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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 #5,253
United States Rank #3,800
Reach 0.0948%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 20.53 days
605.64 days >
Average installed length: 318.22 days
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FTL: Faster Than Light
What is FTL: Faster Than Light? (from FTL)
FTL is a spaceship simulation roguelike-like. Its aim is to recreate the atmosphere of running a spaceship exploring the galaxy (like Firefly/Star Trek/BSG etc.) In any given episode of those classic shows, the captain is always yelling “Reroute power to shields!” or giving commands to the engineer now that their Warp ... Read more
Overview
FTL: Faster Than Light is a program developed by FTL. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. 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 main program executable is FTLGame.exe. The software installer includes 50 files and is usually about 166.88 MB (174,983,038 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 65% of users of FTL: Faster Than Light come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Canada.
Program details
URL: www.ftlgame.com
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\FTL Faster Than Light
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/212680
Estimated size: 166.88 MB
Files installed by FTL: Faster Than Light
Program executable: | FTLGame.exe |
Path: | C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\FTL Faster Than Light\FTLGame.exe |
MD5: | 5b38f5c852818eb37c160ef5f1e438f8 |
Additional files:
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FTLGame.exe
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modman.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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GameOverlayRenderer.dll - Steam Game Overlay Renderer
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GameOverlayRenderer64.dll
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GameOverlayUI.exe - Steam
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libavresample-1.dll
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libavutil-53.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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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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vstdlib_s.dll - vstdlib_ s.dll
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vstdlib_s64.dll
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2FTLGame.exe
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bass.dll (by Un4seen Developments) - BASS
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bassmix.dll (by Un4seen Developments) - BASSmix
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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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DevIL.dll (by Abysmal Software) - Developer's Image Library (DevIL) (DevIL: A portable image library in development)
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FreeType-6.dll (by FreeType) - FreeType (FreeType: font engine and rasterizer)
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FTL1025SteamTrainer.exe
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FTLTrainer.EXE
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ILU.dll (by Abysmal Software) - Developer's Image Utilities Library (ILU: A portable image library in development)
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ILUT.dll - Developer's Image Utility Toolkit Library (ILUT: A portable image library in development)
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libavcodec-55.dll
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libavformat-55.dll
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libswscale-2.dll
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python.exe
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pythonw.exe
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SDL.dll
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steam_api.dll - Steam Client API (Steam Client API (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
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Steam2.dll - Steam Client Engine
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SteamTmp.exe
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unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
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video.dll
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WriteMiniDump.exe - Win32 MiniDump Helper
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Zlib.dll - zlib data compression library
Behaviors exhibited
4 Scheduled Tasks
- FTLGame.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{41F950BF-0862-41DE-B872-6AC3D658689E}' (runs on registration).
- Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{AEDC7A61-25FE-409A-94F0-FC8DEB17D9EA}' (runs on registration).
- SteamTmp.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{0FA4F2B3-5879-4EB7-87D7-15A36952D352}' (runs on registration).
- pythonw.exe is scheduled as a task named 'SickBeard' (runs on boot).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- pythonw.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named SickBeard.
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.
3 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
- FTLGame.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\SteamLibrary\SteamApps\common\FTL Faster Than Light\FTLGame.exe'.
- 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
- 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
Show technical details
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 FTL: Faster Than Light?
You can uninstall FTL: Faster Than Light 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 FTL: Faster Than Light, 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 FTL: Faster Than Light.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 78%
Win Vista (SP1) 0%
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WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? 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 |
81.07% |
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Windows 10 |
16.58% |
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Windows Vista |
1.93% |
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Windows XP |
0.43% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
51.18% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
14.47% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
13.24% |
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Windows 8.1 |
4.23% |
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Windows 8.1 Pro |
2.84% |
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Windows 8 Pro |
2.30% |
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Geography
64.68% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
64.68% |
United Kingdom |
8.16% |
Canada |
5.93% |
France |
4.06% |
Australia |
3.57% |
Germany |
2.19% |
Sweden |
1.50% |
Finland |
1.30% |
Norway |
0.93% |
DK |
0.85% |
Netherlands |
0.73% |
New Zealand |
0.61% |
Switzerland |
0.41% |
Brazil |
0.37% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
19.25% |
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Dell |
16.67% |
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GIGABYTE |
16.15% |
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ASUS |
15.42% |
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Acer |
13.25% |
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Alienware |
4.55% |
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Toshiba |
4.55% |
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Lenovo |
3.31% |
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Intel |
2.90% |
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MSI |
2.07% |
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Samsung |
1.86% |
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Common models |
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
7.17% |
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ASUSTeK G75VW |
3.19% |
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MSI MS-7751 |
3.19% |
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HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
2.99% |
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HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
2.99% |
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MSI MS-7673 |
2.79% |
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