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touchtheWire
from James Howat
Overview
touchtheWire is a software program developed by James Howat. 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 programs's main executable is opera.exe and has been seen to consume an average CPU of less than one percent, and utilizes about 296.95 MB of memory. The setup package is about 1.14 MB (1,190,357 bytes) when donwloaded. Relative to the overall usage of those who have this installed, most are running it on Windows 7 (SP1). While about 83% of users of touchtheWire come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom.
Program details
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\Local\touchtheWire
Uninstaller: wscript "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\touchtheWire\uninstall.vbs"
Estimated size: 1.14 MB
Files installed by touchtheWire
| Program executable: | opera.exe |
| Name: | Opera Internet Browser |
| Signed by: | Opera Software ASA |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\opera\opera.exe |
| MD5: | c5520feb7ad5f6e3692b6de41f6a1a27 |
| Opera is a web browser and Internet suite developed by Opera Software. The browser handles common Internet-related tasks such as displaying web sites, sending and receiving e-mail messages, managing contacts, chatting on IRC, downloading... |
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touchtheWire.exe (by Opera Software) - Opera Internet Browser
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- touchtheWire.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{9AA9EA42-4E5C-44DE-A63D-AF3AC964497B}' (runs on registration).
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- touchtheWire.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Opera\Opera.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| opera.exe |
| Memory: | 296.95 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0391181532% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.01584699% | |
| User CPU: | 0.02327116% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 36,096,572 | |
| Switches/sec: | 246 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 208.73 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 52.31 KB | |
How do I remove touchtheWire?
You can uninstall touchtheWire 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 touchtheWire, 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 touchtheWire.
USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 9%
Keep it 91%
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MOST USED OS
~99%
Windows 7 (SP1)
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COUNTRY POPULARITY
83.33%
United States
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Geography
83.33% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
83.33% |
| United Kingdom |
16.67% |