Assassin’s Creed III
What is Assassin’s Creed III?
Assassin's Creed is a historical action-adventure open world stealth video game series that consists of five main games and a number of supporting materials, as of 2013. The main games in the franchise were developed by Ubisoft Montreal, with the handheld titles developed by Gameloft and Gryptonite Studios, with additional development by Ubisoft Montreal.
Overview
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 AC3SP.exe. The software installer includes 40 files and is usually about 6.68 MB (7,001,534 bytes).
Program details
URL: assassinscreed.ubi.com/ac3
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Games\Steam\steamapps\common\Assassin's Creed 3
Uninstaller: "C:\Games\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/208480
Estimated size: 6.68 MB
Files installed by Assassin’s Creed III
| Program executable: | AC3SP.exe |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\steam\steamapps\common\Assassin's Creed 3\AC3SP.exe |
| MD5: | baba0c17006dde96a18b3c4a80af978a |
Additional files:
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AC3MP.exe
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AppOverlay.dll (by Valve) - Steam Application Overlay Renderer (Steam Application Overlay)
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AppOverlay64.dll (by Valve)
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crashhandler.dll - Steam Crash Handler Library
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GameOverlayRenderer.dll - Steam Game Overlay Renderer
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GameOverlayRenderer64.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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steamclient.dll - Steam
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steamclient64.dll
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steamerrorreporter.exe
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SteamUI.dll - SteamUI Dynamic Link Library
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tier0_s.dll - tier0_s Dynamic Link Library
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tier0_s64.dll
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vstdlib_s.dll - vstdlib_ s.dll
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vstdlib_s64.dll
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avutil-51.dll
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crashhandler64.dll
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d3d9.dll
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GameOverlayUI.exe
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steamerrorreporter64.exe
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AC3SP.exe
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AssassinsCreed3_STEAM_P9_TRN-dEViATED.exe (by DEViATED) - DEViATED Game TRAiNERS (http://deviatedhacking.com)
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binkw32.dll (by RAD Game Tools) - Bink and Smacker (RAD Video Tools)
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CSERHelper.dll - CSER Helper (Debug Helper Routines)
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dbghelp.dll (by Microsoft) - Debugging Tools for Windows(R) (Windows Image Helper)
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dbghelp32.dll (by Microsoft)
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dxgi.dll
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libavresample-1.dll
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libavutil-52.dll
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steam_api.dll - Steam Client API (Steam Client API (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
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Steam2.dll - Steam Client Engine
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SteamTmp.exe
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streaming_client.exe
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ubiorbitapi_r2.dll (by THETA) - Orbit Emulator
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ubiorbitapi_r2_loader.dll
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uninstall.exe
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uplay_r1_loader.dll
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WriteMiniDump.exe - Win32 MiniDump Helper
Behaviors exhibited
3 Scheduled Tasks
- Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F379847F-E7EF-4084-9B2F-B87B28202FA4}' (runs on registration).
- AC3SP.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{D0B6517A-4779-4A95-B7E8-F9C20112425C}' (runs on registration).
- SteamTmp.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{0FA4F2B3-5879-4EB7-87D7-15A36952D352}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- Steam.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Steam Login.
2 Startup Files (User Run)
- Steam.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Steam Client Bootstrapper (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04)' and executes as C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe.
- 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'.
Network connections
- SteamTmp.exe connects to cdn-178-79-196-253.pmo.llnw.net (178.79.196.253 port 80).
- SteamTmp.exe connects to 69.28.145.170 (port 27017).
- SteamTmp.exe connects to cm-04.lux.valve.net (146.66.152.15 port 27018).
- SteamTmp.exe connects to 80.239.194.142 (port 27030).
- SteamTmp.exe connects to VALVE-CORPO.car2.Philadelphia1.Level3.net (4.78.155.50 port 27031).
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| Steam.exe |
| Memory: | 135.83 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0002740424% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00018112% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00009292% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 21,119,105 | |
| Switches/sec: | 655 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 15.66 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 110.91 KB | |
| GameOverlayUI.exe |
| Memory: | 36.47 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0126768236% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00708749% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00558933% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 30,822,598 | |
| Switches/sec: | 194 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 633.64 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 29.26 KB | |
| SteamTmp.exe |
| Memory: | 230.39 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0025027453% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00142709% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00107566% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 28,069,388 | |
| Switches/sec: | 334 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 1.77 MB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 2.18 MB | |
How do I remove Assassin’s Creed III?
You can uninstall Assassin’s Creed III 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 Assassin’s Creed® III, 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 Assassin’s Creed III.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 61%
Win Vista (SP2) 1%
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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 7%
Keep it 93%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
62.84% |
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| Windows 10 |
36.59% |
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| Windows Vista |
0.57% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
36.76% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
14.95% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
12.67% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
9.70% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
9.13% |
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| Windows 8 |
3.54% |
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Geography
50.64% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
50.64% |
| France |
6.66% |
| United Kingdom |
6.46% |
| Canada |
5.78% |
| Germany |
5.09% |
| Netherlands |
3.04% |
| Australia |
2.74% |
| Brazil |
2.15% |
| Sweden |
1.57% |
| DK |
1.37% |
| Norway |
1.27% |
| Belgium |
1.18% |
| Switzerland |
1.18% |
| Finland |
1.18% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| ASUS |
20.25% |
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| GIGABYTE |
16.25% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
15.00% |
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| Acer |
13.75% |
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| Dell |
13.25% |
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| Alienware |
6.75% |
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| MSI |
4.00% |
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| Lenovo |
3.50% |
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| Intel |
2.50% |
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| Samsung |
2.00% |
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| Medion |
1.75% |
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| Toshiba |
1.00% |
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Common models |
| ASUS All Series |
7.75% |
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| MSI MS-7821 |
3.17% |
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| Alienware M14xR2 |
2.82% |
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| Dell XPS 8500 |
2.82% |
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| ASUSTeK G75VW |
2.46% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
2.46% |
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About Ubisoft
Ubisoft is a video game publisher and developer whos knonw brands include Assassin's Creed, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six, Beyond Good & Evil,Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon, Far Cry and Rayman.
Publisher URL: www.ubi.com