Should I remove PaintStar?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
4% remove it96% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #27,657
United States Rank #31,125
Reach 0.0057%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 44.22 days
342.29 days >
Average installed length: 179.85 days
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PaintStar 2.70
from Zhenzhou Wang
What is PaintStar? (from Zhenzhou Wang)
PaintStar is a versatile digital image processing software suitable for such tasks as retouching of photographs, composing and authoring images, image morphing, screen capture, and displaying image thumbnail in Windows Explorer context menu. It supports alpha, layer, path ,and the most common editing techniques. PaintS... Read more
Overview
PaintStar 2.70 is a program developed by Zhenzhou Wang. 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). When installed, it will add a context menu handler to the Windows shell in order to provide quick access to the program. The main program executable is PaintStar.exe. The software installer includes 3 files and is usually about 2.93 MB (3,077,417 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 33% of users of PaintStar come from the United States, it is also popular in Italy and Germany.
Program details
URL: one.fsphost.com/paintstar
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\paintstar
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\PaintStar\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 2.93 MB
Files installed by PaintStar 2.70
| Program executable: | PaintStar.exe |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\paintstar\PaintStar.exe |
| MD5: | cd0896871c26c7c10e2739104531cec7 |
Additional files:
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unins000.exe - Inno Setup (Uninstaller)
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PaintStar.exe
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picview.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Context Menu Handler
- picview.dll added to Windows Explorer under the name 'OpenWithWordPad' with a class of {19741013-C829-11D1-8233-0020AF3E97A9}.
Scheduled Task
- PaintStar.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{774ABAB7-34DF-4D9D-8CC0-0999AA5EB808}' (runs on registration).
How do I remove PaintStar?
You can uninstall PaintStar 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 PaintStar 2.70, 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 PaintStar.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 54%
Win XP 1%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 4%
Keep it 96%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #27,657
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
59.82% |
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| Windows 10 |
17.86% |
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| Windows XP |
14.29% |
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| Windows Vista |
8.04% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
33.93% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
14.29% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
10.71% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
9.82% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
5.36% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
4.46% |
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Geography
32.80% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
32.80% |
| Italy |
13.60% |
| Germany |
6.40% |
| Canada |
3.20% |
| India |
3.20% |
| Norway |
3.20% |
| Czech Republic |
2.40% |
| United Kingdom |
2.40% |
| Netherlands |
2.40% |
| Turkey |
2.40% |
| Australia |
1.60% |
| Belgium |
1.60% |
| Egypt |
1.60% |
| Spain |
1.60% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
26.56% |
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| Dell |
20.31% |
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| Acer |
17.19% |
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| GIGABYTE |
6.25% |
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| Lenovo |
6.25% |
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| Toshiba |
4.69% |
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| ASUS |
4.69% |
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| American Megatrends |
3.13% |
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| Intel |
3.13% |
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| Samsung |
3.13% |
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| Gateway |
1.56% |
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| Compaq |
1.56% |
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Common models |
| ASUS All Series |
2.11% |
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| Dell Inspiron 3521 |
2.11% |
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| HP 2000 Notebook PC |
2.11% |
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| Acer Aspire 5738 |
2.11% |
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| HP Compaq dc5700 Microtow... |
2.11% |
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| VIAK8_ AWRDACPI |
1.05% |
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