Should I remove Cave Story+?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
7% remove it93% keep it
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How common is it?
Global Rank #8,544
United States Rank #6,125
Reach 0.0459%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 14.12 days
88.83 days >
Average installed length: 46.67 days
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Cave Story+
from Nicalis
Overview
Cave Story+ is a software program developed by Nicalis. 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 CaveStory+.exe. The setup package generally installs about 40 files and is usually about 3.34 MB (3,499,519 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 67% of users of Cave Story+ come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Canada.
Program details
URL: www.nicalis.com
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Cave Story+
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/200900
Estimated size: 3.34 MB
Files installed by Cave Story+
| Program executable: | CaveStory+.exe |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Cave Story+\CaveStory+.exe |
| MD5: | e4d4daff45cffb680bba93ca47377417 |
Additional files:
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steam_api.dll (by Valve) - Steam Client API (Steam Client API (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
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cave panther.exe (by van0014) - Cave Panther (A save editor for Cave Story+)
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fmodex.dll (by Firelight Technologies) - FMOD Ex (FMOD Ex SoundSystem)
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fmod.dll (by Firelight Technologies Pty, Ltd) - FMOD
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CaveShark.exe
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CaveStory+.exe
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GLUT32.DLL
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jbfmod.dll
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portaudio_x86.dll
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SDL.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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avutil-51.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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dbghelp.dll (by Microsoft) - 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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libavresample-1.dll
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libavutil-52.dll
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msvcp100.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2010 (Microsoft® C Runtime Library)
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msvcr100.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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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 '{CC29CBDA-1EA3-44CC-882F-AFADB7D351AB}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- Steam.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Steam Login.
Startup File (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.
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'.
- CaveStory+.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Steam\steamapps\common\Cave Story+\CaveStory+.exe'.
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 | |
How do I remove Cave Story+?
You can uninstall Cave Story+ 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 Cave Story+, 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 Cave Story+.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 50%
Win XP 0%
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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 |
51.49% |
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| Windows 10 |
47.40% |
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| Windows Vista |
0.77% |
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| Windows XP |
0.33% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
29.33% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
17.22% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
11.56% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
9.11% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
8.67% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
7.22% |
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Geography
66.72% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
66.72% |
| United Kingdom |
6.07% |
| Canada |
5.48% |
| France |
3.96% |
| Australia |
2.78% |
| Germany |
1.60% |
| Netherlands |
1.35% |
| Sweden |
1.18% |
| Brazil |
1.01% |
| Finland |
0.93% |
| Italy |
0.93% |
| Norway |
0.84% |
| Belgium |
0.67% |
| Spain |
0.67% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
20.16% |
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| ASUS |
18.77% |
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| Dell |
15.42% |
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| Acer |
12.65% |
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| GIGABYTE |
9.09% |
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| Lenovo |
7.31% |
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| Toshiba |
5.93% |
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| MSI |
3.75% |
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| Alienware |
2.57% |
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| Samsung |
2.17% |
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| Intel |
1.19% |
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| Apple |
0.99% |
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Common models |
| ASUS All Series |
11.00% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
2.91% |
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| MSI MS-7821 |
2.91% |
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| ASUSTeK G75VW |
2.27% |
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| ASUSTeK X551CA |
1.94% |
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| Acer Aspire V3-771 |
1.62% |
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