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What percent of users and experts removed it?
1% remove it99% keep it
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How common is it?
Global Rank #23,200
United States Rank #17,770
Reach 0.0082%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 8.66 days
255.49 days >
Average installed length: 134.24 days
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America's Army: Proving Grounds
from U.S. Army
Overview
America's Army: Proving Grounds is a program developed by U.S. Army. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. 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 software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The software installer includes 129 files and is usually about 9.35 MB (9,800,704 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 10 as well as Windows 7 (SP1). While about 61% of users of America's Army: Proving Grounds come from the United States, it is also popular in Italy and Germany.
Program details
URL: americasarmy.com/aapg
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\America's Army
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/203290
Estimated size: 9.35 MB
Files installed by America's Army: Proving Grounds
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AAMissionEdCSharp.dll (by Army Game Studio) - Americas Army (AAMissionEdCSharp)
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UnrealEdCSharp.dll (by Epic Games) - UnrealEngine3 (UnrealEdCSharp)
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AAGame.exe
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AAGameEditor.exe
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AAMissionEditor.exe
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AALauncher32.exe (by America's Army, US Army) - Americas Army Launcher (America's Army Launcher)
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uninstall.exe - Steam
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crashhandler.dll (by Valve) - Steam Crash Handler Library
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crashhandler64.dll (by Valve)
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GameOverlayRenderer.dll - Steam Game Overlay Renderer
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GameOverlayRenderer64.dll
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GameOverlayUI.exe
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SDL2.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
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Steam.dll
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Steam.exe - Steam Client Bootstrapper
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steamclient.dll
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steamclient64.dll
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steamerrorreporter.exe
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steamerrorreporter64.exe
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SteamUI.dll - SteamUI Dynamic Link Library
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streaming_client.exe
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tier0_s.dll - tier0_s Dynamic Link Library
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tier0_s64.dll
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video.dll
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vstdlib_s.dll - vstdlib_ s.dll
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vstdlib_s64.dll
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bink2w32.dll (by RAD Game Tools) - Bink and Smacker (RAD Video Tools)
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bink2w64.dll (by RAD Game Tools)
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CSERHelper.dll - CSER Helper (Debug Helper Routines)
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icui18n.dll
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icuuc.dll
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libavcodec-56.dll
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libavformat-56.dll
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libavresample-2.dll
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libavutil-54.dll
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libcurl.dll (by The cURL library, https://curl.haxx.se/) - The cURL library (libcurl Shared Library)
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libswscale-3.dll
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SteamOverlayVulkanLayer.dll
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SteamOverlayVulkanLayer64.dll
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v8.dll
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AgentInterface.dll
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APEX_Clothing_Legacy_x64.dll (by NVIDIA) - APEX Dynamic Link Library
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APEX_Clothing_Legacy_x86.dll (by NVIDIA)
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APEX_Clothing_x64.dll
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APEX_Clothing_x86.dll
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APEX_ClothingSHIPPING_x64.dll
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APEX_ClothingSHIPPING_x86.dll
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APEX_Destructible_Legacy_x64.dll
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APEX_Destructible_Legacy_x86.dll
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APEX_Destructible_x64.dll
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APEX_Destructible_x86.dll
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APEX_DestructibleSHIPPING_x64.dll
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APEX_DestructibleSHIPPING_x86.dll
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APEX_Framework_Legacy_x64.dll
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APEX_Framework_Legacy_x86.dll
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ApexFramework_x64.dll
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ApexFramework_x86.dll
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ApexFrameworkSHIPPING_x64.dll
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ApexFrameworkSHIPPING_x86.dll
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AppOverlay.dll - Steam Application Overlay Renderer (Steam Application Overlay)
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AppOverlay64.dll
Behaviors exhibited
2 Scheduled Tasks
- Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{B6D81AEC-C691-4109-ACBA-39A635BBAF0E}' (runs on registration).
- SteamTmp.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{E7D265B4-59BF-47D6-AE89-982082F40E03}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- Steam.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Steam_Reg_HKCURun_S-1-5-21-3837917440-1771750534-681917250-1001.
2 Startup Files (User Run)
- Steam.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Steam' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" -silent.
- SteamTmp.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Steam' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe" -silent.
Startup File (All Users Run)
- Steam.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Steam' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" -silent.
2 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
- Steam.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.
- SteamTmp.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.
How do I remove America's Army: Proving Grounds?
You can uninstall America's Army: Proving Grounds 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 America's Army: Proving Grounds, 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 America's Army: Proving Grounds.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 81%
Win 7 (SP1) 19%
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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 1%
Keep it 99%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 |
81.37% |
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Windows 7 |
18.63% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 10 Home |
44.10% |
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Windows 10 Pro |
19.88% |
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Windows 8.1 |
8.07% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
6.83% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
6.21% |
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Windows 7 Home Premium |
4.97% |
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Geography
60.75% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
60.75% |
Italy |
7.94% |
Germany |
3.74% |
United Kingdom |
3.74% |
Netherlands |
3.27% |
Canada |
2.80% |
Sweden |
1.87% |
Australia |
1.40% |
DK |
0.93% |
Spain |
0.93% |
Mexico |
0.93% |
New Zealand |
0.93% |
Russia |
0.93% |
Argentina |
0.47% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
22.54% |
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Acer |
15.49% |
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GIGABYTE |
12.68% |
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Dell |
12.68% |
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Lenovo |
9.86% |
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ASUS |
8.45% |
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MSI |
5.63% |
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Alienware |
5.63% |
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Toshiba |
4.23% |
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Intel |
2.82% |
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Common models |
ASUS All Series |
6.36% |
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HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... |
2.73% |
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Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 |
1.82% |
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ASUSTeK M32CD_A_F_K20CD_K... |
1.82% |
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Micro-Star Co., Ltd. GE62... |
1.82% |
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MSI MS-7817 |
1.82% |
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