Should I remove Nexon Game Manager?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
27% remove it73% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #1,350
United States Rank #990
Reach 0.5087%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 22.12 days
652.45 days >
Average installed length: 342.81 days
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Nexon Game Manager
from NEXON Korea Corp.
What is Nexon Game Manager? (from NEXON Korea)
Nexon Game Manager downloads and installs programming patches for Nexon PC games including MapleStory. In order to successfully start MapleStory from the website, you’ll need to ensure that NGM (Nexon Game Manager) is installed on your computer. NGM ensures that MapleStory runs successfully, regardless of what browser ... Read more
Overview
Nexon Game Manager is a software program developed by NEXON Korea. 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 primary executable is named ngm.exe. The setup package generally installs about 17 files and is usually about 1.89 MB (1,977,671 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 64% of users of Nexon Game Manager come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada and Germany.
Program details
URL: nxcache.nexon.net/maplestory/ngm/maplestory-ngm-download.html
Installation folder: C:\ProgramData\NexonUS\NGM
Uninstaller: "C:\ProgramData\NexonUS\NGM\NGM.exe" -modC:uninstall -dlC:ngm.nexon.net/ngm/NGM/Bin/NGMDll.dll -gamC:0 -localC:US -load_from_local
Estimated size: 1.89 MB
Files installed by Nexon Game Manager
Program executable: | ngm.exe |
Name: | Nexon Game Manager |
Path: | C:\ProgramData\nexonus\ngm\ngm.exe |
MD5: | c9c15bbc0ac161a04ee252ea7fc00e32 |
Additional files:
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NGMDll.dll - Nexon Game Manager Dynamic Link Library
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NGMResource.dll - Nexon Game Manager Resource
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npNxGameUS.dll - Nexon Game Controller
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nxgameus.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Google Chrome Plugin
- npNxGameUS.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'npNxGameUS.dll'.
Mozilla Plugin
- npNxGameUS.dll is loaded into Mozilla Firefox under the product name 'Nexon Game Controller' with a plugin key of '@nexon.net/NxGame' for all users of the PC.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- NGM.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Dane aplikacji\NexonUS\NGM\NGM.exe'.
How do I remove Nexon Game Manager?
You can uninstall Nexon Game Manager 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 Nexon Game Manager, 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 Nexon Game Manager.
How do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Nexon Game Manager you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- 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.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- 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.
- 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.
- Restart Google Chrome.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 62%
Win Vista (SP1) 0%
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HOW DOES IT RUN?
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Plugs into Mozilla Firefox
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 27%
Keep it 73%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
66.94% |
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Windows 10 |
26.54% |
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Windows Vista |
4.06% |
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Windows XP |
2.45% |
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Windows Server 2003 |
0.01% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
42.43% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
15.25% |
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Windows 8.1 |
11.11% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
7.20% |
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Windows 10 Home |
4.36% |
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Windows 8 |
4.01% |
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Geography
64.10% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
64.10% |
Canada |
6.79% |
Germany |
2.68% |
Korea |
2.35% |
Australia |
2.20% |
Netherlands |
1.84% |
Israel |
1.66% |
United Kingdom |
1.60% |
Italy |
1.57% |
Brazil |
1.29% |
France |
1.27% |
Singapore |
0.84% |
Sweden |
0.84% |
Mexico |
0.67% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
26.72% |
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Dell |
15.68% |
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Acer |
15.11% |
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ASUS |
14.15% |
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GIGABYTE |
7.87% |
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Toshiba |
5.40% |
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Samsung |
4.72% |
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Lenovo |
4.62% |
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Alienware |
2.93% |
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MSI |
1.69% |
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Intel |
1.09% |
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Common models |
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
8.96% |
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HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
4.57% |
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ASUS All Series |
4.43% |
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HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
3.58% |
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HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
2.78% |
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HP 2000 Notebook PC |
2.73% |
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