 0.30%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate 22.45%
Windows 7 Home Premium 10.72%
Windows 7 Professional 10.21%
Windows 10 Home 10.11%
Windows 8.1 Pro 9.50%
Windows 10 Pro 8.59%

Distribution by countryGeography

21.72% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 21.72%
  India 10.30%
  Germany 5.62%
  Italy 4.78%
  Russia 4.78%
  France 4.59%
  MA 3.28%
  Indonesia 2.81%
  Netherlands 2.72%
  Egypt 2.43%
  United Kingdom 2.25%
  UA 2.25%
  DZ 1.78%
  BD 1.50%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 25.28%
Acer 17.08%
Dell 16.25%
ASUS 15.14%
Lenovo 12.08%
Toshiba 6.81%
Samsung 4.31%
GIGABYTE 1.39%
Medion 0.56%
MSI 0.56%
Sony 0.56%
Common models
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 5.80%
MSI MS-7721 4.70%
Dell Inspiron N5110 3.87%
HP 15 Notebook PC 3.59%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 2.76%
Dell Inspiron 3521 2.21%

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