Should I remove Widevine Media Optimizer Chrome?

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

Versions

Version	Distribution
6.0.0.12757	29.67%
6.0.0.12442	66.57%
6.0.0.12441	0.61%
6.0.0.6678	3.08%
6.0.0.6414	0.07%

Other programs by Widevine Technologies

• Widevine Media Optimizer IE 6.0.0
• Widevine Media Transformer Plugin 5.0.0
• Widevine Media Transformer Chrome
• Widevine Media Transformer Plugin 4.5.0

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• #2,711 VLC media player 1.0.5 by VideoLAN Team
• #2,712 Widevine Media Optimizer Chrome 6.0.0
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from Widevine Technologies

Remove Widevine Media Optimizer Chrome 6.0.0

The Widevine Media Optimizer is a browser plugin designed for the viewing of premium video content. The Widevine plugin is commonly used by premium content providers. Please contact your content provider for additional information or support.

Widevine Media Optimizer Chrome 6.0.0 is a software program developed by Widevine Technologies. The most common release is 6.0.0.12442, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. The setup package generally installs about 9 files and is usually about 9.97 MB (10,459,482 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 50% of users of Widevine Media Optimizer Chrome come from the United States, it is also popular in Sweden and Netherlands.

URL: tools.google.com/dlpage/widevine

Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\idm\bin

Uninstaller: C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\IDM\bin\chrome_uninstaller.exe

Estimated size: 9.97 MB

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 Widevine Media Optimizer Chrome 6.0.0, 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 Widevine Media Optimizer Chrome.

1. Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
2. Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
3. The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.

1. At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
2. To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
3. When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.

1. Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
2. Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
3. When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
4. Restart Google Chrome.

OS VERSIONS Win 7 (SP1) 53% Win 7 0%

HOW DOES IT RUN? Plugs into Mozilla Firefox

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 8% Keep it 92%

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	49.79%
Sweden	14.41%
Netherlands	7.88%
Norway	5.04%
DK	4.16%
Romania	2.32%
Finland	2.13%
Germany	1.83%
Australia	1.42%
Czech Republic	1.16%
Canada	1.03%
Ireland	1.01%
Poland	0.84%
Croatia	0.67%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

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