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Should I remove Call of Duty: World at War?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
5% remove it95% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #15,187
United States Rank #10,605
Reach 0.0182%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 423.64 days
1229.45 days >
Average installed length: 645.98 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.0.0000.1 0.56%

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Call of Duty: World at War

What is Call of Duty: World at War?

Call of Duty: World at War is a first-person shooter video game developed by Treyarch and published by Activision Blizzard for PC.

Overview

Call of Duty: World at War is a program developed by Activision. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. 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 CoDWaW.exe. The software installer includes 59 files and is usually about 8.05 MB (8,442,098 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 67% of users of Call of Duty: World at War come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Germany.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.callofduty.com
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty World at War
Uninstaller: "C:\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/10090
Estimated size: 8.05 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Call of Duty: World at War

Program executable:CoDWaW.exe
Name:Call of Duty(R): World at War Game
Call of Duty(R): World at War Campaign/Coop
Path:C:\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty World at War\CoDWaW.exe
MD5:d90762bd4c5fadb8d984757b94005b68
Additional files:
  • CoDWaW.exe - Call of Duty(R): World at War Game (Call of Duty(R): World at War Campaign/Coop)
  • CoDWaWmp.exe - Call of Duty(R): World at War Multiplayer
  • AppOverlay.dll (by Valve) - Steam Application Overlay Renderer (Steam Application Overlay (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
  • AppOverlay64.dll (by Valve) - Steam Application Overlay (buildbot_winslave05_steam_steam_rel_client_win64@winslave05)
  • avutil-51.dll
  • crashhandler.dll - Steam Crash Handler Library (Steam Crash Handler Library (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
  • GameOverlayRenderer.dll - Steam Game Overlay Renderer (Steam Game Overlay Renderer (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
  • GameOverlayRenderer64.dll - Steam Game Overlay Renderer (buildbot_winslave05_steam_steam_rel_client_win64@winslave05)
  • mp_tool.exe
  • SDL2.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
  • sp_tool.exe
  • Steam.dll - Steam (Steam Client Engine)
  • Steam.exe - Steam Client Bootstrapper (Steam Client Bootstrapper (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
  • steamclient.dll - Steamclient.dll (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04)
  • steamclient64.dll - Steamclient.dll (buildbot_winslave05_steam_steam_rel_client_win64@winslave05)
  • steamerrorreporter.exe - steamerrorreporter.exe (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04)
  • SteamUI.dll - SteamUI Dynamic Link Library (SteamUI Dynamic Link Library (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
  • tier0_s.dll - tier0_s Dynamic Link Library (tier0_s Dynamic Link Library (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
  • tier0_s64.dll - tier0_s Dynamic Link Library (buildbot_winslave05_steam_steam_rel_client_win64@winslave05)
  • vstdlib_s.dll - vstdlib_ s.dll (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04)
  • vstdlib_s64.dll - vstdlib_ s.dll (buildbot_winslave05_steam_steam_rel_client_win64@winslave05)

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

3 Scheduled Tasks
  • CoDWaWmp.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{8957350A-AFD8-4B86-A69D-7B51316B6FD9}' (runs on registration).
  • Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{9650EB78-B574-4493-81F7-DD675D4BF214}' (runs on registration).
  • CoDWaW.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{EFB22C23-D7AC-4706-8410-205011554318}' (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.
3 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
  • Steam.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.
  • CoDWaWmp.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\SteamLibrary\SteamApps\common\Call of Duty World at War\CoDWaWmp.exe'.
  • CoDWaW.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\SteamLibrary\SteamApps\common\Call of Duty World at War\CoDWaW.exe'.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

Steam.exe
Memory:183.23 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0002083646%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00009808%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00011029%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:118,041,092
8,062,084 average
I/O reads/min:21.88 MB
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:4.52 MB
105.02 KB average

How do I remove Call of Duty: World at War?

You can uninstall Call of Duty: World at War 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 Call of Duty: World at War, 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 Call of Duty: World at War.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 78%
Win 7 0%
 
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 5%
Keep it 95%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 80.28%
Windows 10 15.28%
Windows Vista 3.61%
Windows XP 0.83%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 55.31%
Windows 7 Ultimate 15.64%
Windows 7 Professional 6.98%
Windows 8.1 3.63%
Windows 8 Pro 2.79%
Windows 8 2.51%

Distribution by countryGeography

67.21% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 67.21%
  United Kingdom 7.17%
  Germany 5.12%
  Canada 2.87%
  France 2.05%
  Norway 1.84%
  Australia 1.84%
  Austria 1.43%
  Finland 1.02%
  Sweden 1.02%
  Netherlands 1.02%
  DK 1.02%
  Italy 1.02%
  Russia 0.82%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 25.63%
Dell 16.08%
GIGABYTE 16.08%
Acer 13.57%
ASUS 13.07%
Alienware 6.53%
Lenovo 2.01%
Medion 1.51%
MSI 1.51%
Samsung 1.51%
Toshiba 1.51%
Intel 1.01%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 6.25%
Alienware Aurora-R4 2.78%
ASUSTeK G75VW 2.78%
Gigabyte X58A-UD3R 2.08%
Gateway DX4860 2.08%
Alienware Alienware X51 2.08%

About Activision

Activision is a video game publisher, majority owned by French conglomerate Vivendi SA.
Publisher URL: www.activision.com/corp/index.html

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