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Should I remove Smileycons?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
1% remove it99% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #23,247
United States Rank #15,324
Reach 0.0081%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 15.57 days
459.18 days >
Average installed length: 241.27 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
6.0.1 100.00%

Smileycons 6.0.1

Overview

Smileycons 6.0.1 is a program developed by Cloudeight Internet,. 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 smileycons.exe. The software installer includes 6 files and is usually about 4.28 MB (4,489,289 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 74% of users of Smileycons come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada and Australia.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: smileycons.com
Help link: smileycons.com/support.html
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Smileycons\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Smileycons\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 4.28 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Smileycons 6.0.1

Program executable:smileycons.exe
Name:Smileycons
Path:C:\Program Files\Smileycons\smileycons.exe
MD5:c0ad822a716b276a687a8d00d41dd120
Additional files:
  • shook.dll
  • LiveMsg.dll - Microsoft MSN and Live Messenger Hook
  • schook.dll
  • SmileHook.dll - Global Hook
  • unins000.exe - Inno Setup (Setup/Uninstall)

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • smileycons.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{CF358706-844F-4B49-BE63-3522705F0D7B}' (runs on registration).
Startup File (User Run)
  • smileycons.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Smileycons' and executes as C:\Program Files\Smileycons\smileycons.exe.

How do I remove Smileycons?

You can uninstall Smileycons 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 Smileycons 6.0.1, 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 Smileycons.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 55%
Win XP 1%
 
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 1%
Keep it 99%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 55.63%
Windows 10 18.13%
Windows Vista 14.38%
Windows XP 11.88%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 42.31%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 14.10%
Microsoft Windows XP 12.18%
Windows 7 Ultimate 7.69%
Windows 10 Home 5.13%
Windows 7 Professional 3.85%

Distribution by countryGeography

74.45% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 74.45%
  Canada 7.49%
  Australia 4.41%
  United Kingdom 3.96%
  Germany 1.32%
  Netherlands 1.32%
  Belgium 0.88%
  Italy 0.88%
  New Zealand 0.88%
  United Arab Emirates 0.44%
  Brazil 0.44%
  France 0.44%
  Croatia 0.44%
  Israel 0.44%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 43.40%
Dell 19.81%
Acer 12.26%
Intel 6.60%
GIGABYTE 5.66%
Toshiba 4.72%
ASUS 2.83%
American Megatrends 1.89%
Medion 1.89%
Gateway 0.94%
Common models
HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... 2.88%
Hewlett-Packard p6710f 2.88%
Dell Dell DXP061 1.92%
Hewlett-Packard h8-1420t 1.92%
eMachines EL1358G 1.92%
Dell Inspiron 620 1.92%

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