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Ampu-Tea

from ProjectorGames

Remove Ampu-Tea by ProjectorGames

Overview

Ampu-Tea is a program developed by ProjectorGames. 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 main program executable is AmpuTea.exe. The software installer includes 42 files and is usually about 188.15 MB (197,287,413 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 48% of users of Ampu-Tea come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Canada.

Program details

URL: projectorgames.net

Help link: support.steampowered.com

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam\steamapps\common\Ampu-Tea

Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/289090

Estimated size: 188.15 MB

Files installed by Ampu-Tea

Program executable:	AmpuTea.exe
Path:	C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam\steamapps\common\Ampu-Tea\AmpuTea.exe
MD5:	68dcf6d1ed16497dd501ab4c7bf538d7

Additional files:

steam_api.dll (by Valve) - Steam Client API (Steam Client API (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
steam_api64.dll (by Valve) - Steam Client API (buildbot_winslave05_steam_steam_rel_client_win64@winslave05)
AmpuTea.exe
SteamworksNative.dll
amputea.vbs
AppOverlay.dll - Steam Application Overlay Renderer (Steam Application Overlay)
AppOverlay64.dll
crashhandler.dll - Steam Crash Handler Library
crashhandler64.dll
CSERHelper.dll - CSER Helper (Debug Helper Routines)
d3dcompiler_46.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® DirectX for Windows® (Direct3D HLSL Compiler)
d3dcompiler_46_64.dll (by Microsoft)
dbghelp.dll - Debugging Tools for Windows(R) (Windows Image Helper)
GameOverlayRenderer.dll - Steam Game Overlay Renderer
GameOverlayRenderer64.dll
GameOverlayUI.exe - Steam
icui18n.dll
icuuc.dll
libavcodec-56.dll
libavformat-56.dll
libavresample-2.dll
libavutil-54.dll
libswscale-3.dll
SDL2.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
Steam.dll
Steam.exe - Steam Client Bootstrapper
Steam2.dll - Steam Client Engine
steamclient.dll
steamclient64.dll
steamerrorreporter.exe
steamerrorreporter64.exe
SteamUI.dll - SteamUI Dynamic Link Library
streaming_client.exe
tier0_s.dll - tier0_s Dynamic Link Library
tier0_s64.dll
uninstall.exe
v8.dll
video.dll
vstdlib_s.dll - vstdlib_ s.dll
vstdlib_s64.dll
winh264.dll
WriteMiniDump.exe - Win32 MiniDump Helper

Behaviors exhibited

2 Scheduled Tasks

Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{A14B6D8D-51FE-4C39-94B7-51FC1427939F}' (runs on registration).
GameOverlayUI.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Steam Overlaylol'.

Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)

Steam.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Steam_Reg_HKCURun_S-1-5-21-1646055978-2255025000-3107839011-1001.

Startup File (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.

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.

Windows Firewall Allowed Program

Steam.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.

How do I remove Ampu-Tea?

You can uninstall Ampu-Tea 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 Ampu-Tea, 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 Ampu-Tea.

OS VERSIONS

Win 10 62%

Win 7 (SP1) 38%

HOW IT STARTS

Automatically starts? Yes

(Found in the run registry)

USER ACTIONS

Uninstall it 1%

Keep it 99%

Windows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

Windows 10	61.54%
Windows 7	38.46%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 8.1	25.00%
Windows 7 Home Premium	17.31%
Windows 8.1 Pro	13.46%
Windows 7 Ultimate	13.46%
Windows 10 Home	13.46%
Windows 7 Professional	7.69%

Geography

48.48% of installs come from the United States

Which countries install it?

United States	48.48%
United Kingdom	9.09%
Canada	7.58%
Australia	4.55%
Netherlands	4.55%
Russia	3.03%
Germany	3.03%
DK	3.03%
Italy	3.03%
Brazil	1.52%
Belgium	1.52%
BQ	1.52%
Norway	1.52%
Korea	1.52%

PC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

Dell	16.22%
ASUS	16.22%
Hewlett-Packard	16.22%
Acer	13.51%
Toshiba	13.51%
Alienware	8.11%
Samsung	5.41%
GIGABYTE	5.41%
Medion	2.70%
Lenovo	2.70%
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