Should I remove PoivY?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
18% remove it82% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #23,823
United States Rank #45,951
Reach 0.0078%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 41.46 days
538.86 days >
Average installed length: 283.13 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 4.14 build 759 |
0.65% |
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| 4.14 build 745 |
12.42% |
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| 4.13 build 735 |
13.07% |
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| 4.13 build 720 |
1.96% |
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| 4.12 build 704 |
7.84% |
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| 4.12 build 689 |
9.15% |
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| 4.11 build 687 |
2.61% |
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| 4.10 build 680 |
2.61% |
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| 4.09 build 660 |
7.84% |
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| 4.08 build 645 |
8.50% |
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| 4.08 build 636 |
1.31% |
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| 4.07 build 629 |
7.84% |
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| 4.06 build 596 |
4.58% |
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| 4.05 build 579 |
3.27% |
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| 4.05 build 563 |
1.96% |
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| 4.04 build 550 |
9.15% |
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| 4.03 build 534 |
0.65% |
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| 4.02 build 523 |
2.61% |
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| 4.02 build 486 |
1.96% |
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PoivY
What is PoivY?
PoivY is a branded VOIP software program from Finarea that provides voice over IP communications. Finarea's software and service provides discount phone service providers free VOIP calls.
About (from Finarea Switzerland)
With poivY you can make free* calls over the internet to any of your online friends, as well as various popular destinations. Max 300 minutes per week of free calls, measured over the last 7 days and per unique IP address. Unused free minutes cannot be taken to the following week(s). If limit is exceeded the normal rat... Read more
Overview
The most used version is 4.13 build 735, 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 software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The main program executable is poivy.exe. The software installer includes 5 files and is usually about 40.11 MB (42,060,309 bytes).
Program details
URL: www.PoivY.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\PoivY.com\PoivY\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\PoivY.com\PoivY\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 40.11 MB
Files installed by PoivY
| Program executable: | poivy.exe |
| Client to make VoIP calls. |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\PoivY.com\PoivY\poivy.exe |
| MD5: | 983311a6198e503fab98a90adfe10a23 |
Additional files:
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VistaLib32.dll (by WinAbility® Software) - VistaLib[TM] (VistaLib DLL)
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unins000.exe - Inno Setup (Setup/Uninstall)
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mapiitf.dll (by Voip) - MapiItf (Mapi interface)
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- poivy.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{D73D1001-6AAA-4EB6-B2A1-C1F3108B8E82}' (runs on registration).
Startup File (User Run)
- poivy.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'PoivY' and executes as "C:\Program Files\PoivY.com\PoivY\poivy.exe" -nosplash -minimized.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- poivy.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\PoivY.com\PoivY\PoivY.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| poivy.exe |
| Memory: | 42.55 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0003523760% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00017528% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00017710% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 3,244,221 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 88.13 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 87 Bytes | |
How do I remove PoivY?
You can uninstall PoivY 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 PoivY, 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 PoivY.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 61%
Win XP 1%
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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 18%
Keep it 82%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
65.36% |
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| Windows 10 |
17.65% |
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| Windows Vista |
8.50% |
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| Windows XP |
8.50% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
31.58% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
19.74% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
11.18% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
8.55% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
6.58% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
3.29% |
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Geography
11.84% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
11.84% |
| Italy |
10.53% |
| Germany |
9.87% |
| Belgium |
8.55% |
| Switzerland |
5.26% |
| United Kingdom |
4.61% |
| France |
3.29% |
| Sweden |
3.29% |
| Netherlands |
2.63% |
| DK |
2.63% |
| Spain |
2.63% |
| Egypt |
2.63% |
| Turkey |
1.97% |
| Portugal |
1.97% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
32.26% |
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| Dell |
22.58% |
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| Acer |
19.35% |
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| Toshiba |
8.60% |
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| Lenovo |
5.38% |
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| ASUS |
3.23% |
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| American Megatrends |
2.15% |
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| Intel |
2.15% |
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| GIGABYTE |
2.15% |
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| Sony |
1.08% |
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| Compaq |
1.08% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
3.81% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
2.86% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite L755 |
1.90% |
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| Dell Inspiron 1525 |
1.90% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite L500 |
1.90% |
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| Hewlett-Packard Compaq Pr... |
1.90% |
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About (from Finarea S.A. Switzerland)
One of the products on offer is Carrier Selection or also known as Indirect Access.
Publisher URL: www.finarea.ch