Should I remove foobar2000?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
4% remove it96% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #12,467
United States Rank #14,987
Reach 0.0255%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 16.04 days
473.19 days >
Average installed length: 248.62 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 1.3 |
100.00% |
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foobar2000 v1.3
What is foobar2000? (from Peter Pawlowski)
foobar2000 is an advanced freeware audio player for the Windows platform. Supported audio formats: MP3, MP4, AAC, CD Audio, WMA, Vorbis, Opus, FLAC, WavPack, WAV, AIFF, Musepack, Speex, AU, SND... and more with additional components. Open component architecture allowing third-party developers to extend functionality of... Read more
Overview
foobar2000 v1.3 is a software program developed by Peter Pawlowski. 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 foobar2000.exe. The setup package generally installs about 45 files and is usually about 9.43 MB (9,885,502 bytes). The installed file foobar2000 Shell Associations Updater.exe is the auto-update component of the program which is designed to check for software updates and notify and apply them when new versions are discovered. 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 34% of users of foobar2000 come from the United States, it is also popular in France and United Kingdom.
Program details
URL: www.foobar2000.org
Help link: forums.foobar2000.org
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\foobar2000
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\foobar2000\uninstall.exe" _?=C:\Program Files\foobar2000
Estimated size: 9.43 MB
Files installed by foobar2000 v1.3
| Program executable: | foobar2000.exe |
| Name: | foobar2000 Application |
| foobar2000 |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\foobar2000\foobar2000.exe |
| MD5: | 883330aa6ceb597fbb33fb5bcdc679ca |
Additional files:
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foobar2000 Shell Associations Updater.exe - foobar2000 (foobar2000 Shell Associations Updater)
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ShellExt32.dll - foobar2000 shell extension
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ShellExt64.dll
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uninstall.exe (by foobar2000.org) - foobar2000 Installer
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lame.exe (by http://lame.sf.net) - L.A.M.E. (MP3 Encoder.)
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zlib1.dll - zlib (zlib data compression library)
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avcodec-fb2k-54.dll
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avutil-fb2k-52.dll
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lame_enc.dll
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shared.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- foobar2000.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{D67DFE4E-4072-4BC9-9186-3BD967F3A822}' (runs on registration).
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| foobar2000.exe |
| Memory: | 16.87 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0101398141% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00301916% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00712066% | |
| Switches/sec: | 203 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 507.1 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 27 Bytes | |
How do I remove foobar2000?
You can uninstall foobar2000 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 foobar2000 v1.3, 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 foobar2000.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 56%
Win XP 0%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 4%
Keep it 96%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #12,467
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
60.12% |
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| Windows 10 |
36.51% |
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| Windows XP |
2.18% |
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| Windows Vista |
1.19% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
25.15% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
20.16% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
12.18% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
11.58% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
10.78% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
2.20% |
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Geography
34.44% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
34.44% |
| France |
8.41% |
| United Kingdom |
5.48% |
| Germany |
5.09% |
| Netherlands |
4.31% |
| Canada |
4.11% |
| Italy |
3.72% |
| Finland |
2.35% |
| Australia |
2.15% |
| Brazil |
2.15% |
| Poland |
1.96% |
| Russia |
1.96% |
| Belgium |
1.57% |
| India |
1.57% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Acer |
20.68% |
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| ASUS |
17.67% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
16.17% |
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| Dell |
15.04% |
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| GIGABYTE |
8.65% |
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| Toshiba |
6.39% |
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| Lenovo |
6.02% |
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| Samsung |
4.14% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.50% |
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| MSI |
1.50% |
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| Alienware |
1.13% |
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| Medion |
1.13% |
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Common models |
| ASUS All Series |
7.10% |
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| Gigabyte Z87-HD3 |
2.58% |
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| MSI MS-7673 |
2.58% |
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| MSI MS-7821 |
2.58% |
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| ASUSTeK K53SV |
1.94% |
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| Gigabyte EP43-UD3L |
1.94% |
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Publisher URL: www.foobar2000.org