Should I remove Foxit Reader?

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from Foxit Corporation

Remove Foxit Reader

Foxit Reader is a small, fast, and feature rich PDF viewer which allows the user to open, view, and print any PDF file. Foxit PDF Reader includes features like annotations, forms filling, highlighting text, and the ability to add text to PDF documents.

Foxit Reader is a program developed by Foxit. 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 software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The main program executable is foxit reader.exe. The software installer includes 22 files and is usually about 7.14 MB (7,484,926 bytes). Foxit 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 XP. While about 26% of users of Foxit Reader come from the United States, it is also popular in Brazil and Germany.

URL: www.foxitsoftware.com/?Language=en

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\foxit software\foxit reader

Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Foxit Reader\Uninstall.exe

Estimated size: 7.14 MB

Foxit Updater.exe
Memory:	5.87 MB	21.09 MB average
Total CPU:	0.0559943519%	0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:	0.03198863%	0.016088% average
User CPU:	0.02400573%	0.015104% average

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 Foxit Reader, 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 Foxit Reader.

1. Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
2. Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
3. The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.

1. At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
2. To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
3. When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.

1. Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
2. Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
3. When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
4. Restart Google Chrome.

OS VERSIONS Win 7 (SP1) 41% Win XP 0%

HOW DOES IT RUN? Plugs into Mozilla Firefox

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 9% Keep it 91%

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	26.28%
Brazil	6.70%
Germany	5.11%
MA	3.72%
United Kingdom	3.46%
Italy	2.87%
France	2.61%
Russia	2.61%
Canada	2.26%
Iran	2.23%
DZ	2.15%
Thailand	2.07%
Poland	2.02%
Vietnam	1.84%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

Foxit Corporation focuses on providing application solutions for reading, generating, organizing, and securing PDF documents.

Publisher URL: www.foxitsoftware.com

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