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How common is it?
Global Rank #22,230
United States Rank #16,692
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Ghostbusters: The Video Game
from Terminal Reality
Overview
Ghostbusters: The Video Game is a program developed by Terminal Reality. 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 main program executable is ghost_w32.exe. The software installer includes 40 files and is usually about 10.83 MB (11,359,759 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 Ghostbusters: The Video Game come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Canada.
Program details
URL: www.ghostbustersgame.com
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\steam\steamapps\common\ghostbusters
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/9870
Estimated size: 10.83 MB
Files installed by Ghostbusters: The Video Game
| Program executable: | ghost_w32.exe |
| Name: | Ghostbusters(TM) |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\steam\steamapps\common\ghostbusters\ghost_w32.exe |
| MD5: | 44810f20986e9a098c1578b91a5c91a4 |
Additional files:
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d3d9.dll
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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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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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GameOverlayRenderer.dll - Steam Game Overlay Renderer
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GameOverlayRenderer64.dll
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GameOverlayUI.exe - Steam
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icui18n.dll
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icuuc.dll
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libavcodec-56.dll
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libavformat-56.dll
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libavresample-2.dll
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libavutil-54.dll
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libswscale-3.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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Steam2.dll - Steam Client Engine
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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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uninstall.exe
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v8.dll
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video.dll
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vstdlib_s.dll - vstdlib_ s.dll
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vstdlib_s64.dll
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winh264.dll
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WriteMiniDump.exe - Win32 MiniDump Helper
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xinput1_3.dll - Microsoft Common Controller API
Behaviors 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 Ghostbusters: The Video Game?
You can uninstall Ghostbusters: The Video Game 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 Ghostbusters: The Video Game, 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 Ghostbusters: The Video Game.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 60%
Win Vista (SP2) 1%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 8%
Keep it 92%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 10 |
59.66% |
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| Windows 7 |
39.77% |
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| Windows Vista |
0.57% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
18.86% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
17.14% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
16.00% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
11.43% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
9.14% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
8.57% |
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Geography
61.60% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
61.60% |
| United Kingdom |
10.97% |
| Canada |
4.64% |
| Germany |
3.38% |
| Australia |
2.53% |
| France |
2.53% |
| Netherlands |
2.11% |
| Ireland |
1.69% |
| Italy |
1.69% |
| DK |
1.27% |
| Brazil |
0.84% |
| Switzerland |
0.84% |
| Spain |
0.84% |
| Finland |
0.84% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
25.97% |
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| ASUS |
19.48% |
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| Acer |
15.58% |
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| Dell |
12.99% |
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| Lenovo |
7.79% |
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| Alienware |
6.49% |
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| GIGABYTE |
5.19% |
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| American Megatrends |
2.60% |
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| Toshiba |
2.60% |
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| Apple |
1.30% |
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Common models |
| ASUS All Series |
9.80% |
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| Gigabyte Z87-HD3 |
2.94% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
1.96% |
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| Notebook W35xSS_370... |
1.96% |
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| HP 570-p017c |
1.96% |
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| Gigabyte X58A-UD5 |
0.98% |
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