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What percent of users and experts removed it?
11% remove it89% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
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How common is it?
Global Rank #15,502
United States Rank #17,267
Reach 0.0176%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 118.93 days
490.21 days >
Average installed length: 257.57 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.2.8 100.00%

foobar2000 v1.2.8

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 v1.2.8 is a program developed by Peter Pawlowski. The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The programs's main executable is foobar2000.exe and has been seen to consume an average CPU of less than one percent, and utilizes about 98.5 MB of memory. It also adds an icon to the Windows notifications area in order to provide access to the program. The software installer includes 32 files and is usually about 9.44 MB (9,901,714 bytes). foobar2000 Shell Associations Updater.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 38% of users of foobar2000 come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Poland.

Program detailsProgram 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: 9.44 MB

Program filesFiles installed by foobar2000 v1.2.8

Program executable:foobar2000.exe
Name:foobar2000 Application
foobar2000
Signed by:Piotr Pawlowski
Path:C:\Program Files\foobar2000\foobar2000.exe
MD5:b8a045186b9887d3106cf3a548c85d29
Taskbar:Displays an icon in the notification area
Additional files:
  • foobar2000 Shell Associations Updater.exe - foobar2000 (foobar2000 Shell Associations Updater)
  • ShellExt32.dll - foobar2000 shell extension
  • ShellExt64.dll
  • lame.exe (by http://lame.sf.net) - L.A.M.E. (MP3 Encoder.)
  • zlib1.dll - ZLib.DLL (zlib data compression and ZIP file I/O library)
  • libpng13.dll - LibPNG (PNG image compression library)
  • lame_enc.dll
  • avcodec-fb2k-54.dll
  • avutil-fb2k-52.dll
  • DarkOne16build20100106.exe (by Oleg N. Scherbakov) - 7ZSfxNew (7z Setup SFX)
  • DarkOne301build20110302.exe (by Oleg N. Scherbakov)
  • flac.exe
  • foo_audioscrobbler.dll - foo_audioscrobbler
  • foo_facets.dll
  • foo_musicbrainz.dll
  • foo_plorg.dll
  • foo_run.dll - foo_run foobar2000 component
  • foo_tradersfriend.dll
  • foo_ui_columns.dll
  • foo_uie_lyrics3.dll
  • foo_uie_playlists_dropdown.dll (by Karol Sarnacki) - foo_uie_playlists_dropdown
  • foo_uie_tagger_mod.dll
  • foo_vis_shpeck.dll
  • foobar2000_v1.2.8.exe (by foobar2000.org) - foobar2000 Installer
  • growl.dll
  • libfftw.dll
  • libsndfile-1.dll
  • neroAacEnc.exe (by Nero AG) - Nero Suite (Nero AAC Encoder)
  • shared.dll
  • sqlite3.exe
  • uninstall.exe (by foobar2000.org)

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • foobar2000.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\foobar2000\foobar2000.exe'.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

foobar2000.exe
Memory:98.5 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0571289020%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00020331%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.05692559%
0.015104% average
Switches/sec:162
70 average

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.
  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 foobar2000 v1.2.8, 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 foobar2000.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 66%
Win Vista (SP2) 2%
  
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 11%
Keep it 89%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#15,502

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 69.54%
Windows 10 25.00%
Windows XP 3.74%
Windows Vista 1.72%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 31.21%
Windows 7 Ultimate 23.41%
Windows 7 Professional 11.85%
Windows 8 Pro 7.51%
Windows 8.1 4.91%
Windows 8 3.76%

Distribution by countryGeography

37.74% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 37.74%
  United Kingdom 4.68%
  Poland 4.41%
  Germany 4.13%
  France 3.58%
  Brazil 3.31%
  Netherlands 3.31%
  Japan 3.03%
  Taiwan 2.75%
  Canada 2.75%
  Sweden 1.93%
  Croatia 1.65%
  DK 1.65%
  Italy 1.65%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 19.90%
Dell 17.86%
Acer 16.33%
ASUS 12.76%
GIGABYTE 11.73%
Samsung 7.65%
Lenovo 6.12%
Medion 3.06%
Toshiba 2.04%
Intel 1.53%
Alienware 1.02%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 3.85%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 3.08%
Samsung 550P5C/550P7C 3.08%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 2.31%
MSI MS-7752 2.31%
MSI MS-7758 2.31%
Publisher URL: www.foobar2000.org

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