Solved How Did Octoshape Client Get On My System?

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Every now and then I need to open Task Manager. And every now and then I 'discover' stuff I do not 'remember' seeing before. Today I see something called octoshape client. A brief visit with google tells me it has something to do with streaming video efficiency. I am unable to discover how it got on my system in the first place. Is it standard Win 7 stuff and I simply never noticed? I welcome all input.

-thx
 

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Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
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Octoshape is a Peer to peer Streaming plug-in aimed to use your bandwidth to make it easier for the content provider to stream content to users, I would suggest you remove it as soon as possible. There should be an entry in the add/remove programs.

This plug-in is normally installed due to a pop up on various news sites and although not technically malware, anything that takes a users bandwidth is not wanted.
 

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Thx Barman58 - We recently signed up to DirecTV satellite service and I installed their app to watch TV on my computer. Do you think it is a piece of this app? I do not recall seeing this at the time.
 

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Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7601 ...Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU E5300 @ 2.60GHz6.00 GBIntel(R) G33/G31 Express Chipset Family
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Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
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It's possible, I would check all the documentation you have, for reference to stream sharing. If you cannot find anything it may be worthwhile contacting them directly :)
 

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    Computer type
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    Dell XPS 17 10750H
    OS
    Windows 11 Pro x64 Latest RP
    CPU
    Intel I7 10750H 5.0GHz
    Motherboard
    Dell XPS
    Memory
    32GB [2x16GB] DDR4 2933 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    nVidia GTX1650Ti 4 GB GDDR6
    Sound Card
    Stock [Realtek] 4 Speaker
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17" IPS UHD+ Infinity Edge Touchscreen
    Screen Resolution
    3840 x 2400
    Hard Drives
    2TB M2 NVMe, 4TB External + various 500GB & 1TB External NVMe (also have access to spinner HDD from
    PSU
    Stock
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    Stock XPS Aluminium & Carbon Fibre
    Cooling
    Stock - Active Fan Control
    Keyboard
    Backlit + Various Logitech
    Mouse
    Stock Track Pad + Logitech MX Trackball
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    Chrome
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    Wacom Intuos Pro Small Pen Pad
    Wacom Expresskeys Remote
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    Shuttle Pro v2 Control Pad
    10TB NAS
Look in C:\Program Files or C:\Program Files (x86) for that program then right-click its Folder icon, look at the date it was created, might give a clue as to the When and checking other Folders for the same date may indicate what it came with.
 

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Thank you all for your time and information. Based on the data you all have provided I have decided to uninstall it and wait 'n see if something comes up.
 

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Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7601 ...Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU E5300 @ 2.60GHz6.00 GBIntel(R) G33/G31 Express Chipset Family
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP (HP-P6212F)
OS
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
CPU
Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU E5300 @ 2.60GHz
Motherboard
PEGATRON CORPORATION Benicia
Memory
6.00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel(R) G33/G31 Express Chipset Family
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
24'' HP WS LCD
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
Hard Drives
(1) ATA Hitachi HDT72106 SCSI Disk Device (2) Generic- Compact Flash USB Device (3) Generic- MS/MS-Pro USB Device (4) Generic- SD/MMC USB Device (5) Generic- SM/xD-Picture USB Device (6) Verbatim STORE N GO USB Device
Keyboard
Logitech G510s
Mouse
Logitech Trackball M570
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials / Malwarebytes
Browser
IE / Firefox / Chrome
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