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Should I remove Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
4% remove it96% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #4,591
United States Rank #3,694
Reach 0.1143%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 26.94 days
404.82 days >
Average installed length: 212.70 days

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

Overview

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is a program developed by Monolith Productions. 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 x360ce.exe. The software installer includes 60 files and is usually about 53.72 MB (56,332,589 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 56% of users of Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Germany.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.shadowofmordor.com
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\ShadowOfMordor
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/241930
Estimated size: 53.72 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

Program executable:x360ce.exe
Name:X360 Controller Emulator
Path:C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\ShadowOfMordor\x360ce.exe
MD5:9824cafc8244f505d21f616d1a48469a
Additional files:
  • crashhandler.dll (by Valve) - Steam Crash Handler Library
  • crashhandler64.dll (by Valve)
  • GameOverlayRenderer.dll - Steam Game Overlay Renderer
  • GameOverlayRenderer64.dll
  • GameOverlayUI.exe - Steam
  • Steam.dll
  • Steam.exe - Steam Client Bootstrapper
  • 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
  • video.dll
  • vstdlib_s.dll - vstdlib_ s.dll
  • vstdlib_s64.dll
  • SDL2.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer64.dll
  • uninstall.exe
  • AppOverlay.dll - Steam Application Overlay Renderer (Steam Application Overlay)
  • AppOverlay64.dll
  • icui18n.dll
  • icuuc.dll
  • libavcodec-56.dll
  • libavformat-56.dll
  • libavresample-2.dll
  • libavutil-54.dll
  • libswscale-3.dll
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer.dll
  • v8.dll
  • libav_h264-56.dll
  • openvr_api.dll
  • winh264.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)
  • dinput8.dll
  • libavcodec-57.dll
  • libavformat-57.dll
  • libavresample-3.dll
  • libavutil-55.dll
  • libswscale-4.dll
  • libx264-142.dll (by x264 project) - x264 (H.264 (MPEG-4 AVC) encoder library)
  • mordor_hunfont.exe
  • ShadowOfMordor.exe
  • Steam2.dll - Steam Client Engine
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer.json
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer64.json
  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
  • WriteMiniDump.exe - Win32 MiniDump Helper
  • xinput1_3.dll (by http://x360ce.googlecode.com) - XBOX 360 Controller Emulator

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{B6D81AEC-C691-4109-ACBA-39A635BBAF0E}' (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.
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 Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor?

You can uninstall Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. 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.
  2. When you find the program Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, 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).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 70%
Win 8.1 0%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 4%
Keep it 96%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 70.40%
Windows 7 29.52%
Windows Vista 0.09%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Home 30.15%
Windows 10 Pro 16.05%
Windows 7 Home Premium 15.92%
Windows 8.1 12.94%
Windows 7 Ultimate 7.69%
Windows 8.1 Pro 5.74%

Distribution by countryGeography

55.77% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 55.77%
  United Kingdom 7.78%
  Germany 6.22%
  Canada 4.23%
  France 3.65%
  Australia 2.77%
  Italy 1.93%
  Netherlands 1.89%
  DK 1.52%
  Norway 1.52%
  Sweden 1.45%
  Brazil 1.12%
  Spain 0.78%
  Finland 0.78%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
ASUS 21.55%
Hewlett-Packard 14.29%
Acer 12.47%
Alienware 10.77%
GIGABYTE 9.93%
Lenovo 9.81%
Dell 9.32%
MSI 7.26%
Medion 1.94%
Toshiba 1.09%
Intel 0.85%
Samsung 0.73%
Common models
ASUS All Series 25.93%
MSI MS-7821 3.83%
MSI MS-7917 3.38%
MSI MS-7693 3.16%
LENOVO 20378 2.37%
Alienware Aurora-R4 1.92%

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