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What percent of users and experts removed it?
4% remove it96% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #4,413
United States Rank #3,857
Reach 0.1201%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 24.70 days
630.26 days >
Average installed length: 331.15 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.0.0.0 0.38%

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Darksiders II

What is Darksiders II?

Darksiders II is an action-adventure/action role-playing video game developed by Vigil Games and published by THQ. Players take control of Death, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Core gameplay is a third-person hack and slash action-adventure game with role-playing elements. The game makes frequent use of interactive puzzle elements, requiring the player to think their way through a series of levers, doors, elevators, portals, etc. in order to traverse areas and reach objectives. Maps are vast and each contain open world "overworld" regions that can be explored freely on foot or by horse, along with numerous dungeons where quest objectives are generally carried out. There are main and side quests, with main and side boss fights. Worlds can be traversed via "fast-travel", whereby the player can teleport to certain map points instantly. While inside a Dungeon, the player is also allowed to fast-travel back to the overworld while saving their dungeon location for continuation later without losing progress.

Overview

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 Darksiders2.exe. The software installer includes 52 files and is usually about 7.08 MB (7,423,299 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: vigilgames.com
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Darksiders 2
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/50650
Estimated size: 7.08 MB
Language: French (France)

Program filesFiles installed by Darksiders II

Program executable:Darksiders2.exe
Path:C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Darksiders 2\Darksiders2.exe
MD5:88149f044f658ee95dc0523e3d219263
Additional files:
  • xinput1_3.dll (by http://x360ce.googlecode.com) - XBOX 360 Controller Emulator
  • x360ce.exe (by TocaEdit) - X360 Controller Emulator
  • steam_api.dll (by Valve) - Steam Client API (Steam Client API (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
  • Darksiders2.exe
  • AppOverlay.dll (by Valve) - Steam Application Overlay Renderer (Steam Application Overlay)
  • AppOverlay64.dll
  • crashhandler.dll - Steam Crash Handler Library
  • crashhandler64.dll
  • GameOverlayRenderer.dll - Steam Game Overlay Renderer
  • GameOverlayRenderer64.dll
  • SDL2.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
  • Steam.dll - Steam (Steam Client Engine)
  • Steam.exe - Steam Client Bootstrapper
  • steamclient.dll
  • steamclient64.dll
  • steamerrorreporter.exe
  • SteamUI.dll - SteamUI Dynamic Link Library
  • tier0_s.dll - tier0_s Dynamic Link Library
  • tier0_s64.dll
  • vstdlib_s.dll - vstdlib_ s.dll
  • vstdlib_s64.dll
  • dinput8.dll
  • GameOverlayUI.exe
  • steamerrorreporter64.exe
  • avutil-51.dll
  • libavresample-1.dll
  • steamTmp.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

3 Scheduled Tasks
  • Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F379847F-E7EF-4084-9B2F-B87B28202FA4}' (runs on registration).
  • Darksiders2.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{32E20E27-F2F8-4303-B0B1-07E7CF80C97E}' (runs on registration).
  • steamTmp.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{0FA4F2B3-5879-4EB7-87D7-15A36952D352}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • Steam.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Steam.
2 Startup Files (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.
  • SteamTmp.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
  • Darksiders2.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\common\Darksiders 2\Darksiders2.exe'.
  • Steam.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.
  • steamTmp.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.
Network connections
  • steamTmp.exe connects to cdn-178-79-196-253.pmo.llnw.net (178.79.196.253 port 80).
  • steamTmp.exe connects to 69.28.145.170 (port 27017).
  • steamTmp.exe connects to cm-04.lux.valve.net (146.66.152.15 port 27018).
  • steamTmp.exe connects to 80.239.194.142 (port 27030).
  • steamTmp.exe connects to VALVE-CORPO.car2.Philadelphia1.Level3.net (4.78.155.50 port 27031).

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

Steam.exe
Memory:57.52 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0004700060%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00038533%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00008468%
0.015104% average
GameOverlayUI.exe
Memory:19.21 MB
Total CPU:0.0020147051%
Kernel CPU:0.00175589%
User CPU:0.00025881%
steamTmp.exe
Memory:230.39 MB
Total CPU:0.0025027453%
Kernel CPU:0.00142709%
User CPU:0.00107566%
CPU cycles/sec:28,069,388
Switches/sec:334
I/O reads/min:1.77 MB
I/O writes/min:2.18 MB

How do I remove Darksiders II?

You can uninstall Darksiders II 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 Darksiders II, 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 Darksiders II.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 61%
Win 7 0%
  
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
  
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 4%
Keep it 96%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 63.01%
Windows 10 35.90%
Windows Vista 0.63%
Windows XP 0.46%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 34.64%
Windows 7 Ultimate 15.91%
Windows 8.1 11.51%
Windows 7 Professional 11.08%
Windows 8.1 Pro 6.43%
Windows 10 Home 5.63%

Distribution by countryGeography

53.84% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 53.84%
  Germany 8.00%
  United Kingdom 5.52%
  France 5.31%
  Canada 4.69%
  Australia 2.65%
  Norway 1.62%
  DK 1.41%
  Brazil 1.38%
  Sweden 1.28%
  Italy 1.14%
  Belgium 1.03%
  Netherlands 0.90%
  Spain 0.86%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
ASUS 19.69%
Hewlett-Packard 16.65%
GIGABYTE 15.73%
Dell 13.16%
Acer 13.16%
Alienware 6.81%
Lenovo 5.06%
MSI 3.50%
Toshiba 2.02%
Intel 1.84%
Samsung 1.84%
Medion 0.55%
Common models
ASUS All Series 14.53%
MSI MS-7821 3.17%
Alienware Alienware X51 3.02%
ASUSTeK G75VW 2.88%
LENOVO 20217 2.88%
Dell XPS 8300 2.16%

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