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What percent of users and experts removed it?
9% remove it91% keep it
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Versions

VersionDistribution
1.3 50.00%
1.2 33.33%
1.0 16.67%

PC Magazine Top Stats

Overview

PC Magazine Top Stats is a software program developed by PC Magazine. The most common release is 1.3, with over 98% of all installations currently using this 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 primary executable is named topstats.exe. The setup package generally installs about 7 files and is usually about 1.38 MB (1,452,134 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows XP and Windows 7. While about 87% of users of PC Magazine Top Stats come from the United States, it is also popular in Panama and United Kingdom.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.pcmag.com
Installation folder: C:\System Utilities\DLL Programs\Top Stats\
Uninstaller: "C:\System Utilities\DLL Programs\Top Stats\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 1.38 MB

Program filesFiles installed by PC Magazine Top Stats

Program executable:topstats.exe
Name:TopStats
Top Stats
Path:C:\system utilities\dll programs\top stats\topstats.exe
MD5:e6d0dad4d0520e18785aa3f7b75940da
Additional files:
  • unins000.exe - Inno Setup (Setup/Uninstall)
  • T10_Net1.dll (by Ziff Davis Media) - Top Stats (Top Stats Dynamic Link Library)
  • T10_Net2.dll (by Ziff Davis Media)
  • updatedll.dll
  • setup.exe - Top Stats Setup
  • topstatsdrv.sys - Top Stats Driver

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • unins000.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\CDRipper\unins000.exe'.

How do I remove PC Magazine Top Stats?

You can uninstall PC Magazine Top Stats 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 PC Magazine Top Stats, 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 PC Magazine Top Stats.

OS VERSIONS
Win XP 67%
Win 10 17%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 9%
Keep it 91%
 
COUNTRY POPULARITY
86.67%
United States

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows XP 66.67%
Windows 7 16.67%
Windows 10 16.67%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Microsoft Windows XP 66.67%
Windows 7 Home Premium 16.67%
Windows 10 Home 16.67%

Distribution by countryGeography

86.67% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 86.67%
  Panama 6.67%
  United Kingdom 6.67%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 40.00%
Intel 20.00%
Acer 20.00%
ASUS 20.00%
Common models
Dell Dimension 8400 ... 33.33%
ASUSTeK Q302LAB 33.33%
Acer Aspire 7741 33.33%

Publisher URL: www.pcmag.com

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