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What percent of users and experts removed it?
1% remove it99% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #19,444
United States Rank #12,111
Reach 0.0115%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 10.26 days
302.68 days >
Average installed length: 159.04 days

Black Squad

Overview

Black Squad is a software program developed by NS STUDIO. It adds registry entry for the current user which will allow the program to automatically start each time it is rebooted. 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 setup package generally installs about 100 files and is usually about 1.61 MB (1,683,688 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 77% of users of Black Squad come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and United Kingdom.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.blacksquad.com
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Black Squad
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/550650
Estimated size: 1.61 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Black Squad

  • BlackSquadGame.exe
  • SplashScreen.dll
  • SteamLauncher.exe - SteamLauncher (SteamLauncher Application)
  • BEService_x64.exe
  • BEClient.dll
  • BlackSquadGame_BELauncher.exe (by BattlEye Innovations) - BattlEye Launcher
  • APEX_ClothingSHIPPING_x64.dll (by NVIDIA) - APEX Dynamic Link Library
  • APEX_ClothingSHIPPING_x86.dll (by NVIDIA)
  • APEX_DestructibleSHIPPING_x64.dll
  • APEX_DestructibleSHIPPING_x86.dll
  • ApexFrameworkSHIPPING_x64.dll
  • ApexFrameworkSHIPPING_x86.dll
  • awesomium.dll (by Awesomium Technologies) - Awesomium (Awesomium Core)
  • awesomium_process.exe (by Awesomium Technologies) - Awesomium Renderer
  • BEClient_x64.dll
  • bink2w32.dll (by RAD Game Tools) - Bink and Smacker (RAD Video Tools)
  • bink2w64.dll (by RAD Game Tools)
  • BSLauncher.exe - BSLauncher (BSLauncher Application)
  • crashhandler.dll (by Valve) - Steam Crash Handler Library
  • crashhandler64.dll (by Valve)
  • CSERHelper.dll - CSER Helper (Debug Helper Routines)
  • cudart32_41_22.dll - NVIDIA CUDA 4.1.22 Runtime (NVIDIA CUDA Runtime, Version 4.1.22)
  • cudart32_42_9.dll - NVIDIA CUDA 4.2.9 Runtime (NVIDIA CUDA Runtime, Version 4.2.9)
  • cudart64_41_22.dll
  • cudart64_42_9.dll
  • 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)
  • DSETUP.dll - Direct driver preloader
  • dsetup32.dll - Microsoft(R) DirectX dla systemu Windows(R) (Instalator DirectX - czesc 32-bitowa)
  • DXSETUP.exe - Microsoft® DirectX dla systemu Windows® (Instalator programu Microsoft DirectX)
  • GameOverlayRenderer.dll - Steam Game Overlay Renderer
  • GameOverlayRenderer64.dll
  • GameOverlayUI.exe - Steam
  • icudt.dll (by The ICU Project) - International Components for Unicode (ICU Data DLL)
  • icui18n.dll
  • icuuc.dll
  • libavcodec-57.dll
  • libavformat-57.dll
  • libavresample-3.dll
  • libavutil-55.dll
  • LIBOGG.dll
  • libogg_64.dll
  • libswscale-4.dll
  • LIBVORBIS.dll
  • libvorbis_64.dll
  • LIBVORBISFILE.dll
  • libvorbisfile_64.dll
  • msvcp100.dll - Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2010 (Microsoft® C Runtime Library)
  • msvcr100.dll
  • NVTT.dll - NVIDIA Texture Tools Dynamic Link Library
  • nvtt_64.dll
  • openvr_api.dll
  • ortp.dll (by Mercer Road Corp) - Vivox Communications API
  • PhysX3GpuCHECKED_x64.dll
  • PhysX3GpuCHECKED_x86.dll
  • PhysXCooking.dll - PhysXCooking Dynamic Link Library
  • PhysXCooking64.dll - PhysXCooking 64bit Dynamic Link Library
  • PhysXCore.dll - PhysXCore Dynamic Link Library
  • PhysXCore64.dll - PhysXCore 64bit Dynamic Link Library
  • PhysXDevice.dll - NVIDIA PhysX Device Module

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Scheduled Tasks
  • Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{FC00CA45-1860-406A-8344-694C99E1FBAD}' (runs on registration).
  • DXSETUP.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{83EE4058-A0A8-44B6-A116-14CD927D91B6}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • Steam.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Steam_Reg_HKCURun_S-1-5-21-30861170-2331759260-2506817206-1001.
Startup File (User Run)
  • Steam.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Power2GoExpress8' and executes 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 Black Squad?

You can uninstall Black Squad from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. 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.
  2. When you find the program Black Squad, 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).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Black Squad.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 73%
Win 7 (SP1) 0%
  
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
  
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 1%
Keep it 99%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 72.93%
Windows 7 27.07%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Home 32.16%
Windows 10 Pro 23.35%
Windows 7 Ultimate 13.66%
Windows 10 Home Single La... 6.61%
Windows 7 Home Premium 6.61%
Windows 7 Professional 4.85%

Distribution by countryGeography

77.08% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 77.08%
  Germany 2.68%
  United Kingdom 2.68%
  Netherlands 2.38%
  Spain 1.79%
  France 1.79%
  Brazil 1.19%
  Italy 1.19%
  UA 1.19%
  Australia 0.89%
  Poland 0.89%
  Austria 0.60%
  Romania 0.60%
  Russia 0.60%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 22.13%
Acer 18.85%
ASUS 18.03%
Dell 11.48%
Lenovo 10.66%
GIGABYTE 6.56%
MSI 4.92%
American Megatrends 3.28%
Medion 2.46%
Alienware 1.64%
Common models
ASUS All Series 6.03%
HP HP Pavilion Notebook 2.59%
Acer Aspire E5-575G 2.59%
MSI MS-7817 2.59%
ASUSTeK X550VX 1.72%
Gigabyte H61M-D2-B3 1.72%

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