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What percent of users and experts removed it?
9% remove it91% keep it
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How common is it?
Global Rank #48,292
United States Rank #30,562
Reach 0.0016%
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Audioshield
by Dylan Fitterer
Overview
Audioshield is a software program developed by Dylan Fitterer. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. 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 primary executable is named Audioshield.exe. The setup package generally installs about 60 files and is usually about 5.56 MB (5,826,569 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 10 and Windows 7 (SP1). While about 86% of users of Audioshield come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada and Germany.
Program details
URL: audio-shield.com
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Users\Cory\Steam\steamapps\common\Audioshield
Uninstaller: "C:\Users\Cory\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/412740
Estimated size: 5.56 MB
Files installed by Audioshield
| Program executable: | Audioshield.exe |
| Path: | C:\Users\Cory\Steam\steamapps\common\Audioshield\Audioshield.exe |
| MD5: | 158f6645379f5cc24180424464c52a9e |
Additional files:
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Audioshield.exe
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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 - Steam
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icui18n.dll
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icuuc.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
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steamclient64.dll
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steamerrorreporter.exe
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steamerrorreporter64.exe
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SteamOverlayVulkanLayer.dll
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SteamOverlayVulkanLayer64.dll
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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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v8.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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bass.dll (by Un4seen Developments) - BASS
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bassflac.dll (by Un4seen Developments) - BASSFLAC
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basswma.dll - BASSWMA
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CoherentUI_Native.dll (by Coherent Labs) - Coherent UI (Coherent UI - A Modern User Interface Library for Games)
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compost.dll
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CSERHelper.dll - CSER Helper (Debug Helper Routines)
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CSteamworks.dll (by Riley Labrecque) - CSteamworks (A C ABI wrapper for Steamworks)
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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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DLLProject.dll
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ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib.dll (by ICSharpCode.net) - #ZipLibrary (SharpZipLib for .NET Framework 2.0)
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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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lua51.dll
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msvcp100.dll - Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2010 (Microsoft® C Runtime Library)
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msvcp110.dll - Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2012
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msvcr100.dll
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msvcr110.dll
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openvr_api.dll
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steam_api.dll - Steam Client API
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Steam2.dll - Steam Client Engine
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SteamOverlayVulkanLayer.json
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SteamOverlayVulkanLayer64.json
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taglib-sharp.dll - TagLib#
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UnityMediaPlayer.dll
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UnityPlayer.dll
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winh264.dll
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WriteMiniDump.exe - Win32 MiniDump Helper
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XInputInterface.dll
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XInputInterface32.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F6387CA2-7BFC-4121-80A8-8234577DBAF1}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- Steam.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 3.
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 Audioshield?
You can uninstall Audioshield 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 Audioshield, 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 Audioshield.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 94%
Win 7 (SP1) 6%
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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 9%
Keep it 91%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 10 |
93.55% |
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| Windows 7 |
6.45% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 10 Home |
51.61% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
38.71% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
3.23% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
3.23% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro with Medi... |
3.23% |
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Geography
86.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
86.00% |
| Canada |
2.00% |
| Germany |
2.00% |
| DK |
2.00% |
| United Kingdom |
2.00% |
| GG |
2.00% |
| Hong Kong |
2.00% |
| Netherlands |
2.00% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
25.00% |
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| Dell |
25.00% |
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| Alienware |
25.00% |
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| Acer |
25.00% |
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Common models |
| MSI MS-7978 |
22.22% |
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| ASUS All Series |
16.67% |
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| Gigabyte Default string |
11.11% |
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| Razer Blade |
5.56% |
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| MSI MS-7984 |
5.56% |
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| MSI MS-7693 |
5.56% |
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