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What percent of users and experts removed it?
79% remove it21% keep it
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VersionDistribution
1.35.12.18 100.00%

TheFreeHD-Sports+

Overview

TheFreeHD-Sports+ is a program developed by BrightCircle Investments Limited. During setup, the program registers itself to launch on boot through a Windows Schedule Task in order to automatically start-up (this is typically done to avoid any UAC prompts). It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. The main program executable is utils.exe. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 15 files and is usually about 13.3 MB (13,945,994 bytes). A majority of the PCs this is running on, most OS versions are Windows 10. The distribution of this has mostly been seen in the United States.
  • Starts automatically
  • Loads into the web browser
  • Installed as part of a co-bundle
  • The wisdom of the crowd agrees, you should remove it!
TheFreeHD-Sports+ has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.

Program detailsProgram details

Displayed publisher: Joseph CM
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\thefreehd-sports+
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\TheFreeHD-Sports+\Uninstall.exe /fcp=1
Estimated size: 13.3 MB

Program filesFiles installed by TheFreeHD-Sports+

Program executable:utils.exe
Npreluwdxt
Path:C:\Program Files\thefreehd-sports+\utils.exe
MD5:6a56686027f7ae3442bb97250ed2361b
Additional files:
  • e4bdc9cd-4098-4755-afe8-1e978e5d66fb-5.exe (by Joseph CM) - TheFreeHD-Sports+ (TheFreeHD-Sports+ exe)
  • e4bdc9cd-4098-4755-afe8-1e978e5d66fb-6.exe (by Joseph CM)
  • e4bdc9cd-4098-4755-afe8-1e978e5d66fb-64.exe
  • e4bdc9cd-4098-4755-afe8-1e978e5d66fb-7.exe
  • TheFreeHD-Sports+-bg.exe
  • TheFreeHD-Sports+-bho.dll - TheFreeHD-Sports+ BHO
  • TheFreeHD-Sports+-bho64.dll
  • TheFreeHD-Sports+-buttonutil.exe
  • TheFreeHD-Sports+-buttonutil64.exe
  • 2718328a-755b-4419-81c1-0154fadf085f.dll
  • 4718fc61-8fb6-4a8c-a866-b35828580f87.dll
  • TheFreeHD-Sports+-buttonutil.dll
  • TheFreeHD-Sports+-buttonutil64.dll
  • Uninstall.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Internet Explorer BHO
  • TheFreeHD-Sports+-bho.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'TheFreeHD-Sports+' with the class of {11111111-1111-1111-1111-110611881199} (9e8375fe24064fde92578f6f513490fc0068899).
3 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)
  • e4bdc9cd-4098-4755-afe8-1e978e5d66fb-7.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named e4bdc9cd-4098-4755-afe8-1e978e5d66fb-1.
  • e4bdc9cd-4098-4755-afe8-1e978e5d66fb-6.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named e4bdc9cd-4098-4755-afe8-1e978e5d66fb-6.
  • e4bdc9cd-4098-4755-afe8-1e978e5d66fb-5.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named e4bdc9cd-4098-4755-afe8-1e978e5d66fb-5_user.

How do I remove TheFreeHD-Sports+?

You can uninstall TheFreeHD-Sports+ 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 TheFreeHD-Sports+, 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 TheFreeHD-Sports+.
  4. If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.

How do I reset my web browser?

If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by TheFreeHD-Sports+ you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Mozilla Firefox
Google Chrome

HOW IT STARTS
Scheduled task? Yes
(Runs on Windows boot)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 79%
Keep it 21%
 
MOST USED OS
~99%
Windows 10

Distribution by countryGeography

100.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 100.00%

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