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Should I remove Combat Arms?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
12% remove it88% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #6,261
United States Rank #5,140
Reach 0.0725%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 17.66 days
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Average installed length: 273.76 days

Combat Arms

What is Combat Arms?

Combat Arms is a multiplayer game, free-to-play modern first-person shooter.

Overview

Combat Arms is a software program developed by Nexon. 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 combatarms.exe. The setup package generally installs about 88 files and is usually about 4.18 MB (4,386,381 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 58% of users of Combat Arms come from the United States, it is also popular in Brazil and Canada.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: combatarms.nexon.net
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Nexon\Combat Arms
Uninstaller: "C:\ProgramData\NexonUS\NGM\NGM.exe" -modC:uninstall -gamC:33563143 -localC:US
Estimated size: 4.18 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Combat Arms

Program executable:combatarms.exe
Name:Launcher ?? ????
Combat Arms Launcher
Path:C:\nexon\combat arms\combatarms.exe
MD5:7c9fce94e08b1bb427605910f66d5f79
Additional files:
  • Combat-Arms setup.exe - Nexon Game Manager
  • EndingBanner.exe - Launcher ?? ???? (Combat Arms Launcher)
  • CAErrorReporter.exe - CAErrorReporter (Combat Arms Error Reporter Win32 Final_US)
  • Engine.exe - Combat Arms
  • nmconew.dll - NexonMessenger Dynamic Link Library
  • nmcogame.dll - NexonMessenger Game Service
  • NMService.exe - NMService (NexonMessenger Service)
  • blSandBox.dll
  • ltmsg.dll
  • Uploader.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • CombatArms.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F4B0800B-147E-4E8C-A0AA-BC1006D7D9F9}' (runs on registration).
3 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
  • Engine.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Combat Arms\Engine.exe'.
  • CombatArms.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Combat Arms\CombatArms.exe'.
  • NMService.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Nexon\Combat Arms\NMService.exe'.

How do I remove Combat Arms?

You can uninstall Combat Arms 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 Combat Arms, 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 Combat Arms.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 60%
Win 10 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 12%
Keep it 88%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#6,261

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 66.92%
Windows 10 26.78%
Windows Vista 3.92%
Windows XP 2.38%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 30.20%
Windows 7 Ultimate 23.10%
Windows 7 Professional 9.13%
Windows 8.1 7.16%
Windows 8 3.65%
Windows 8.1 Pro 3.58%

Distribution by countryGeography

57.55% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 57.55%
  Brazil 26.80%
  Canada 7.08%
  Australia 2.84%
  Mexico 1.00%
  New Zealand 0.67%
  Spain 0.39%
  Germany 0.33%
  Netherlands 0.28%
  Singapore 0.22%
  Dominican Republic 0.22%
  Sweden 0.22%
  Israel 0.22%
  Saudi Arabia 0.22%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 22.89%
Dell 20.38%
Acer 19.75%
ASUS 12.08%
GIGABYTE 7.67%
Toshiba 4.91%
Samsung 4.78%
Lenovo 4.15%
Intel 1.38%
Alienware 1.26%
Apple 0.75%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 3.73%
ASUS All Series 3.48%
PositivoEIH61CE 3.23%
Positivo Positivo M... 2.74%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 2.49%
Semp Toshiba Informatica ... 2.24%

comments1 comment

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Daddyashuuover a year ago
This is a legitimate game for those who play First Person Shooters..it's safe to keep