Amazon Games & Software Downloader
What is Amazon Games & Software Downloader? (from Amazon Services)
You can play free trial versions of over 1,000 game downloads before purchasing them. The free trial version lets you play games on a limited basis; for example, play for a limited amount of time. Purchase the game at any point during or after your trial for unlimited play. You need to install the Amazon Games & Soft... Read more
Overview
Amazon Games & Software Downloader is a program developed by Amazon Services. The most used version is 2.0.2.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. 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 programs's main executable is AmazonGSDownloaderService.exe and has been seen to consume an average CPU of less than one percent, and utilizes about 3.76 MB of memory. The software installer includes 19 files and is usually about 8.56 MB (8,974,923 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 98% of users of Amazon Games & Software Downloader come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Canada.
Program details
URL: www.amazon.com/GamesAndSoftwareDownloads/How
Help link: www.amazon.com/Help/GamesAndSoftwareDownloads
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Amazon\Amazon Games & Software Downloader\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Amazon\Amazon Games & Software Downloader\uninst\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 8.56 MB
Files installed by Amazon Games & Software Downloader
| Program executable: | AmazonGSDownloaderService.exe |
| Name: | Amazon Games & Software Downloader Service |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\Amazon\Amazon Games & Software Downloader\AmazonGSDownloaderService.exe |
| MD5: | ff6f0f6a2d72065ae4300426fa414693 |
| (From the publisher) “You need to install the Amazon Games & Software Downloader (for Windows XP/Vista/7, 3.0MB) before you can download games and software. The Amazon Games & Software Downloader allows you to download games or software...” |
Additional files:
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AmazonGSDownloaderService.exe - Amazon Games & Software Downloader Service
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AmazonGSDownloaderTray.exe - TaskTray Application
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libeay32.dll (by The OpenSSL Project, http://www.openssl.org/) - The OpenSSL Toolkit (OpenSSL Shared Library)
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ssleay32.dll (by The OpenSSL Project, http://www.openssl.org/)
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AmazonGSDownloaderDle.dll - Dle Application
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AmazonGSDownloaderGui.dll - Gui Application
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mock_messenger.exe
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utility.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- AmazonGSDownloaderService.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{DF04A78B-CDA3-4D67-A4DE-4E142AA395D2}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- AmazonGSDownloaderTray.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named AmazonGSDownloaderTray_Reg_HKLMWow6432Run.
Service
- AmazonGSDownloaderService.exe runs as a service named 'Amazon Download Agent' (Amazon Download Agent).
Startup File (All Users Run)
- AmazonGSDownloaderTray.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'AmazonGSDownloaderTray' which loads as C:\Program Files\Amazon\Amazon Games & Software Downloader\AmazonGSDownloaderTray.exe.
Network connections
- AmazonGSDownloaderService.exe connects to 176.32.98.27 (port 80).
- AmazonGSDownloaderService.exe connects to 205.251.243.18 (port 80).
- AmazonGSDownloaderService.exe connects to 210-179.amazon.com (72.21.210.179 port 80).
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| AmazonGSDownloaderService.exe |
| Memory: | 3.76 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0003190074% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00012252% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00019649% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 1,524,540 | |
| Switches/sec: | 20 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 226 Bytes | |
| AmazonGSDownloaderTray.exe |
| Memory: | 1.64 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0001517364% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00009928% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00005245% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 31,982 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 7 Bytes | |
| I/O writes/min: | 0 Bytes | |
How do I remove Amazon Games & Software Downloader?
You can uninstall Amazon Games & Software Downloader 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 Amazon Games & Software Downloader, 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 Amazon Games & Software Downloader.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 59%
Win Vista 0%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 18%
Keep it 82%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
60.28% |
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| Windows 10 |
28.25% |
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| Windows Vista |
7.38% |
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| Windows XP |
4.09% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
45.36% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
10.36% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
8.43% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
7.39% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
6.47% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
5.51% |
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Geography
98.01% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
98.01% |
| United Kingdom |
0.29% |
| Canada |
0.20% |
| Israel |
0.18% |
| Germany |
0.11% |
| Australia |
0.09% |
| France |
0.07% |
| TT |
0.05% |
| Brazil |
0.05% |
| Taiwan |
0.05% |
| Dominican Republic |
0.05% |
| Belgium |
0.05% |
| Netherlands |
0.05% |
| GU |
0.05% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
33.39% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
31.66% |
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| Acer |
9.32% |
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| Toshiba |
9.14% |
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| ASUS |
5.08% |
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| GIGABYTE |
4.66% |
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| Lenovo |
3.17% |
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| Intel |
1.25% |
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| Alienware |
1.19% |
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| Samsung |
0.60% |
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| Gateway |
0.54% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
6.42% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
5.43% |
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| Dell XPS 8300 |
2.96% |
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| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
2.84% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
2.59% |
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| Dell Studio XPS 435T/9000 |
2.47% |
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About Amazon Services
Amazon.com, Inc. is an American multinational electronic commerce company.
Publisher URL: www.amazonservices.com