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6.1.0.27r 10.00%
6.0.0.63r 10.00%
6.0.0.54r 10.00%
6.0.0.43r 70.00%

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kernel32.dll
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ole32.dll
PropVariantClear
psapi.dll
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shell32.dll
SHGetMalloc, SHGetDesktopFolder, SHGetPathFromIDListA
shlwapi.dll
PathFindNextComponentA, PathFindFileNameA
user32.dll
LoadStringA, RegisterWindowMessageA, KillTimer, GetWindowLongA, GetParent, PostMessageA, wsprintfA, IsWindow, GetForegroundWindow, SendMessageTimeoutA, GetClassNameA, GetKeyState, PostThreadMessageA, GetMessageA, UnhookWindowsHookEx, GetWindowThreadProcessId, SetWindowsHookExA, SetTimer, CallNextHookEx, GetWindowRect, SystemParametersInfoA, OpenDesktopA, EnumDesktopWindows, CloseDesktop, GetDesktopWindow
version.dll
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winmm.dll
joyGetPosEx, joyGetNumDevs

nphooks.dll

NielsenOnline by The Nielsen Company

Remove nphooks.dll
Version:   6.0.0.54r
MD5:   46e9663588886a20710292f15f36b047
SHA1:   1dcec8c547a3aab5ef28f989607c14cc0ba9882f
SHA256:   d88ed3b76cd48f186f7bff19a6e6b6e39cf0b335a4baa1c668b4c285225c03a7

Overview

nphooks.dll is loaded as dynamic link library that runs in the context of a process.

DetailsDetails

File name:nphooks.dll
Publisher:The Nielsen Company
Product name:NielsenOnline
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\netratingsnetsight\netsight\meter2\nphooks.dll
File version:6.0.0.54r
Product version:6.0.0.54
Size:457 KB (467,968 bytes)
Build date:4/19/2013 3:29 PM
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
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Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 70.00%
Windows 8.1 10.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 10.00%
Windows 7 Home Basic 10.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 70.00% of NielsenOnline.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 54.55%
Toshiba 18.18%
Hewlett-Packard 18.18%
Acer 9.09%
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