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Should I remove Echo of Soul?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
1% remove it99% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #28,167
United States Rank #21,439
Reach 0.0055%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 5.60 days
165.05 days >
Average installed length: 86.72 days

Echo of Soul

Overview

Echo of Soul is a program developed by Nvius. 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 software installer includes 41 files and is usually about 8.65 MB (9,071,721 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 10 as well as Windows 7 (SP1). While about 62% of users of Echo of Soul come from the United States, it is also popular in France and Germany.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: echoofsoul.aeriagames.com
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Echo of Soul
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/290140
Estimated size: 8.65 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Echo of Soul

  • hcuninstaller.exe (by Happy Cloud) - HappyCloudService (Happy Cloud Game Uninstaller)
  • EOSLauncher.exe - EOSLauncher
  • Uninst.exe
  • aeria_launcher.exe (by Aeria Games & Entertainment) - Ignite Launcher
  • AppOverlay.dll (by Valve) - Steam Application Overlay Renderer (Steam Application Overlay)
  • AppOverlay64.dll (by Valve)
  • crashhandler.dll - Steam Crash Handler Library
  • crashhandler64.dll
  • CSERHelper.dll - CSER Helper (Debug Helper Routines)
  • 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)
  • GameOverlayRenderer.dll - Steam Game Overlay Renderer
  • GameOverlayRenderer64.dll
  • GameOverlayUI.exe - Steam
  • icui18n.dll
  • icuuc.dll
  • libavcodec-56.dll
  • libavformat-56.dll
  • libavresample-2.dll
  • libavutil-54.dll
  • libswscale-3.dll
  • SDL2.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
  • Steam.dll
  • Steam.exe - Steam Client Bootstrapper
  • Steam2.dll - Steam Client Engine
  • 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
  • uninstall.exe
  • v8.dll
  • video.dll
  • vstdlib_s.dll - vstdlib_ s.dll
  • vstdlib_s64.dll
  • winh264.dll
  • WriteMiniDump.exe - Win32 MiniDump Helper

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Scheduled Tasks
  • Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{A14B6D8D-51FE-4C39-94B7-51FC1427939F}' (runs on registration).
  • GameOverlayUI.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Steam Overlaylol'.
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • Steam.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Steam_Reg_HKCURun_S-1-5-21-1646055978-2255025000-3107839011-1001.
Startup File (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.
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'.

How do I remove Echo of Soul?

You can uninstall Echo of Soul 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 Echo of Soul, 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 Echo of Soul.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 70%
Win 7 1%
  
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
  
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 1%
Keep it 99%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 69.72%
Windows 7 29.36%
Windows Vista 0.92%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Home 28.70%
Windows 8.1 23.15%
Windows 7 Home Premium 17.59%
Windows 7 Ultimate 10.19%
Windows 10 Pro 8.33%
Windows 8.1 Pro 5.56%

Distribution by countryGeography

61.64% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 61.64%
  France 8.22%
  Germany 4.79%
  Australia 3.42%
  Canada 3.42%
  United Kingdom 3.42%
  Norway 2.74%
  Sweden 2.05%
  Ireland 2.05%
  Switzerland 1.37%
  Finland 1.37%
  Netherlands 1.37%
  Belgium 0.68%
  Portugal 0.68%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 30.67%
Acer 17.33%
Dell 12.00%
ASUS 10.67%
Lenovo 9.33%
Alienware 9.33%
Toshiba 4.00%
MSI 2.67%
Sony 1.33%
Medion 1.33%
GIGABYTE 1.33%
Common models
ASUS All Series 6.38%
MSI MS-7693 3.19%
Acer Predator G3-605 3.19%
Alienware Aurora-R4 2.13%
Alienware Alienware X51 R... 2.13%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 2.13%

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