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Should I remove ProtonVPN?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
9% remove it91% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #24,768
United States Rank #15,792
Reach 0.0072%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 3.96 days
116.78 days >
Average installed length: 61.36 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.11.0 11.35%
1.10.1 5.67%
1.9.2 0.71%
1.8.1 3.55%
1.7.4 2.13%
1.6.4 1.42%
1.5.1 1.42%
1.5.0 0.71%
1.4.0 0.71%
1.3.6 2.84%
1.3.5 4.96%
1.3.4 12.06%
1.3.3 11.35%
1.3.2 2.13%
1.3.1 11.35%
1.3.0 7.80%
1.2.6 2.13%
1.2.4 4.96%
1.2.1 1.42%
1.1.0 1.42%
1.0.3 4.26%
1.0.2 0.71%
1.0.0 0.71%
0.9.7 1.42%
0.9.4 2.13%
0.9.3 0.71%

ProtonVPN

Overview

ProtonVPN is a software program developed by ProtonVPN AG. The most common release is 1.3.4, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. The primary executable is named ProtonVPNService.exe. The setup package generally installs about 82 files and is usually about 40.48 MB (42,441,707 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 10 and Windows 7 (SP1). While about 76% of users of ProtonVPN come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Netherlands.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.protonvpn.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\
Uninstaller: msiexec.exe /i {63273621-1486-46A9-95E8-332246B40B1C} AI_UNINSTALLER_CTP=1
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 40.48 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by ProtonVPN

Program executable:ProtonVPNService.exe
Name:ProtonVPN
Path:C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPNService.exe
MD5:83f6eca52e2bf2bdf8c0620503fac993
Additional files:
  • GalaSoft.MvvmLight.Platform.dll (by GalaSoft Laurent Bugnion @ http://www.galasoft.ch) - GalaSoft.MvvmLight.Platform
  • GalaSoft.MvvmLight.Extras.dll (by GalaSoft Laurent Bugnion @ http://www.galasoft.ch) - GalaSoft.MvvmLight.Extras
  • Liberation.CrashReporting.dll (by Liberation) - Liberation.CrashReporting
  • JetBrains.Annotations.dll (by JetBrains) - JetBrains .NET Platform (JetBrains ReSharper Code Annotations)
  • BouncyCastle.OpenPgp.dll (by The Legion of the Bouncy Castle) - Bouncy Castle for .NET (BouncyCastle.Crypto)
  • DynamicExpresso.Core.dll (by davideicardi.com) - DynamicExpresso.Core
  • Nito.AsyncEx.Concurrent.dll (by Stephen Cleary) - Nito.AsyncEx Library (Nito.AsyncEx Concurrent Library for .NET 4.5, Windows Store 8.0, Windows Phone Applications 8.1, and Xamarin)
  • Nito.AsyncEx.dll (by Stephen Cleary) - Nito.AsyncEx Library for .NET 4.5, Windows Store 8.0, Windows Phone Applications 8.1, Windows Phone Silverlight 8.0, and Xamarin
  • Nito.AsyncEx.Enlightenment.dll - Nito.AsyncEx Enlightenment for .NET 4.5
  • FontAwesomeWPF.dll - FontAwesomeWPFNuget
  • GalaSoft.MvvmLight.dll - GalaSoft.MvvmLight
  • Liberation.OS.dll (by Liberation) - Liberation.Helpers
  • PInvoke.Kernel32.dll (by Andrew Arnott) - PInvoke.Kernel32
  • FontAwesome.WPF.dll (by charri) - FontAwesome.WPF (Font Awesome WPF)
  • Caliburn.Micro.dll (by Blue Spire Consulting) - Caliburn.Micro (Caliburn Micro)
  • Caliburn.Micro.Platform.Core.dll (by Blue Spire Consulting) - Caliburn Micro Platform
  • Caliburn.Micro.Platform.dll
  • Hardcodet.Wpf.TaskbarNotification.dll (by hardcodet.net) - NotifyIcon WPF (NotifyIcon for WPF)
  • Liberation.Vpn.dll - Liberation.Vpn
  • PInvoke.BCrypt.dll (by Andrew Arnott) - PInvoke.BCrypt
  • PInvoke.NCrypt.dll - PInvoke.NCrypt
  • FlareNet.Core.dll - FlareNet.Core
  • GridExtra.Wpf.dll (by SourceChord) - GridExtra.Wpf
  • NLog.dll (by NLog) - NLog v4.4.12 (NLog for .NET Framework 4.5)
  • CalcBinding.dll - CalcBinding
  • Microsoft.Win32.TaskScheduler.dll (by CodePlex Community) - TaskService (Task Scheduler Wrapper)
  • CryptSharp.dll (by Illusory Studios) - CryptSharp
  • PCLCrypto.dll - PCLCrypto (PCLCrypto (platform assembly))
  • ByteSize.dll - ByteSize
  • Autofac.dll (by Autofac) - Autofac
  • OxyPlot.dll (by OxyPlot) - OxyPlot
  • OxyPlot.Wpf.dll (by OxyPlot) - OxyPlot for WPF
  • OsInfo.dll - OsInfo
  • Autofac.Extras.CommonServiceLocator.dll - Autofac.Extras.CommonServiceLocator

How do I remove ProtonVPN?

You can uninstall ProtonVPN 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 ProtonVPN, 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 ProtonVPN.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 89%
Win 7 (SP1) 11%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 9%
Keep it 91%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#24,768

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 88.65%
Windows 7 11.35%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Home 50.35%
Windows 10 Pro 22.70%
Windows 10 Home Single La... 5.67%
Windows 7 Professional 4.26%
Windows 10 Enterprise 2.84%
Windows 7 Home Premium 2.84%

Distribution by countryGeography

76.06% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 76.06%
  United Kingdom 6.10%
  Netherlands 4.69%
  Italy 2.35%
  Singapore 2.35%
  France 1.41%
  Thailand 0.94%
  Austria 0.47%
  Australia 0.47%
  Canada 0.47%
  Germany 0.47%
  DK 0.47%
  Spain 0.47%
  Hong Kong 0.47%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 31.43%
ASUS 16.19%
Lenovo 16.19%
Dell 15.24%
Acer 14.29%
Medion 1.90%
MSI 1.90%
Intel 0.95%
GIGABYTE 0.95%
Compaq 0.95%
Common models
HP HP Pavilion Notebook 4.35%
HP HP Notebook 3.26%
Gateway NE56R 3.26%
ASUSTeK N550JK 2.17%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 2.17%
HP OMEN by HP Laptop 2.17%

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