Gratuitous Space Battles
What is Gratuitous Space Battles? (from Positech Games)
GSB is the ultimate space strategy game from UK indie developer Positech Games. It's a strategy / management / simulation game that does away with all the base building and delays and gets straight to the meat and potatoes of science-fiction games : The big space battles fought by huge spaceships with tons of laser bea... Read more
Overview
Gratuitous Space Battles is a software program developed by Positech Games. 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 GSB.exe. The setup package generally installs about 35 files and is usually about 4.91 MB (5,145,856 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 66% of users of Gratuitous Space Battles come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Canada.
Program details
URL: positech.co.uk/gratuitousspacebattles
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\steam\steamapps\common\gratuitous space battles
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/41800
Estimated size: 4.91 MB
Files installed by Gratuitous Space Battles
| Program executable: | GSB.exe |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\steam\steamapps\common\gratuitous space battles\GSB.exe |
| MD5: | 7a4a22b0a15e756ea2a1ed1187ce6711 |
Additional files:
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GSB.exe
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unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
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unins001.exe
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AppOverlay.dll (by Valve) - Steam Application Overlay Renderer (Steam Application Overlay (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
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AppOverlay64.dll (by Valve) - Steam Application Overlay (buildbot_winslave05_steam_steam_rel_client_win64@winslave05)
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avutil-51.dll
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crashhandler.dll - Steam Crash Handler Library (Steam Crash Handler Library (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
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crashhandler64.dll - Steam Crash Handler Library (buildbot_winslave05_steam_steam_rel_client_win64@winslave05)
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CSERHelper.dll - CSER Helper (Debug Helper Routines)
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dbghelp.dll (by Microsoft) - Debugging Tools for Windows(R) (Windows Image Helper)
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fmodex.dll (by Firelight Technologies) - FMOD Ex (FMOD Ex SoundSystem)
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GameOverlayRenderer.dll - Steam Game Overlay Renderer (Steam Game Overlay Renderer (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
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GameOverlayRenderer64.dll - Steam Game Overlay Renderer (buildbot_winslave05_steam_steam_rel_client_win64@winslave05)
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GameOverlayUI.exe - Steam (gameoverlayui.exe (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
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GSB - Galaxy Generator.exe
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GSBCollectorsInstaller.exe - Gratuitous Space Battles (Gratuitous Space Battles Setup)
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GSBGalacticConquest.exe - GSB Galactic Conquest (GSB Galactic Conquest Setup)
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NomadsInstaller.exe
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ParasitesInstaller.exe
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SDL2.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
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Steam.dll - Steam Client Engine
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Steam.exe - Steam Client Bootstrapper (Steam Client Bootstrapper (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
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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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steamclient.dll - Steamclient.dll (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04)
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steamclient64.dll - Steamclient.dll (buildbot_winslave05_steam_steam_rel_client_win64@winslave05)
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steamerrorreporter.exe - steamerrorreporter.exe (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04)
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steamerrorreporter64.exe - steamerrorreporter.exe (Dave_Steam_i7@DAVE)
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SteamTmp.exe
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SteamUI.dll - SteamUI Dynamic Link Library (SteamUI Dynamic Link Library (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
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tier0_s.dll - tier0_s Dynamic Link Library (tier0_s Dynamic Link Library (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
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tier0_s64.dll - tier0_s Dynamic Link Library (buildbot_winslave05_steam_steam_rel_client_win64@winslave05)
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unins002.exe
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vstdlib_s.dll - vstdlib_ s.dll (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04)
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vstdlib_s64.dll - vstdlib_ s.dll (buildbot_winslave05_steam_steam_rel_client_win64@winslave05)
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WriteMiniDump.exe - Win32 MiniDump Helper
Behaviors exhibited
3 Scheduled Tasks
- Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F5654D2A-274C-48DD-B285-721330E24B9F}' (runs on registration).
- SteamTmp.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{E7D265B4-59BF-47D6-AE89-982082F40E03}' (runs on registration).
- GSB.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{DA05E38D-F0A2-4954-B3DA-54D864C36FEE}' (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.
3 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
- GSB.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\gratuitous space battles\GSB.exe'.
- Steam.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Programas\Steam\Steam.exe'.
- SteamTmp.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| GameOverlayUI.exe |
| Memory: | 36.47 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0126768236% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00708749% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00558933% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 30,822,598 | |
| Switches/sec: | 194 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 633.64 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 29.26 KB | |
| Steam.exe |
| Memory: | 231.68 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0002670589% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00021297% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00005409% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 59,068,153 | |
| Switches/sec: | 1,030 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 7.28 MB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 7.94 MB | |
How do I remove Gratuitous Space Battles?
You can uninstall Gratuitous Space Battles 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 Gratuitous Space Battles, 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 Gratuitous Space Battles.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 75%
Win Server 2003 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 4%
Keep it 96%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
78.62% |
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| Windows 10 |
19.50% |
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| Windows XP |
0.94% |
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| Windows Vista |
0.84% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.10% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
45.31% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
19.07% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
13.17% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
4.95% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
3.27% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
2.85% |
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Geography
65.71% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
65.71% |
| United Kingdom |
7.02% |
| Canada |
4.86% |
| France |
3.59% |
| Australia |
2.95% |
| Germany |
2.23% |
| Sweden |
1.52% |
| Finland |
1.36% |
| DK |
1.28% |
| Netherlands |
1.04% |
| Spain |
0.88% |
| Norway |
0.64% |
| Czech Republic |
0.56% |
| Brazil |
0.48% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| GIGABYTE |
20.73% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
17.48% |
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| Dell |
16.87% |
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| ASUS |
16.67% |
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| Acer |
10.98% |
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| Lenovo |
4.27% |
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| Toshiba |
3.25% |
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| Alienware |
3.05% |
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| Samsung |
2.85% |
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| MSI |
2.24% |
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| Intel |
1.63% |
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Common models |
| ASUS All Series |
4.17% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
4.17% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
3.13% |
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| Dell XPS 8300 |
2.78% |
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| Gateway DX4860 |
2.08% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
2.08% |
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About Positech Games
Positech Games is a video game developer and has published a number of game s to PC including the the strategy game of policy shift Democracy and Kombat Kars, Kudos and Starship Tycoon.
Publisher URL: www.positech.co.uk