YouTube for Pokki
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What is YouTube for Pokki?
This is a desktop app for the Pokki platform that runs as an embedded HTML5 program within the Pokki mobile app-like interface. Pokki Software automatically collects usage information with respect to particular Pokki Apps.
About (from SweetLabs)
YouTube is the world's most popular online video community allowing millions of people to explore, watch and share original video content. Now you can access billions of videos one-click away using YouTube for Pokki, a convenient way to access the YouTube website and service with the real-time notifications! See first-... Read more
Overview
Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. 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 main program executable is pokki.exe. The software installer includes 19 files and is usually about 96.25 MB (100,928,627 bytes). HostAppServiceUpdater.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released.
Program details
URL: www.pokki.com/app/Youtube
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\pokki\engine
Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\pokki.exe" /UNINSTALLd25e316a7812ebb3c4f8e18291ce53ba535b8659
Estimated size: 96.25 MB
Files installed by YouTube for Pokki
| Program executable: | pokki.exe |
| Name: | Pokki |
| Signed by: | Pokki |
| Path: | C:\users\user\appdata\local\pokki\engine\pokki.exe |
| MD5: | d3f53c3fcba03e557424b48a32481980 |
| Pokki by SweetLabs is an online app store for Windows where users can browse and install various apps into the Pokki platform. The Pokki platform runs in in the background of Windows and checks the Pokki service for app updates amongst... |
Additional files:
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LaunchDeskband.dll (by Pokki) - ocnsis Dynamic Link Library
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HostAppServiceUpdater.exe (by Pokki) - Host App Service Updater
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StartMenuIndexer.exe - Start Menu Service
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HostAppService.exe - Host App Service
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Launcher.dll - Pokki (Pokki support library.)
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libPokki.dll (by The Chromium Authors) - Chromium
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- pokki.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{0DAE7161-A16D-437F-BD0E-BA1ECE615375}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- HostAppServiceUpdater.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Pokki.
4 Startup Files (User Run)
- Launcher.dll is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Pokki' and executes as C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\Launcher.dll",RunLaunchPlatform.
- HostAppServiceUpdater.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Pokki' and executes as "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\HostAppServiceUpdater.exe" /LOGON.
- pokki.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'pokki.exe' and executes as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\pokki.exe.
- LaunchDeskband.dll is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Pokki' and executes as C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\LaunchDeskband.dll",RunLaunchDeskband.
2 Startup Files (User Run Once)
- HostAppService.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'Application Restart #11' which loads as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\HostAppService.exe --disable-internal-flash --noerrdialogs --no-message-box --disable-extensions --disable-web-security --disable-web-resources --disable-clie.
- pokki.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'Application Restart #8' which loads as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\pokki.exe --disable-internal-flash --noerrdialogs --no-message-box --disable-extensions --disable-web-security --disable-web-resources --disable-client-side-p.
Startup File (All Users Run)
- Launcher.dll is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Pokki' which loads as C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\Launcher.dll",RunLaunchPlatform.
Network connections
- pokki.exe connects to www2.twitter.com (199.59.149.198 port 443).
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| pokki.exe |
| Memory: | 79.58 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0009914226% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00042370% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00056772% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 7,679,896 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 932.54 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 217.3 KB | |
| StartMenuIndexer.exe |
| Memory: | 10.71 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0002254694% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00013306% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00009241% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 1,259,178 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 12.54 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 2.31 KB | |
| HostAppService.exe |
| Memory: | 40.64 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0002938044% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00013915% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00015466% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 2,408,796 | |
| Switches/sec: | 4 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 109.91 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 106.14 KB | |
How do I remove YouTube for Pokki?
You can uninstall YouTube for Pokki from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- 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.
- When you find the program YouTube for Pokki, 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).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove YouTube for Pokki.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 83%
Win Vista (SP2) 1%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 18%
Keep it 82%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 10 |
82.81% |
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| Windows 7 |
15.84% |
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| Windows Vista |
1.36% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 8.1 |
57.47% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
10.86% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
4.98% |
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| Windows 8.1 Single Langua... |
4.98% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
4.52% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
4.07% |
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Geography
57.95% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
57.95% |
| United Kingdom |
8.13% |
| Netherlands |
2.47% |
| Germany |
2.47% |
| Italy |
2.47% |
| Canada |
2.12% |
| Australia |
1.77% |
| MA |
1.41% |
| Singapore |
1.41% |
| Malaysia |
1.41% |
| Colombia |
1.06% |
| Belgium |
1.06% |
| India |
1.06% |
| Austria |
1.06% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Lenovo |
40.78% |
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| Acer |
22.91% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
20.67% |
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| ASUS |
4.47% |
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| Toshiba |
4.47% |
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| Dell |
3.35% |
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| Samsung |
2.23% |
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| Intel |
0.56% |
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| GIGABYTE |
0.56% |
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Common models |
| LENOVO 20351 |
4.73% |
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| LENOVO 80E3 |
4.05% |
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| LENOVO 10117 |
3.38% |
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| LENOVO 20216 |
2.70% |
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| LENOVO 20217 |
2.70% |
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| LENOVO 10157 |
2.03% |
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About SweetLabs
SweetLabs has two platforms, Pokki, a platform which brings media-rich web apps to the desktop and the OpenCandy Software Network, which offers installer based software bundles through the download and installation process.
Publisher URL: www.pokki.com