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F.E.A.R.

Overview

F.E.A.R. is a software program developed by Monolith Productions. 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 56 files and is usually about 861.32 MB (903,158,923 bytes). The installed file fpupdate.exe is the auto-update component of the program which is designed to check for software updates and notify and apply them when new versions are discovered. 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 60% of users of F.E.A.R. come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Canada.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.whatisfear.com
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\FEAR Ultimate Shooter Edition
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/21090
Estimated size: 861.32 MB

Program filesFiles installed by F.E.A.R.

  • FEARServer.exe - F.E.A.R. - Stand-Alone Server
  • Monolith.PropertyGrid.dll - Monolith PropertyGrid Control
  • Config.exe - F.E.A.R. Configuration App
  • StringEditRuntime.dll - StringEdit Runtime
  • EngineServer.dll - Server Module
  • FEAR.exe - F.E.A.R.
  • FEARMP.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
  • SDL2.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
  • Steam.dll - Steam Client Engine
  • Steam.exe - Steam Client Bootstrapper
  • steamclient.dll
  • steamclient64.dll
  • steamerrorreporter.exe
  • steamerrorreporter64.exe
  • SteamUI.dll - SteamUI Dynamic Link Library
  • tier0_s.dll - tier0_s Dynamic Link Library
  • tier0_s64.dll
  • vstdlib_s.dll - vstdlib_ s.dll
  • vstdlib_s64.dll
  • streaming_client.exe
  • libavresample-1.dll
  • SteamTmp.exe
  • avutil-51.dll
  • binkw32.dll (by RAD Game Tools) - Bink and Smacker (RAD Video Tools)
  • 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)
  • eax.dll (by Creative Technology Ltd) - EAX Unified
  • FEARTweaker.exe (by NONE) - FEARTweaker
  • fpupdate.exe
  • GameDatabase.dll
  • libavcodec-55.dll
  • libavformat-55.dll
  • libavutil-52.dll
  • libavutil-53.dll
  • libswscale-2.dll
  • LTMemory.dll
  • MFC71.dll - Microsoft® Visual Studio .NET (MFCDLL Shared Library - Retail Version)
  • MFC71u.dll
  • msvcp71.dll - Microsoft® C++ Runtime Library
  • msvcr71.dll - Microsoft® C Runtime Library
  • SndDrv.dll
  • Steam2.dll
  • Uninstal.exe
  • uninstall.exe (by Indigo Rose) - Setup Factory 8.0 Runtime (Setup Application)
  • video.dll
  • WMFADist.exe - Windows Media Component Setup Application
  • WriteMiniDump.exe - Win32 MiniDump Helper

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Scheduled Tasks
  • Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{CC29CBDA-1EA3-44CC-882F-AFADB7D351AB}' (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 2.
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.
6 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
  • Steam.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.
  • FEAR.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\FEAR Ultimate Shooter Edition\FEAR.exe'.
  • fpupdate.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Sierra\FEARCombat\fpupdate.exe'.
  • FEARMP.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Sierra\FEAR\FEARMP.exe'.
  • FEARServer.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Sierra\FEAR\FEARServer.exe'.
  • SteamTmp.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Programas\Steam\Steam.exe'.
Network connections
  • Steam.exe connects to 146.66.155.9 (port 27017).

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

GameOverlayUI.exe
Memory:36.47 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0126768236%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00708749%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00558933%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:30,822,598
8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:194
70 average
I/O reads/min:633.64 KB
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:29.26 KB
105.02 KB average
Steam.exe
Memory:135.83 MB
Total CPU:0.0002740424%
Kernel CPU:0.00018112%
User CPU:0.00009292%
CPU cycles/sec:21,119,105
Switches/sec:655
I/O reads/min:15.66 KB
I/O writes/min:110.91 KB

How do I remove F.E.A.R.?

You can uninstall F.E.A.R. 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 F.E.A.R., 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 F.E.A.R..
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 61%
Win XP 0%
  
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? 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 64.52%
Windows 10 34.61%
Windows Vista 0.70%
Windows XP 0.17%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 34.21%
Windows 7 Ultimate 19.02%
Windows 8.1 12.04%
Windows 7 Professional 10.12%
Windows 8.1 Pro 9.08%
Windows 8 4.01%

Distribution by countryGeography

60.26% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 60.26%
  United Kingdom 7.26%
  Canada 3.99%
  France 3.42%
  Australia 2.56%
  Germany 2.56%
  Brazil 2.14%
  Sweden 1.85%
  Netherlands 1.28%
  Norway 1.28%
  Poland 1.28%
  Spain 1.14%
  Italy 1.00%
  New Zealand 1.00%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 20.60%
ASUS 16.10%
Dell 15.73%
GIGABYTE 13.11%
Acer 11.61%
Lenovo 4.87%
Alienware 4.87%
MSI 3.37%
Toshiba 3.37%
Samsung 2.62%
Intel 2.25%
American Megatrends 0.75%
Common models
ASUS All Series 8.63%
MSI MS-7751 4.06%
MSI MS-7821 3.55%
Dell XPS 8300 3.05%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 3.05%
Dell Inspiron 5520 2.54%

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