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United States Rank #11,772
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Grow Home
by Reflections, a Ubisoft Studio
Overview
Grow Home is a software program developed by Reflections, a Ubisoft Studio. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. Upon being installed, the software adds a Windows Service which is designed to run continuously in the background. Manually stopping the service has been seen to cause the program to stop functing properly. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. 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 GrowHome.exe. The setup package generally installs about 70 files and is usually about 912.7 MB (957,036,263 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 10 and Windows 7 (SP1). While about 64% of users of Grow Home come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and France.
Program details
URL: www.ubisoft.com/en-GB/game/grow-home
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\GrowHome
Uninstaller: "C:\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/323320
Estimated size: 912.7 MB
Files installed by Grow Home
Program executable: | GrowHome.exe |
Path: | C:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\GrowHome\GrowHome.exe |
MD5: | a40dd1e8c40931800d93c4b65ec2e9c3 |
Additional files:
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GrowHome.exe
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crashhandler.dll (by Valve) - Steam Crash Handler Library
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crashhandler64.dll (by Valve)
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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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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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SteamOverlayVulkanLayer.dll
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SteamOverlayVulkanLayer64.dll
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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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video.dll
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vstdlib_s.dll - vstdlib_ s.dll
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vstdlib_s64.dll
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CSERHelper.dll - CSER Helper (Debug Helper Routines)
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icui18n.dll
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icuuc.dll
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v8.dll
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Assembly-CSharp.dll
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Assembly-CSharp-firstpass.dll
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Assembly-UnityScript-firstpass.dll
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Boo.Lang.dll - boo - an extensible programming language for the CLI
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CSteamworks.dll (by Riley Labrecque) - CSteamworks (A C ABI wrapper for Steamworks)
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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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DSETUP.dll - Direct driver preloader
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dsetup32.dll - Microsoft® DirectX für Windows® (DirectX-Setup (32 Bit))
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DXSETUP.exe - Microsoft DirectX-Setup
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libavcodec-56.dll
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libavcodec-57.dll
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libavformat-56.dll
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libavformat-57.dll
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libavresample-2.dll
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libavresample-3.dll
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libavutil-54.dll
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libavutil-55.dll
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libswscale-3.dll
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libswscale-4.dll
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libx264-142.dll (by x264 project) - x264 (H.264 (MPEG-4 AVC) encoder library)
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mono.dll
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Mono.Security.dll (by MONO development team) - MONO CLI
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mscorlib.dll (by MONO development team) - MONO Common language infrastructure
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openvr_api.dll
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steam_api.dll - Steam Client API
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Steam2.dll - Steam Client Engine
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SteamOverlayVulkanLayer.json
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SteamOverlayVulkanLayer64.json
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System.Core.dll
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System.dll
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UnityEngine.dll
Behaviors exhibited
3 Scheduled Tasks
- Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{B6D81AEC-C691-4109-ACBA-39A635BBAF0E}' (runs on registration).
- UNWISE.EXE is scheduled as a task with the class '{F71A9918-1861-4EFE-AE94-530BDDE46DD4}' (runs on registration).
- DXSETUP.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{83EE4058-A0A8-44B6-A116-14CD927D91B6}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- Steam.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Steam_Reg_HKCURun_S-1-5-21-3837917440-1771750534-681917250-1001.
Service
- UNWISE.EXE runs as a service named 'Browser System Enahncer' (671c50b0).
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.
2 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
- Steam.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.
- UNWISE.EXE is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files1\Yahoo!\MESSEN~1\UNWISE.EXE'.
How do I remove Grow Home?
You can uninstall Grow Home 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 Grow Home, 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 Grow Home.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 75%
Win Vista (SP2) 0%
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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 5%
Keep it 95%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 |
75.32% |
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Windows 7 |
24.35% |
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Windows Vista |
0.32% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 10 Home |
34.42% |
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Windows 10 Pro |
16.88% |
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Windows 8.1 |
14.94% |
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Windows 7 Home Premium |
12.66% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
5.52% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
5.52% |
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Geography
64.15% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
64.15% |
United Kingdom |
8.49% |
France |
3.30% |
Canada |
3.07% |
Germany |
2.36% |
Australia |
1.89% |
Netherlands |
1.89% |
DK |
1.89% |
Italy |
1.42% |
Finland |
1.18% |
Sweden |
1.18% |
New Zealand |
1.18% |
Belgium |
0.94% |
Norway |
0.71% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
ASUS |
22.06% |
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Acer |
18.38% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
13.97% |
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Lenovo |
13.24% |
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Dell |
11.03% |
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MSI |
7.35% |
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GIGABYTE |
4.41% |
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Alienware |
4.41% |
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Apple |
1.47% |
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Samsung |
1.47% |
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Toshiba |
1.47% |
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American Megatrends |
0.74% |
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Common models |
ASUS All Series |
17.39% |
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LENOVO 20378 |
3.11% |
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MSI MS-7721 |
2.48% |
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MSI MS-7821 |
2.48% |
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Gigabyte Z97MX-Gaming 5 |
1.86% |
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Dell Inspiron 7559 |
1.86% |
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