PC Magazine PortSnoop
What is PC Magazine PortSnoop? (from Ziff Davis Media)
PortSnoop is a network monitoring utility that displays all current applications accessing the network using the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) or User Datagram Protocol (UDP) protocol.
Overview
PC Magazine PortSnoop is a program developed by Ziff Davis Media. 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 is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The setup package is about 1.72 MB (1,800,819 bytes) when donwloaded. A majority of the PCs this is running on, most OS versions are Windows XP. The distribution of this has mostly been seen in the United States.
Program details
URL: www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,1778693,00.asp
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\PC Magazine Utilities\PortSnoop
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files1\PCMAGA~1\PORTSN~1\UNWISE.EXE C:\Program Files1\PCMAGA~1\PORTSN~1\INSTALL.LOG
(Wise Installer is used for installing and uninstalling this software.)
Estimated size: 1.72 MB
Files installed by PC Magazine PortSnoop
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PortSnoop.exe (by Ziff-Davis Media) - PortSnoop Application
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UNWISE.EXE
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- UNWISE.EXE is scheduled as a task with the class '{F71A9918-1861-4EFE-AE94-530BDDE46DD4}' (runs on registration).
Service
- UNWISE.EXE runs as a service named 'Browser System Enahncer' (671c50b0).
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- UNWISE.EXE is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files1\Yahoo!\MESSEN~1\UNWISE.EXE'.
How do I remove PC Magazine PortSnoop?
You can uninstall PC Magazine PortSnoop 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 PC Magazine PortSnoop, 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 PC Magazine PortSnoop.
HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 18%
Keep it 82%
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MOST USED OS
~99%
Windows XP
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Geography
100.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
About Ziff Davis Media
Ziff Davis is a publisher and Internet company that has primarily published computer and technology related magazines, and its growing number of websites, spun off from its magazines, have established Ziff Davis as an Internet Information company.
Publisher URL: www.ziffdavis.com