Should I remove Knytt Underground?

What percent of users and experts removed it?

2% remove it98% keep it

Overall Sentiment

Good

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How common is it?

Global Rank #28,338

United States Rank #23,766

Reach 0.0054%

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

< 55.85 days

111.01 days >

Average installed length: 58.33 days

Knytt Underground

from Nifflas' Games

Remove Knytt Underground by Nifflas' Games

Overview

Knytt Underground is a program developed by Nifflas' Games. 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 Knytt Underground.exe. The software installer includes 41 files. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 56% of users of Knytt Underground come from the United States, it is also popular in France and Canada.

Program details

URL: www.knyttunderground.com

Help link: support.steampowered.com

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Knytt Underground

Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/248190

Files installed by Knytt Underground

Program executable:	Knytt Underground.exe
	Knytt Underground
Path:	C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Knytt Underground\Knytt Underground.exe
MD5:	eeb302d1aae4495fbbbb5d151220b593

Additional files:

AppOverlay.dll (by Valve) - Steam Application Overlay Renderer (Steam Application Overlay)
AppOverlay64.dll (by Valve)
crashhandler.dll - Steam Crash Handler Library
crashhandler64.dll
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)
GameOverlayRenderer.dll - Steam Game Overlay Renderer
GameOverlayRenderer64.dll
GameOverlayUI.exe - Steam
icui18n.dll
icuuc.dll
Knytt Underground.exe (by Nicklas Nygren) - Knytt Underground
libavcodec-56.dll
libavformat-56.dll
libavresample-2.dll
libavutil-54.dll
libswscale-3.dll
OpenAL32.dll
python27.dll (by Python Software Foundation) - Python (Python Core)
SDL2.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
Steam.dll
Steam.exe - Steam Client Bootstrapper
steam_api.dll - Steam Client API (Steam Client API (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
Steam2.dll - Steam Client Engine
steamclient.dll
steamclient64.dll
steamerrorreporter.exe
steamerrorreporter64.exe
SteamUI.dll - SteamUI Dynamic Link Library
streaming_client.exe
tier0_s.dll - tier0_s Dynamic Link Library
tier0_s64.dll
uninstall.exe
v8.dll
video.dll
vstdlib_s.dll - vstdlib_ s.dll
vstdlib_s64.dll
winh264.dll
WriteMiniDump.exe - Win32 MiniDump Helper

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 Knytt Underground?

You can uninstall Knytt Underground 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 Knytt Underground, 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 Knytt Underground.

OS VERSIONS

Win 7 (SP1) 58%

Win 7 1%

HOW IT STARTS

Automatically starts? Yes

(Found in the run registry)

USER ACTIONS

Uninstall it 2%

Keep it 98%

Windows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

Windows 7	58.88%
Windows 10	40.19%
Windows Vista	0.93%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium	33.64%
Windows 7 Professional	16.82%
Windows 8.1	14.02%
Windows 8.1 Pro	8.41%
Windows 7 Ultimate	7.48%
Windows 10 Home	5.61%

Geography

55.64% of installs come from the United States

Which countries install it?

United States	55.64%
France	7.52%
Canada	5.26%
Australia	4.51%
United Kingdom	4.51%
Germany	2.26%
Norway	2.26%
DK	1.50%
Finland	1.50%
Ireland	1.50%
Lithuania	1.50%
Netherlands	1.50%
Poland	1.50%
Sweden	1.50%

PC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

Acer	21.43%
Dell	19.64%
Hewlett-Packard	17.86%
ASUS	14.29%
GIGABYTE	12.50%
Lenovo	5.36%
MSI	5.36%
Apple	1.79%
Alienware	1.79%
Common models
ASUS All Series	3.61%
ASUSTeK S400CA	2.41%
Dell XPS 8300	2.41%
Acer Aspire V3-571G	2.41%
GBT NVDAACPI	2.41%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ...	2.41%

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