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Should I remove WxDFast?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
67% remove it33% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #13,330
United States Rank #19,268
Reach 0.0229%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 34.77 days
1025.73 days >
Average installed length: 538.94 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.0 100.00%

WxDFast

What is WxDFast?

The Premium WxDFast program runs as a scheduled task utilizing the Windows Scheduled Tasks interface. WxDFast launches each time the computers boots and can bybass the standard UAC (user access control) prompts in order to run.

Overview

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). 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 primary executable is named WxDFast.exe. Many users end up uninstalling this after less than a month of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 2 files and is usually about 2.17 MB (2,273,838 bytes).
  • Malware detected in the program
  • Starts automatically
  • Delivered through a thrid-party offer
  • The wisdom of the experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in WxDFast.
WxDFast.exe (ca52ab39fc6eb75c519c77ce07104c6f) has been flagged by the following 8 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
Dr.Web 9.0.0.0143 Adware.BGuard.3
Emsisoft Anti-Malware 8.13.05.23.03 Trojan.Win32.GenUpdater.AMN
eSafe 7.0.17.0 Win32.Trojan
ESET-NOD32 7.8337 Win32/GenUpdater
PC Tools 2013 Downloader.Generic
Symantec 5/23/2013 rev. 5 Downloader
VIPRE Antivirus 17778 Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
ViRobot 2011.4.7.4223 JS.A.Iframe.233472.A
runtime.dll (cdfb7779dcf5b74f27417a45984b30ba) has been flagged by the following 3 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
ESET-NOD32 8831 Win32/GenUpdater
Fortinet FortiGate 5.1.147.0 W32/GenUpdater
VIPRE Antivirus 21724 Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
WxDFast 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: Premium
URL: allpremiumsoft.com
Installation folder: C:\ProgramData\Premium\WxDFast
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files3\INSTAL~1\WxDFast\Setup.exe /remove /q0
Estimated size: 2.17 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by WxDFast

Program executable:WxDFast.exe (Malware detected)
Path:C:\ProgramData\Premium\WxDFast\WxDFast.exe
MD5:ca52ab39fc6eb75c519c77ce07104c6f
Additional files:
  • (Malware detected) WxDFast.exe
  • (Malware detected) runtime.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • WxDFast.exe is scheduled as a task named 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\CodecUpdaterTask{2779F032-FBA6-4DB1-A3CA-E5A95C0C0710}.job'.
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • WxDFast.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named OptimizerProUpdaterTask{B7D2880B-C903-4A67-A3BC-53B6E3AF681D}.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

WxDFast.exe
Memory:1.9 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0014196413%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00106682%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00035282%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:51,706
8,062,084 average
I/O reads/min:306 Bytes
435.61 KB average

How do I remove WxDFast?

You can uninstall WxDFast 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 WxDFast, 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 WxDFast.
  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.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 71%
Win 7 0%
  
HOW IT STARTS
Scheduled task? Yes
(Runs on Windows boot)
  
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 67%
Keep it 33%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 80.93%
Windows XP 9.53%
Windows Vista 5.54%
Windows 10 3.99%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 38.70%
Windows 7 Ultimate 26.40%
Microsoft Windows XP 9.62%
Windows 7 Professional 8.28%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 3.80%
Windows 7 Home Basic 3.80%

Distribution by countryGeography

22.81% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 22.81%
  Iran 9.57%
  Canada 4.48%
  Australia 3.87%
  Taiwan 2.65%
  Indonesia 2.65%
  Israel 2.65%
  United Kingdom 2.65%
  India 2.44%
  Saudi Arabia 2.44%
  Singapore 2.24%
  Italy 2.24%
  France 1.83%
  Malaysia 1.83%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 24.04%
Acer 21.47%
Dell 18.59%
GIGABYTE 9.62%
ASUS 9.29%
Toshiba 8.33%
Lenovo 3.21%
American Megatrends 1.92%
Samsung 1.60%
Sony 0.96%
Sahara 0.96%
Common models
Dell Inspiron N5110 7.03%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 3.78%
Dell Inspiron N5010 3.24%
Acer Aspire 4736Z 2.70%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 2.70%
MSI MS-7680 2.16%

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