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Should I remove Speak-A-Message?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
2% remove it98% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #13,065
United States Rank #10,662
Reach 0.0237%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 105.80 days
606.91 days >
Average installed length: 318.89 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
10.3.0 0.21%
10.2.6 1.07%
10.2.1 8.35%
10.0.2 1.28%
10.0.0 1.28%
9.14.0 7.07%
9.12.0 3.64%
9.9.0 0.86%
9.8.0 3.21%
9.7.0 2.57%
9.5.0 10.49%
9.3.0 4.07%
9.2.0 2.36%
9.1.0 1.50%
9.0.2 1.50%
9.0.1 0.86%
8.0.0 7.92%
7.9.1 2.36%
7.9.0 2.14%
7.8.0 2.57%
7.6.8 0.64%
7.6.7 1.28%
7.6.6 0.86%
7.6.5 1.28%
7.6.4 1.28%
7.6.3 6.00%
7.6.0 1.07%
7.4.2 0.43%
7.4.0 0.43%
7.3.0 1.50%
7.1.0 0.21%
7.0.9 0.43%
7.0.4 0.43%
7.0.2 0.21%
7.0.1 0.21%
6.0.3 0.86%
6.0.2 0.86%
6.0.1 1.07%
6.0.0 14.13%
5.2.1 0.64%
4.0.5 0.43%
4.0.4 0.21%
4.0.0 0.21%

Speak-A-Message

Overview

Speak-A-Message is a program developed by Inventivio. The most used version is 6.0.0, 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 main program executable is updater.exe. The software installer includes 3 files and is usually about 25.14 MB (26,363,464 bytes). updater.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 55% of users of Speak-A-Message come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and Canada.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.speak-a-message.com
Help link: www.speak-a-message.com/support.html
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Speak-A-Message\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{ACB6CDAA-AE68-4418-9E54-6066E5C85AF8}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 25.14 MB
Language: German (Germany)

Program filesFiles installed by Speak-A-Message

Program executable:updater.exe
Name:Advanced Updater
Path:C:\Program Files\Speak-A-Message\updater.exe
MD5:653c3570a8f742cff49db3f4fcdb7d78

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • updater.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Speak-A-Message\updater.exe'.

How do I remove Speak-A-Message?

You can uninstall Speak-A-Message 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 Speak-A-Message, 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 Speak-A-Message.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 60%
Win 7 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 2%
Keep it 98%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#13,065

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 62.74%
Windows 10 18.84%
Windows Vista 12.21%
Windows XP 6.21%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 46.98%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 11.42%
Windows 7 Professional 8.62%
Microsoft Windows XP 6.25%
Windows 7 Ultimate 5.82%
Windows 10 Home 5.60%

Distribution by countryGeography

54.82% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 54.82%
  Germany 30.96%
  Canada 3.72%
  Austria 1.52%
  United Kingdom 0.85%
  France 0.85%
  Netherlands 0.85%
  Czech Republic 0.68%
  Belgium 0.51%
  Brazil 0.34%
  Hungary 0.34%
  India 0.34%
  BD 0.34%
  Romania 0.34%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 23.57%
Dell 20.15%
Acer 12.93%
Medion 12.93%
GIGABYTE 6.46%
ASUS 6.46%
Toshiba 4.94%
Lenovo 3.80%
Samsung 3.42%
Sahara 1.90%
Gateway 1.14%
American Megatrends 1.14%
Common models
MEDIONPC MS-7502 4.24%
TOSHIBA Satellite A505 3.03%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 2.42%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 2.42%
MEDION E7218 1.82%
MEDIONPC MS-7708 1.82%

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