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To: Elroy who wrote (96984)6/17/2017 8:05:45 AM
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Removing the program. . .

I downloaded the program and went through the steps to run it. It appears that it's an .EXE file that was compressed into a .ZIP file. This makes sense for two reasons: Zipped files make for a smaller download and some systems are reluctant to download (or run) .EXE files.

While executing, I checked my system and there was only one process associated with the program running. Checking further, it was running from the location where I Un-Zipped it. I could see no evidence that any files have been copied to my Windows Systems' folders. However, some small files had been copied to my User Account AppData folder. These looked to be storing configuration information.

After experimenting, I deleted the .EXE file, and the downloaded .ZIP file. As well, I removed the files in my User's AppData folder. I now consider the program gone.

Note: I did NOT take a "Before" and "After" snapshot of my system and compare the two. This would be the only way to be totally certain of what the program did, but it's time consuming and I'm lazy.

Cheers, PW.

P.S. The User AppData folder has the Hidden attribute set on most systems so it's rarely seen. Anyone wishing to examine it's contents will need to take the extra steps necessary to view Hidden folder contents.
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