84,488,480 programs installed

Should I remove Virgin Mobile Broadband?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
7% remove it93% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Reach 0.0013%

Versions

VersionDistribution
23.009.05.01.261 53.85%
21.005.23.02.261 46.15%

Other programs by Huawei Technologies Co.,Ltd

Virgin Mobile Broadband

Overview

Virgin Mobile Broadband is a program developed by Huawei Technologies Co.,Ltd. The most used version is 23.009.05.01.261, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. The main program executable is virgin mobile broadband.exe. The software installer includes 47 files and is usually about 77.73 MB (81,507,362 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 79% of users of Virgin Mobile Broadband come from Australia, it is also popular in the United States and Indonesia.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.huawei.com
Help link: mobile.huawei.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\virgin mobile broadband
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Virgin Mobile Broadband\uninst.exe
Estimated size: 77.73 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Virgin Mobile Broadband

Program executable:virgin mobile broadband.exe
Path:C:\Program Files\virgin mobile broadband\virgin mobile broadband.exe
MD5:2715cf0612c6908ddcad0e9b4ad25a83
Additional files:
  • mcciwin32.dll
  • FindDevice.exe - HWDeviceService (DCSHOST)
  • FindDevice64.exe
  • NDISAPI.dll - NDISAPI DLL
  • AboutPlugin.dll
  • AddPbk.exe
  • AddrBookPlugin.dll
  • AddrBookSrvPlugin.dll
  • AddrBookUIPlugin.dll
  • AtCodec.dll
  • ATR2SMgr.dll
  • CallAppPlugin.dll
  • CallLogSrvPlugin.dll
  • CallLogUIPlugin.dll
  • CallSrvPlugin.dll
  • CallUIPlugin.dll
  • Common.dll
  • core.dll
  • DataServicePlugin.dll
  • DeviceAppPlugin.dll
  • DeviceInfoExPlugin.dll
  • DeviceMgrUIPlugin.dll
  • DeviceSrvPlugin.dll
  • DiagnosisPlugin.dll
  • DialUpPlugin.dll
  • DialupUIPlugin.dll
  • LayoutPlugin.dll
  • libgcc_s_dw2-1.dll
  • LiveUpdateInterface.dll
  • MenuMgrPlugin.dll
  • mingwm10.dll
  • NDISPlugin.dll
  • NetConnectPlugin.dll
  • NetConnectSrvPlugin.dll
  • NetInfoRecordUIPlugin.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Services
  • FindDevice64.exe runs as a service named 'HWDeviceService64.exe' (HWDeviceService64.exe) "Service for runing Mobile applications autorun.".
  • FindDevice.exe runs as a service named 'HWDeviceService.exe' (HWDeviceService.exe) "Service for runing Mobile applications autorun.".

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

FindDevice.exe
Memory:2.64 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0127852398%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00549674%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00728850%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:23,172
8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:10
70 average
I/O reads/min:340 Bytes
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:15 Bytes
105.02 KB average
FindDevice64.exe
Memory:4.21 MB
Total CPU:0.0085907161%
Kernel CPU:0.00543723%
User CPU:0.00315348%
CPU cycles/sec:254,027
Switches/sec:2
I/O reads/min:54.62 KB
I/O writes/min:43.81 KB

How do I remove Virgin Mobile Broadband?

You can uninstall Virgin Mobile Broadband 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 Virgin Mobile Broadband, 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 Virgin Mobile Broadband.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 62%
Win Vista (SP2) 4%
  
HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
  
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 7%
Keep it 93%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 61.54%
Windows 10 34.62%
Windows Vista 3.85%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 32.00%
Windows 8.1 24.00%
Windows 7 Professional 20.00%
Windows 8 8.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 8.00%
Windows 10 Home 4.00%

Distribution by countryGeography

79.31% of installs come from Australia
Which countries install it?
  Australia 79.31%
  United States 17.24%
  Indonesia 3.45%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer 28.00%
ASUS 20.00%
Hewlett-Packard 16.00%
Medion 12.00%
Dell 12.00%
Toshiba 8.00%
Lenovo 4.00%
Common models
Acer Aspire E1-571 8.33%
Acer Aspire E1-570 4.17%
TOSHIBA Satellite U920t 4.17%
TOSHIBA Satellite Pro L30... 4.17%
MEDION P6624 4.17%
Medion G24 4.17%

About Huawei Technologies Co.,Ltd

Huawei is a networking and telecommunications equipment and services company based in China.
Publisher URL: www.huawei.com

commentsComments

user comment
No one has commented yet. Help others learn more about this software, share your comments.
Back to top
Find us on Facebook   Follow us on Twitter   Find us on Google+   View our Pinterests