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What percent of users and experts removed it?
6% remove it94% keep it
Overall Sentiment
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How common is it?
Global Rank #4,750
United States Rank #4,638
Reach 0.1098%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 9.69 days
285.93 days >
Average installed length: 150.24 days

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Dead Island: Epidemic

Overview

Dead Island: Epidemic is a program developed by Stunlock Studios. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. 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 Dead Island Epidemic - Launcher.exe. The software installer includes 84 files and is usually about 6.27 MB (6,572,370 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 46% of users of Dead Island: Epidemic come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Germany.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.playdie.net
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Dead Island Epidemic
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/222900
Estimated size: 6.27 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Dead Island: Epidemic

Program executable:Dead Island Epidemic - Launcher.exe
Name:Dead Island Epidemic
Dead Island Epidemic - Launcher
Path:C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Dead Island Epidemic\Dead Island Epidemic - Launcher.exe
MD5:3697958111c494b89c6c4c3697c4c9f5
Additional files:
  • Dead Island Epidemic - Crib.exe
  • AppOverlay.dll (by Valve) - Steam Application Overlay Renderer (Steam Application Overlay)
  • AppOverlay64.dll (by Valve)
  • crashhandler.dll - Steam Crash Handler Library
  • crashhandler64.dll
  • GameOverlayRenderer.dll - Steam Game Overlay Renderer
  • GameOverlayRenderer64.dll
  • GameOverlayUI.exe - Steam
  • Steam.dll
  • Steam.exe - Steam Client Bootstrapper
  • steamclient.dll
  • steamclient64.dll
  • steamerrorreporter.exe
  • steamerrorreporter64.exe
  • SteamUI.dll - SteamUI Dynamic Link Library
  • streaming_client.exe
  • tier0_s.dll - tier0_s Dynamic Link Library
  • tier0_s64.dll
  • video.dll
  • vstdlib_s.dll - vstdlib_ s.dll
  • vstdlib_s64.dll
  • SDL2.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
  • uninstall.exe
  • libavcodec-56.dll
  • libavformat-56.dll
  • libavresample-2.dll
  • libavutil-54.dll
  • libswscale-3.dll
  • winh264.dll
  • Dead Island Epidemic - Launcher.exe - Dead Island Epidemic (Dead Island Epidemic - Launcher)
  • icui18n.dll
  • icuuc.dll
  • SteamTmp.exe
  • v8.dll
  • Assembly-CSharp.dll
  • Assembly-CSharp-firstpass.dll
  • Assembly-UnityScript.dll
  • AVProWindowsMedia.dll
  • AVProWindowsMedia-x64.dll
  • Boo.Lang.dll - boo - an extensible programming language for the CLI
  • CSERHelper.dll - CSER Helper (Debug Helper Routines)
  • d3d9.dll
  • d3dcompiler_46.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® DirectX for Windows® (Direct3D HLSL Compiler)
  • d3dcompiler_46_64.dll (by Microsoft)
  • dbghelp.dll - Debugging Tools for Windows(R) (Windows Image Helper)
  • Dead Island Epidemic - CribSrv.exe (by SOFTWIN S.R.L)
  • DecalSystem.Runtime.dll (by Edelweiss Interactive) - Decal System
  • dsu_lib.dll
  • dxgi.dll
  • fmod_event.dll (by Firelight Technologies) - FMOD (FMOD Event System)
  • fmod_event_net.dll (by Firelight Technologies) - FMOD Net Event System
  • fmodex.dll - FMOD Ex Sound System
  • FMODUnity.dll
  • I18N.dll
  • I18N.West.dll
  • libav_h264-56.dll
  • libavcodec-55.dll
  • libavformat-55.dll
  • libavresample-1.dll
  • libavutil-53.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Scheduled Tasks
  • Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{B305A50B-B059-448F-A6A3-7DA2792254DB}' (runs on registration).
  • SteamTmp.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{694711D6-27A0-4D68-8836-D5F25B163A59}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • Steam.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Steam_Reg_HKCURun_S-1-5-21-3314328317-2445795448-462330557-1001.
2 Startup Files (User Run)
  • Steam.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Steam Client Bootstrapper' and executes as C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe.
  • 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.
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.
3 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
  • Steam.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program\Valve\Steam\Steam.exe'.
  • Dead Island Epidemic - Launcher.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Steam\SteamApps\common\Dead Island Epidemic\Dead Island Epidemic - Launcher.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

SteamTmp.exe
Memory:230.39 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0025027453%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00142709%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00107566%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:28,069,388
8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:334
70 average
I/O reads/min:1.77 MB
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:2.18 MB
105.02 KB average

How do I remove Dead Island: Epidemic?

You can uninstall Dead Island: Epidemic 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 Dead Island: Epidemic, 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 Dead Island: Epidemic.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 52%
Win XP 0%
  
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
  
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 6%
Keep it 94%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 55.02%
Windows 10 44.33%
Windows Vista 0.46%
Windows XP 0.18%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 27.47%
Windows 8.1 19.36%
Windows 7 Ultimate 18.06%
Windows 8.1 Pro 8.62%
Windows 7 Professional 8.24%
Windows 10 Home 4.59%

Distribution by countryGeography

45.79% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 45.79%
  United Kingdom 6.28%
  Germany 5.10%
  Canada 5.02%
  France 4.87%
  Australia 2.91%
  Brazil 2.84%
  Sweden 1.69%
  DK 1.61%
  Netherlands 1.46%
  Poland 1.42%
  Italy 1.23%
  Russia 1.11%
  Belgium 1.03%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
ASUS 21.37%
Hewlett-Packard 19.06%
Acer 18.71%
Dell 12.23%
GIGABYTE 11.26%
Alienware 4.17%
Lenovo 4.08%
Toshiba 3.01%
MSI 2.22%
Samsung 1.77%
Intel 1.15%
Medion 0.98%
Common models
ASUS All Series 17.46%
ASUSTeK G75VW 2.45%
MSI MS-7721 2.45%
Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 1.96%
MSI MS-7693 1.96%
MSI MS-7752 1.96%

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