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What percent of users and experts removed it?
10% remove it90% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #6,225
United States Rank #4,973
Reach 0.0732%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 18.04 days
532.11 days >
Average installed length: 279.59 days

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WizMouse v1.6.0.2

What is WizMouse?

Scroll the window under the mouse pointer with the mousewheel.

About  (from Antibody Software)

WizMouse causes your mouse wheel to scroll the window under the mouse pointer instead of the currently focused window. You don't have to click on a window to focus it before you're able to scroll it with the mouse wheel. It can optionally enable mouse wheel functionality in applications that do not support mouse wheels...  Read more

Overview

WizMouse v1.6.0.2 is a software program developed by Antibody Software. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The programs's main executable is WizMouse.exe and has been seen to consume an average CPU of less than one percent, and utilizes about 5.6 MB of memory. The setup package generally installs about 7 files and is usually about 1.39 MB (1,458,535 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 61% of users of WizMouse come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and Canada.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: antibody-software.com/web/software/software/wizmouse-makes-your-mouse-wheel-work-on-the-window-under-the-mouse
Help link: www.antibody-software.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\WizMouse\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\WizMouse\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 1.39 MB

Program filesFiles installed by WizMouse v1.6.0.2

Program executable:WizMouse.exe
WizMouse
Signed by:Antibody Software Limited
Path:C:\Program Files\WizMouse\WizMouse.exe
MD5:c4ba73bd1e2116d2c271134fe22d224e
Additional files:
  • WizMouse.exe - WizMouse
  • WizMouseConfig.exe - WizMouse Configuration
  • WizMouseHook.dll - WizMouse Mouse Hook
  • TwoFingerScroll.exe (by Original Author: Arkadiusz Wahlig, Later Updated by: MacHater) - TwoFingerScroll
  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
  • wizmouse_1_6_0_2_setup.exe - WizMouse (WizMouse Setup)
  • WizMouseLaunch.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • WizMouse.exe is scheduled as a task named 'elevated_WizMouse_esuoMziW1~ARGORPC'.
2 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)
  • WizMouseLaunch.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named WizMouse.
  • WizMouse.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Start WizMouse.
Startup File (User Run)
  • WizMouse.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'WizMouse' and executes as "C:\Program Files\WizMouse\WizMouse.exe".
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • WizMouse.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'WizMouse' which loads as "C:\Program Files\WizMouse\WizMouse.exe".

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

WizMouse.exe
Memory:5.6 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0007540018%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00035204%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00040196%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:493,569
8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:38
70 average
I/O reads/min:0 Bytes
435.61 KB average

How do I remove WizMouse?

You can uninstall WizMouse 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 WizMouse v1.6.0.2, 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 WizMouse.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 68%
Win 7 0%
  
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
  
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 10%
Keep it 90%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 70.80%
Windows 10 21.57%
Windows XP 4.16%
Windows Vista 3.47%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 32.77%
Windows 7 Professional 17.89%
Windows 7 Ultimate 16.28%
Windows 8 Pro 5.03%
Microsoft Windows XP 4.05%
Windows 8.1 3.28%

Distribution by countryGeography

60.66% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 60.66%
  Germany 4.87%
  Canada 4.70%
  United Kingdom 2.97%
  Brazil 2.57%
  Japan 2.57%
  France 2.52%
  Australia 2.13%
  Finland 1.85%
  Italy 1.29%
  Netherlands 0.84%
  Sweden 0.73%
  Taiwan 0.67%
  Austria 0.62%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 28.11%
Hewlett-Packard 22.44%
Acer 12.70%
ASUS 9.86%
GIGABYTE 8.51%
Toshiba 5.67%
Lenovo 4.32%
Intel 2.59%
Samsung 1.97%
Alienware 1.48%
American Megatrends 1.23%
Sahara 1.11%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 6.49%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 5.60%
ASUS All Series 2.65%
Dell Studio XPS 435MT 2.36%
Dell OptiPlex 780 2.06%
TOSHIBA Satellite L500 2.06%
Publisher URL: www.antibody-software.com

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