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What percent of users and experts removed it?
1% remove it99% keep it
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How common is it?
Global Rank #11,020
United States Rank #9,091
Reach 0.0312%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 62.20 days
284.56 days >
Average installed length: 149.52 days
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Dear Esther
from thechineseroom & Robert Briscoe
Overview
Dear Esther is a software program developed by thechineseroom & Robert Briscoe. 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 dearesther.exe. The setup package generally installs about 38 files and is usually about 132.66 MB (139,103,185 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 Dear Esther come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Canada.
Program details
URL: www.dear-esther.com
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Dear Esther
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/203810
Estimated size: 132.66 MB
Files installed by Dear Esther
| Program executable: | dearesther.exe |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Dear Esther\dearesther.exe |
| MD5: | 02ad7cb903012fbc6930aeba197af3fd |
Additional files:
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libfreespace.dll (by Hillcrest Laboratories) - libfreespace (libfreespace DLL)
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d3d9.dll
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dxgi.dll
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hijackdll.dll
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Perception.exe
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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-55.dll
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libavformat-55.dll
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libavresample-1.dll
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libavutil-53.dll
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libswscale-2.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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video.dll
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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
2 Scheduled Tasks
- Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{0A7CD642-755B-4352-BD9E-064734827C0D}' (runs on registration).
- GameOverlayUI.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{98D22EE8-FBCE-4B0A-A638-4A27C81582F5}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- Steam.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Steam.
Startup File (User Run)
- Steam.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Steam.exe' 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.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- Steam.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.
Network connections
- Steam.exe connects to a96-7-41-160.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com (96.7.41.160 port 80).
- Steam.exe connects to 208.78.164.14 (port 27018).
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| GameOverlayUI.exe |
| Memory: | 21.35 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0004747990% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00032078% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00015402% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 16,959,400 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 35.45 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 3.3 KB | |
| Steam.exe |
| Memory: | 151.98 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0003899617% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00015490% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00023506% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 41,366,072 | |
| Switches/sec: | 374 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 3.07 MB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 1.78 MB | |
How do I remove Dear Esther?
You can uninstall Dear Esther 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 Dear Esther, 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 Dear Esther.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 51%
Win Vista (SP2) 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 1%
Keep it 99%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
52.27% |
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| Windows 10 |
47.56% |
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| Windows Vista |
0.16% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
27.36% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
21.82% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
14.01% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
10.75% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
10.26% |
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| Windows 8 |
4.07% |
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Geography
57.78% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
57.78% |
| United Kingdom |
8.66% |
| Canada |
4.87% |
| Germany |
4.06% |
| France |
3.65% |
| Australia |
3.65% |
| Netherlands |
2.44% |
| Norway |
1.35% |
| DK |
1.35% |
| Finland |
1.22% |
| Sweden |
1.08% |
| Czech Republic |
0.95% |
| New Zealand |
0.81% |
| Spain |
0.81% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
20.06% |
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| ASUS |
18.47% |
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| Dell |
13.06% |
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| GIGABYTE |
12.74% |
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| Acer |
10.83% |
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| Lenovo |
7.96% |
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| MSI |
4.46% |
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| Alienware |
4.14% |
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| Toshiba |
3.82% |
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| Medion |
1.91% |
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| Samsung |
1.27% |
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| Intel |
0.64% |
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Common models |
| ASUS All Series |
13.02% |
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| MSI MS-7821 |
4.19% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
2.79% |
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| HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... |
2.33% |
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| LENOVO 20217 |
2.33% |
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| Alienware M14xR2 |
1.86% |
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