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Cold War
from Mindware Studios
Overview
Cold War is a program developed by Mindware Studios. 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 coldwar.exe. The software installer includes 36 files and is usually about 1008.36 MB (1,057,346,032 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 10 as well as Windows 7 (SP1). While about 68% of users of Cold War come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Netherlands.
Program details
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\steam\steamapps\common\Cold War
Uninstaller: "C:\steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/260650
Estimated size: 1008.36 MB
Files installed by Cold War
| Program executable: | coldwar.exe |
| Name: | Cold War |
| Cold War Launcher |
| Path: | C:\steam\steamapps\common\Cold War\coldwar.exe |
| MD5: | d5bfd569477e040947e6f86173593838 |
Additional files:
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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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crashhandler64.dll
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CSERHelper.dll - CSER Helper (Debug Helper Routines)
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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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GameOverlayRenderer.dll - Steam Game Overlay Renderer
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GameOverlayRenderer64.dll
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GameOverlayUI.exe - Steam
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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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OpenAL32.dll (by Portions (c) Creative Labs and NVIDIA) - Standard OpenAL(TM) Library (Standard OpenAL(TM) Implementation)
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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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video.dll
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vstdlib_s.dll - vstdlib_ s.dll
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vstdlib_s64.dll
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wrap_oal.dll (by Creative Labs) - Creative Labs OpenAL32 (OpenAL32)
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WriteMiniDump.exe - Win32 MiniDump Helper
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{76362A71-5B73-4E7C-A9E1-309CC8F9ED98}' (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.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- Steam.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.
How do I remove Cold War?
You can uninstall Cold War 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 Cold 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).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Cold War.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 60%
Win 7 5%
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WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 4%
Keep it 96%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 10 |
60.00% |
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| Windows 7 |
40.00% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
30.00% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
20.00% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
20.00% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro with Medi... |
10.00% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
5.00% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
5.00% |
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Geography
67.65% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
67.65% |
| United Kingdom |
11.76% |
| Netherlands |
8.82% |
| France |
2.94% |
| Germany |
2.94% |
| Turkey |
2.94% |
| Italy |
2.94% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Lenovo |
16.67% |
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| Medion |
16.67% |
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| Acer |
16.67% |
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| Toshiba |
8.33% |
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| Sony |
8.33% |
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| MSI |
8.33% |
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| Intel |
8.33% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
8.33% |
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| ASUS |
8.33% |
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Common models |
| TOSHIBA SATELLITE C50-A-1... |
6.67% |
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| Gigabyte GA-890GPA-UD3H |
6.67% |
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| CASPER BILGISAYAR SISTEML... |
6.67% |
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| BIOSTAR Group TZ77B |
6.67% |
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| ASUSTeK G750JX |
6.67% |
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| Acer Aspire E1-571 |
6.67% |
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