Should I remove Desastersoft?

What percent of users and experts removed it?

3% remove it97% keep it

Overall Sentiment

Good

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How common is it?

Reach 0.0005%

Versions

Version	Distribution
3.00	11.11%
2.01	11.11%
2.00	11.11%
1.00	66.67%

Desastersoft

Remove Desastersoft

Overview

The most common release is 1.00, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. 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 setup package generally installs about 58 files and is usually about 1.02 MB (1,066,794 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 43% of users of Desastersoft come from Germany, it is also popular in the United States and Finland.

Program details

URL: www.desastersoft.com

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Steam\

Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\common\il-2 sturmovik cliffs of dover\Desastersoft\Wick vs Dundas\unins000.exe"

Estimated size: 1.02 MB

Files installed by Desastersoft

appoverlay.dll (by Valve) - Steam Application Overlay Renderer (Steam Application Overlay (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
appoverlay64.dll (by Valve) - Steam Application Overlay (buildbot_winslave05_steam_steam_rel_client_win64@winslave05)
steamui.dll - SteamUI Dynamic Link Library (SteamUI Dynamic Link Library (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
tier0_s.dll - tier0_s Dynamic Link Library
tier0_s64.dll
crashhandler.dll - Steam Crash Handler Library
crashhandler64.dll
gameoverlayrenderer.dll - Steam Game Overlay Renderer (Steam Game Overlay Renderer (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
gameoverlayrenderer64.dll - Steam Game Overlay Renderer (buildbot_winslave05_steam_steam_rel_client_win64@winslave05)
steam.exe - Steam Client Bootstrapper (Steam Client Bootstrapper (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
sdl.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
SDL2.dll
cserhelper.dll - CSER Helper (Debug Helper Routines)
gameoverlayui.exe - Steam (gameoverlayui.exe (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
steam.dll - Steam Client Engine
Steam2.dll
steamclient.dll
steamclient64.dll
steamerrorreporter.exe
steamerrorreporter64.exe
steamTmp.exe
streaming_client.exe
vstdlib_s.dll - vstdlib_ s.dll
vstdlib_s64.dll
writeminidump.exe - Win32 MiniDump Helper

Behaviors exhibited

2 Scheduled Tasks

Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{24119BA4-1D08-43EE-BF5D-971EEE712888}' (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 3.

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.

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.

2 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs

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

steam.exe connects to 208-64-200-203.steampowered.com (208.64.200.203 port 27019).
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).

Resource utilization averages
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steam.exe
Memory:	143.25 MB	21.09 MB average
Total CPU:	0.0018791828%	0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:	0.00099093%	0.016088% average
User CPU:	0.00088825%	0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:	48,392,584	8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:	178	70 average
I/O reads/min:	58.58 KB	435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:	41.52 KB	105.02 KB average
gameoverlayui.exe
Memory:	36.47 MB
Total CPU:	0.0126768236%
Kernel CPU:	0.00708749%
User CPU:	0.00558933%
CPU cycles/sec:	30,822,598
Switches/sec:	194
I/O reads/min:	633.64 KB
I/O writes/min:	29.26 KB
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 Desastersoft?

You can uninstall Desastersoft 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 Desastersoft, 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 Desastersoft.

OS VERSIONS

Win 7 (SP1) 78%

Win 10 22%

HOW IT STARTS

Automatically starts? Yes

(Found in the run registry)

USER ACTIONS

Uninstall it 3%

Keep it 97%

Windows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

Windows 7	77.78%
Windows 10	22.22%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium	44.44%
Windows 7 Professional	22.22%
Windows 8 Pro with Media ...	11.11%
Windows 7 Ultimate	11.11%
Windows 10 Home	11.11%

Geography

42.86% of installs come from Germany

Which countries install it?

Germany	42.86%
United States	35.71%
Finland	7.14%
Australia	7.14%
United Kingdom	7.14%

PC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

GIGABYTE	80.00%
Acer	20.00%
Common models
Packard Bell ipower G5800	16.67%
MSI MS-7817	16.67%
Gigabyte GA-MA790XT-UD4P	16.67%
Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3	16.67%
Gigabyte GA-870A-UD3	16.67%
Gigabyte EX58-UD3R	16.67%

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