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Should I remove VNC Viewer?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
2% remove it98% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #13,436
United States Rank #14,344
Reach 0.0226%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 288.41 days
1097.91 days >
Average installed length: 576.87 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
5.0.3 100.00%

Typically installed together

VNC Viewer 5.0.3

What is VNC Viewer?  (from RealVNC Ltd)

VNC Viewer connects your device to a computer anywhere in the world, displays its desktop, and lets you take control. You can run applications, change settings, and access data exactly as you would be permitted to do were you sitting in front of it, and using the keyboard and mouse.VNC Viewer is from RealVNC, the inven...  Read more

Overview

VNC Viewer 5.0.3 is a program developed by RealVNC Ltd. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. The main program executable is vncviewer.exe. The software installer includes 3 files and is usually about 4.24 MB (4,446,539 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 38% of users of VNC Viewer come from the United States, it is also popular in France and United Kingdom.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.realvnc.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\RealVNC\VNC Viewer\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\RealVNC\VNC Viewer\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 4.24 MB

Program filesFiles installed by VNC Viewer 5.0.3

Program executable:vncviewer.exe
VNC® Viewer
Path:C:\Program Files\realvnc\vnc viewer\vncviewer.exe
MD5:45e41fb306513089f05fba7ee4c75ce1
Additional files:
  • vncaddrbook.exe - VNC® (VNC® Address Book)
  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Startup File (User Run)
  • vncaddrbook.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'RealVNC_vncaddrbook' and executes as C:\Program Files\RealVNC\VNC Viewer\vncaddrbook.exe.

How do I remove VNC Viewer?

You can uninstall VNC Viewer 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 VNC Viewer 5.0.3, 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 VNC Viewer.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 65%
Win 7 0%
 
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 2%
Keep it 98%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 70.25%
Windows 10 22.82%
Windows XP 4.47%
Windows Vista 2.46%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Professional 27.25%
Windows 7 Home Premium 18.69%
Windows 7 Ultimate 17.79%
Windows 8.1 Pro 8.33%
Windows 7 Enterprise 5.41%
Microsoft Windows XP 4.50%

Distribution by countryGeography

38.07% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 38.07%
  France 6.90%
  United Kingdom 5.72%
  UA 5.13%
  Germany 5.13%
  Italy 3.35%
  Brazil 3.16%
  Canada 2.56%
  Poland 2.56%
  Australia 1.97%
  Spain 1.97%
  Netherlands 1.78%
  India 1.38%
  Taiwan 1.18%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 29.58%
Hewlett-Packard 20.83%
ASUS 12.08%
GIGABYTE 9.17%
Acer 9.17%
Intel 7.08%
Lenovo 4.17%
Samsung 2.50%
American Megatrends 2.50%
Toshiba 1.25%
Alienware 0.83%
Apple 0.83%
Common models
Gigabyte B85M-D2V 14.56%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 2.53%
VMware, Inc. VMware Virtu... 2.53%
ASUS All Series 1.90%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 1.90%
ASUSTeK G75VW 1.27%

About (from RealVNC Ltd)

RealVNC Limited provides remote control software that interacts with desktop applications across any network.
Publisher URL: www.realvnc.com

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