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What percent of users and experts removed it?
8% remove it92% keep it
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How common is it?
United States Rank #42,997
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Anomaly Defenders
by 11 bit studios
Overview
Anomaly Defenders is a program developed by 11 bit studios. 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 ADStandalonePC.exe. The software installer includes 41 files and is usually about 597.26 MB (626,269,064 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 56% of users of Anomaly Defenders come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Germany.
Program details
URL: www.anomalydefenders.com
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Steam\steamapps\common\Anomaly Defenders
Uninstaller: "C:\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/294750
Estimated size: 597.26 MB
Files installed by Anomaly Defenders
| Program executable: | ADStandalonePC.exe |
| Path: | C:\Steam\steamapps\common\Anomaly Defenders\ADStandalonePC.exe |
| MD5: | c0fae48eb8bf5f6ad7e46aadf69b9509 |
Additional files:
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libcurl.dll (by The cURL library, http://curl.haxx.se/) - The cURL library (libcurl Shared Library)
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steam_api.dll (by Valve) - Steam Client API
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libcgcstrip.dll (by Sony Computer Entertainment Inc) - libcgcstrip DLL
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libcgc.dll (by Sony Computer Entertainment / NVIDIA) - Cg Compiler
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PVRTexLib.dll (by Imagination Technologies) - PVRTexLib (PVRTexLib Extension)
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ADStandalonePC.exe
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PCTouchHelper.dll
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XUtils.dll
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AppOverlay.dll (by Valve) - Steam Application Overlay Renderer (Steam Application Overlay)
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AppOverlay64.dll
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crashhandler.dll - Steam Crash Handler Library
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crashhandler64.dll
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CSERHelper.dll - CSER Helper (Debug Helper Routines)
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d3dcompiler_46.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® DirectX for Windows® (Direct3D HLSL Compiler)
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d3dcompiler_46_64.dll (by Microsoft)
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dbghelp.dll - Debugging Tools for Windows(R) (Windows Image Helper)
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GameOverlayRenderer.dll - Steam Game Overlay Renderer
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GameOverlayRenderer64.dll
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GameOverlayUI.exe - Steam
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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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libswscale-3.dll
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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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Steam2.dll - Steam Client Engine
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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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uninstall.exe
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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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WriteMiniDump.exe - Win32 MiniDump Helper
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{24119BA4-1D08-43EE-BF5D-971EEE712888}' (runs on registration).
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 Anomaly Defenders?
You can uninstall Anomaly Defenders 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 Anomaly Defenders, 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 Anomaly Defenders.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 59%
Win 7 (SP1) 41%
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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 8%
Keep it 92%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 10 |
59.26% |
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| Windows 7 |
40.74% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 10 Pro |
22.22% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
18.52% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
14.81% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
14.81% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
11.11% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
7.41% |
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Geography
55.56% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
55.56% |
| United Kingdom |
11.11% |
| Germany |
5.56% |
| DK |
5.56% |
| Switzerland |
2.78% |
| Italy |
2.78% |
| Mexico |
2.78% |
| Norway |
2.78% |
| New Zealand |
2.78% |
| Poland |
2.78% |
| Portugal |
2.78% |
| Sweden |
2.78% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| GIGABYTE |
20.00% |
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| ASUS |
20.00% |
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| MSI |
20.00% |
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| Acer |
20.00% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
10.00% |
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| Alienware |
10.00% |
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Common models |
| ASUS All Series |
25.00% |
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| Alienware Aurora-R4 |
6.25% |
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| Acer Aspire M5-581T |
6.25% |
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| MSI MS-7917 |
6.25% |
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| MSI MS-7845 |
6.25% |
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| MSI MS-7821 |
6.25% |
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