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What percent of users and experts removed it?
9% remove it91% keep it
Overall Sentiment
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How common is it?
Global Rank #19,388
United States Rank #17,810
Reach 0.0116%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 10.85 days
319.97 days >
Average installed length: 168.12 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.00.0000 0.88%

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Europa Universalis III

What is Europa Universalis III?  (from Paradox Interactive)

Delves deeply into the areas of exploration, trade, warfare and diplomacy, is an epic strategy game where players take control of a nation and guide it through the ages to become a great global empire. Unparalleled in its depth and historical accuracy, EU gives players freedom to rule their nation from an impressive ch...  Read more

Overview

Europa Universalis III is a software program developed by Paradox Interactive. It adds registry entry for the current user which will allow the program to automatically start each time it is rebooted. 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 eu3game.exe. The setup package generally installs about 45 files and is usually about 170.82 MB (179,115,237 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 49% of users of Europa Universalis III come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Canada.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.europauniversalis3.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Paradox Interactive\Europa Universalis III\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Paradox Interactive\Europa Universalis III\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 170.82 MB
Language: English

Program filesFiles installed by Europa Universalis III

Program executable:eu3game.exe
Name:Europa Universalis III
Path:C:\Program Files\Paradox Interactive\Europa Universalis III\eu3game.exe
MD5:382ab7ccf45e9939d4a3a3333272c250
Additional files:
  • eu3.exe - launcher
  • unins000.exe - Inno Setup (Setup/Uninstall)
  • 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)
  • avutil-51.dll
  • crashhandler.dll - Steam Crash Handler Library (Steam Crash Handler Library (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
  • crashhandler64.dll - Steam Crash Handler Library (buildbot_winslave05_steam_steam_rel_client_win64@winslave05)
  • d3dx9_41.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® DirectX for Windows® (Direct3D 9 Extensions)
  • 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)
  • SDL2.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
  • Steam.dll - Steam (Steam Client Engine)
  • Steam.exe - Steam Client Bootstrapper (Steam Client Bootstrapper (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
  • steamclient.dll - Steamclient.dll (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04)
  • steamclient64.dll - Steamclient.dll (buildbot_winslave05_steam_steam_rel_client_win64@winslave05)
  • steamerrorreporter.exe - steamerrorreporter.exe (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04)
  • SteamTmp.exe
  • 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_s Dynamic Link Library (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
  • tier0_s64.dll - tier0_s Dynamic Link Library (buildbot_winslave05_steam_steam_rel_client_win64@winslave05)
  • vstdlib_s.dll - vstdlib_ s.dll (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04)
  • vstdlib_s64.dll - vstdlib_ s.dll (buildbot_winslave05_steam_steam_rel_client_win64@winslave05)

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

3 Scheduled Tasks
  • Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{CAB6C403-A442-4347-BB5B-AC5060A6890C}' (runs on registration).
  • SteamTmp.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{694711D6-27A0-4D68-8836-D5F25B163A59}' (runs on registration).
  • eu3.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{0230826A-09DA-4364-BBFC-5D428B8FD0F6}' (runs on registration).
2 Startup Files (User Run)
  • Steam.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Steam Client Bootstrapper (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04)' 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.
4 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
  • Steam.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Jeux\Steam\Steam.exe'.
  • eu3game.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\common\Europa Universalis III - Complete\eu3game.exe'.
  • SteamTmp.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.
  • eu3.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Steam\steamapps\common\Victoria 2\victoria2.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:108.21 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0002927256%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00007846%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00021427%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:226,425
8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:2
70 average
I/O reads/min:3 Bytes
435.61 KB average
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 Europa Universalis III?

You can uninstall Europa Universalis III 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 Europa Universalis III, 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 Europa Universalis III.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 75%
Win XP 0%
 
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 9%
Keep it 91%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 79.39%
Windows 10 17.54%
Windows Vista 2.63%
Windows XP 0.44%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 53.95%
Windows 7 Ultimate 12.28%
Windows 7 Professional 11.84%
Windows 8 4.82%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 2.63%
Windows 8 Pro 2.63%

Distribution by countryGeography

48.67% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 48.67%
  United Kingdom 12.55%
  Canada 5.70%
  France 5.32%
  Germany 4.56%
  Sweden 3.80%
  Australia 2.66%
  Belgium 1.90%
  Netherlands 1.90%
  Spain 1.52%
  Brazil 1.14%
  Poland 1.14%
  Italy 1.14%
  Portugal 0.76%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
GIGABYTE 21.31%
Dell 20.49%
Hewlett-Packard 18.03%
ASUS 11.48%
Acer 9.02%
Lenovo 6.56%
Toshiba 4.10%
Intel 3.28%
Alienware 2.46%
Samsung 1.64%
American Megatrends 1.64%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 3.45%
Gigabyte X58A-UD3R 3.45%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 2.59%
Dell Dell System XPS L5... 1.72%
Dell Dell System Inspir... 1.72%
Gigabyte GA-MA790GPT-UD3H 1.72%

About Paradox Interactive

Paradox Interactive is a video game publisher that is known for publishing historical strategy computer games.
Publisher URL: www.paradoxplaza.com

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