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Should I remove Winamp Detectar Aplicação?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
6% remove it94% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #9,280
United States Rank #34,566
Reach 0.0404%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 15.83 days
466.88 days >
Average installed length: 245.31 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.0.0.1 100.00%

Winamp Detectar Aplicação

What is Winamp Detectar Aplicação?

Winamp Application Detect is a browser plugin for Internet Explorer and/or Firefox that allows Winamp.com and other participating sites to detect a Winamp installation and version when delivering content. It does not collect or send other information. Winamp is a free media player that can process several media file-types. It is a protocol winamp:// that allows partner sites (such as WinAmp, SHOut… etc.) to detect current music automatically.

About  (from Nullsoft, Inc)

The “application detector” lets websites (well, really probably only winamp.com) know if Winamp is installed. We also added “winamp://” links to perform a limited number of “open such and such in winamp” kind of actions (similar to other programs that do similar things with protocols e.g. emule, aim, itunes). The brows...  Read more

Overview

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 uninstwadetect.exe. The setup package generally installs about 3 files.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.winamp.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Winamp Detect
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Winamp Detect\UninstWaDetect.exe

Program filesFiles installed by Winamp Detectar Aplicação

Program executable:uninstwadetect.exe
Name:Winamp Detect
Winamp Detect Installer
Path:C:\Program Files\winamp detect\uninstwadetect.exe
MD5:d024d07f9f51c647f3527ea72ba5328c
Additional files:
  • iewachk.dll - Winamp Application Detector
  • npwachk.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Google Chrome Plugin
  • npwachk.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'npwachk.dll'.
Mozilla Plugin
  • npwachk.dll is loaded into Mozilla Firefox under the product name 'Winamp Detector' with a plugin key of '@nullsoft.com/winampDetector;version=1' for all users of the PC.
Scheduled Task
  • UninstWaDetect.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{19A0AE90-49E7-4229-8556-347B232467A4}' (runs on registration).

How do I remove Winamp Detectar Aplicação?

You can uninstall Winamp Detectar Aplicação 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 Winamp Detectar Aplicação, 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 Winamp Detectar Aplicação.

How do I reset my web browser?

If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Winamp Detectar Aplicação you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Mozilla Firefox
Google Chrome

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 57%
Win 7 0%
 
HOW DOES IT RUN?
Plugs into Mozilla Firefox
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 6%
Keep it 94%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 70.39%
Windows 10 21.83%
Windows XP 5.65%
Windows Vista 2.13%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate 32.08%
Windows 7 Home Premium 13.84%
Windows 7 Professional 11.95%
Windows 7 Home Basic 9.94%
Microsoft Windows XP 5.66%
Windows 8 Pro 4.65%

Distribution by countryGeography

87.58% of installs come from Brazil
Which countries install it?
  Brazil 87.58%
  Portugal 6.34%
  United States 4.23%
  Spain 0.26%
  France 0.26%
  AO 0.13%
  Canada 0.13%
  CV 0.13%
  Germany 0.13%
  DK 0.13%
  United Kingdom 0.13%
  Ireland 0.13%
  Italy 0.13%
  Japan 0.13%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 23.86%
Hewlett-Packard 19.29%
Acer 17.51%
Samsung 10.15%
ASUS 9.14%
GIGABYTE 8.88%
Lenovo 5.08%
Intel 4.57%
Sahara 1.52%
Common models
Positivo MOBILE 5.32%
HP G42 Notebook PC 3.65%
Dell Inspiron 1545 2.99%
Acer Aspire E1-571 1.99%
Semp Toshiba Informatica ... 1.99%
Dell Dell System XPS L5... 1.66%

About Nullsoft, Inc

Nullsoft is a software developer most known products that include the Winamp media player and the SHOUTcast MP3 streaming media server.
Publisher URL: www.winamp.com

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