Should I remove Pixsta?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
25% remove it75% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #9,634
United States Rank #13,768
Reach 0.0383%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 4.86 days
143.23 days >
Average installed length: 75.26 days
Versions
Version | Distribution |
3.0.3.52524 |
5.30% |
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3.0.2.52442 |
1.46% |
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3.0.1.51722 |
2.52% |
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3.0.0.51376 |
1.72% |
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2.5.3.10 |
0.26% |
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2.5.3.7 |
0.13% |
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2.5.3.6 |
0.13% |
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2.5.3.5 |
17.88% |
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2.5.3.4 |
15.10% |
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2.5.3.3 |
2.65% |
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2.5.3.2 |
24.24% |
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2.5.3.1 |
1.99% |
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2.5.3 |
0.93% |
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2.5.2.5641 |
6.23% |
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2.5.1.55870 |
4.11% |
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2.5.0.48600 |
15.36% |
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Pixsta
What is Pixsta?
Pixsta is an app for the Pokki desktop platform. The app itself runs as an embedded HTML5 program within the Pokki software outside of the web browser. Some versions of the software are bundled with OpenCandy installers.
About (from SweetLabs)
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Overview
The most used version is 2.5.3.2, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. 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 main program executable is pokki.exe. The software installer includes 20 files and is usually about 95.75 MB (100,398,017 bytes). HostAppServiceUpdater.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released.
Pixsta has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.
Program details
URL: www.pokki.com
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\pokki\engine
Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\pokki.exe" /UNINSTALL83453a3d886e527a470b5bb8291dd338de4b1e44
Estimated size: 95.75 MB
Files installed by Pixsta
Program executable: | pokki.exe |
Name: | Pokki |
Signed by: | Pokki |
Path: | C:\users\user\appdata\local\pokki\engine\pokki.exe |
MD5: | d3f53c3fcba03e557424b48a32481980 |
| Pokki by SweetLabs is an online app store for Windows where users can browse and install various apps into the Pokki platform. The Pokki platform runs in in the background of Windows and checks the Pokki service for app updates amongst... |
Additional files:
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HostAppServiceUpdater.exe (by Pokki) - Host App Service Updater
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StartMenuIndexer.exe (by Pokki) - Start Menu Service
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HostAppService.exe - Host App Service
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Launcher.dll - Pokki (Pokki support library.)
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icudt.dll (by The ICU Project) - International Components for Unicode (ICU Data DLL)
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libGLESv2.dll - ANGLE libGLESv2 Dynamic Link Library
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libEGL.dll - ANGLE libEGL Dynamic Link Library
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libPokki.dll (by The Chromium Authors) - Chromium
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avcodec-54.dll
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avformat-54.dll
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avutil-51.dll
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nacl_irt_x86_32.nexe
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nacl_irt_x86_64.nexe
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ppGoogleNaClPluginChrome.dll
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wow_helper.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- pokki.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{0DAE7161-A16D-437F-BD0E-BA1ECE615375}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- HostAppServiceUpdater.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Pokki.
3 Startup Files (User Run)
- HostAppServiceUpdater.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Pokki' and executes as "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\HostAppServiceUpdater.exe" /LOGON.
- Launcher.dll is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Pokki' and executes as C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\Launcher.dll",RunLaunchPlatform.
- pokki.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'pokki.exe' and executes as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\pokki.exe.
2 Startup Files (User Run Once)
- pokki.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'Application Restart #1' which loads as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\pokki.exe --disable-internal-flash --noerrdialogs --no-message-box --disable-extensions --disable-web-security --disable-web-resources --disable-client-side-p.
- HostAppService.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'Application Restart #11' which loads as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\HostAppService.exe --disable-internal-flash --noerrdialogs --no-message-box --disable-extensions --disable-web-security --disable-web-resources --disable-clie.
Network connections
- pokki.exe connects to www2.twitter.com (199.59.149.198 port 443).
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
pokki.exe |
Memory: | 79.58 MB | |
Total CPU: | 0.0009914226% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00042370% | |
User CPU: | 0.00056772% | |
CPU cycles/sec: | 7,679,896 | |
I/O reads/min: | 932.54 KB | |
I/O writes/min: | 217.3 KB | |
StartMenuIndexer.exe |
Memory: | 10.71 MB | |
Total CPU: | 0.0002254694% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00013306% | |
User CPU: | 0.00009241% | |
CPU cycles/sec: | 1,259,178 | |
I/O reads/min: | 12.54 KB | |
I/O writes/min: | 2.31 KB | |
HostAppService.exe |
Memory: | 40.64 MB | |
Total CPU: | 0.0002938044% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00013915% | |
User CPU: | 0.00015466% | |
CPU cycles/sec: | 2,408,796 | |
Switches/sec: | 4 | |
I/O reads/min: | 109.91 KB | |
I/O writes/min: | 106.14 KB | |
How do I remove Pixsta?
You can uninstall Pixsta 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 Pixsta, 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 Pixsta.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 46%
Win 7 0%
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WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 25%
Keep it 75%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
54.70% |
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Windows 10 |
43.97% |
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Windows XP |
0.79% |
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Windows Vista |
0.53% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Ultimate |
24.27% |
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Windows 7 Home Premium |
19.73% |
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Windows 8.1 |
18.40% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
6.40% |
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Windows 8.1 Single Langua... |
4.40% |
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Windows 8.1 Pro |
4.27% |
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Geography
26.54% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
26.54% |
Saudi Arabia |
4.74% |
Indonesia |
3.08% |
Germany |
2.95% |
IQ |
2.82% |
Egypt |
2.82% |
United Kingdom |
2.82% |
Canada |
2.56% |
Italy |
2.56% |
Iran |
2.44% |
MA |
2.05% |
Brazil |
2.05% |
Israel |
1.92% |
India |
1.79% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
24.64% |
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Acer |
18.30% |
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Dell |
16.67% |
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Lenovo |
13.95% |
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ASUS |
9.24% |
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Toshiba |
8.33% |
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Samsung |
4.71% |
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GIGABYTE |
2.54% |
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Intel |
1.09% |
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Medion |
0.54% |
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Common models |
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
4.91% |
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HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
3.40% |
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HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... |
3.02% |
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HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
3.02% |
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Dell Inspiron 3521 |
2.64% |
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Dell Inspiron N5110 |
2.64% |
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About SweetLabs
SweetLabs has two platforms, Pokki, a platform which brings media-rich web apps to the desktop and the OpenCandy Software Network, which offers installer based software bundles through the download and installation process.
Publisher URL: www.pokki.com