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1% remove it99% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #7,688
United States Rank #6,223
Reach 0.0536%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 14.45 days
426.38 days >
Average installed length: 224.03 days

Nether

Overview

Nether is a program developed by Phosphor 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 Launcher.exe. The software installer includes 97 files and is usually about 71.77 MB (75,252,809 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 57% of users of Nether come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Canada.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.playnether.com
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Nether
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/247730
Estimated size: 71.77 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Nether

Program executable:Launcher.exe
Path:C:\Steam\steamapps\common\Nether\Launcher.exe
MD5:c90b4a8b834c65ca6060c8d934694bca
Additional files:
  • npNetherLauncher.dll - NetherLauncher (Nether launcher backend)
  • UnSetup.exe - Nether (UnSetup)
  • NetherInstall-Nether.exe
  • Nether.exe (by Epic Games)
  • MberClient_x64_mtd.dll
  • libcef.dll - Chromium Embedded Framework (CEF) Dynamic Link Library
  • MberClient_mt.dll
  • MberClient_x64_mt.dll
  • Aga.Controls.dll - Aga.Controls
  • AgentInterface.dll
  • APEX_Clothing_LegacyCHECKED_x64.dll (by NVIDIA) - APEX Dynamic Link Library
  • APEX_ClothingCHECKED_x64.dll (by NVIDIA)
  • APEX_ClothingGPUCHECKED_x64.dll
  • APEX_Common_LegacyCHECKED_x64.dll
  • APEX_Destructible_LegacyCHECKED_x64.dll
  • APEX_DestructibleCHECKED_x64.dll
  • APEX_Framework_LegacyCHECKED_x64.dll
  • ApexFrameworkCHECKED_x64.dll
  • AppOverlay.dll (by Valve) - Steam Application Overlay Renderer (Steam Application Overlay)
  • AppOverlay64.dll (by Valve)
  • atc_api.dll
  • binkw64.dll (by RAD Game Tools) - Bink and Smacker (RAD Video Tools)
  • crashhandler.dll - Steam Crash Handler Library
  • crashhandler64.dll
  • CSERHelper.dll - CSER Helper (Debug Helper Routines)
  • cudart64_41_22.dll - NVIDIA CUDA 4.1.22 Runtime (NVIDIA CUDA Runtime, Version 4.1.22)
  • cudart64_42_9.dll - NVIDIA CUDA 4.2.9 Runtime (NVIDIA CUDA Runtime, Version 4.2.9)
  • curllib.dll
  • D3DCompiler_43.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® DirectX for Windows® (Direct3D HLSL Compiler)
  • d3dcompiler_46.dll (by Microsoft)
  • d3dcompiler_46_64.dll
  • dbghelp.dll - Debugging Tools for Windows(R) (Windows Image Helper)
  • DebuggerInterface.dll
  • dotNetFx40_Full_setup.exe - Microsoft .NET Framework 4 (Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Setup)
  • EasyHook64.dll
  • expapply.dll (by Pocket Soft) - Pocket Soft, Inc. RTPatch Server (Apply DLL for Pocket Soft RTPatch Server)
  • ffmpegsumo.dll
  • FxGraphLayout_x64.dll (by OC3 Entertainment) - FxGraphLayout
  • GameOverlayRenderer.dll - Steam Game Overlay Renderer
  • GameOverlayRenderer64.dll
  • GameOverlayUI.exe - Steam
  • GRB_1_x64.dll - GPU accelerated Rigid Body Dynamic Link Library
  • GRBCHECKED_1_1_api2_x64.dll
  • ICSharpCode.TextEditor.dll (by ic#code) - SharpDevelop (ICSharpCode.TextEditor)
  • icudt.dll (by The ICU Project) - International Components for Unicode (ICU Data DLL)
  • Launcher.exe
  • libavcodec-55.dll
  • libavformat-55.dll
  • libavresample-1.dll
  • libavutil-52.dll
  • libavutil-53.dll
  • libeay32.dll (by The OpenSSL Project, http://www.openssl.org/) - The OpenSSL Toolkit (OpenSSL Shared Library)
  • libogg_64.dll
  • libresample_x64.dll (by Dominic Mazzoni) - libresample
  • libsasl.dll (by Carnegie Mellon University) - Carnegie Mellon University SASL (CMU SASL API v2)
  • libswscale-2.dll
  • libvorbis_64.dll
  • libvorbisfile_64.dll
  • msvcp100.dll - Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2010 (Microsoft® C Runtime Library)
  • msvcr100.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Scheduled Tasks
  • Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{0A7CD642-755B-4352-BD9E-064734827C0D}' (runs on registration).
  • GameOverlayUI.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{98D22EE8-FBCE-4B0A-A638-4A27C81582F5}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • Steam.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Steam.
Startup File (User Run)
  • Steam.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Steam.exe' and executes as C:\Program Files\steam\steam.exe.
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'.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

GameOverlayUI.exe
Memory:21.35 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0004747990%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00032078%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00015402%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:16,959,400
8,062,084 average
I/O reads/min:35.45 KB
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:3.3 KB
105.02 KB average

How do I remove Nether?

You can uninstall Nether 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 Nether, 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 Nether.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 56%
Win XP 0%
  
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
  
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 1%
Keep it 99%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 59.13%
Windows 10 40.40%
Windows Vista 0.38%
Windows XP 0.09%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 35.67%
Windows 8.1 22.01%
Windows 7 Ultimate 14.90%
Windows 7 Professional 7.21%
Windows 8.1 Pro 6.45%
Windows 8 4.27%

Distribution by countryGeography

57.37% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 57.37%
  United Kingdom 6.93%
  Canada 5.68%
  Australia 4.28%
  Germany 4.13%
  France 3.54%
  DK 1.77%
  Sweden 1.55%
  Netherlands 1.33%
  Finland 1.25%
  Italy 1.25%
  Brazil 1.03%
  Norway 1.03%
  Poland 0.74%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 18.81%
ASUS 18.61%
Acer 14.46%
GIGABYTE 13.66%
Dell 9.90%
Alienware 8.32%
Lenovo 4.75%
Toshiba 4.75%
MSI 2.97%
Samsung 1.98%
Intel 1.78%
Common models
ASUS All Series 13.32%
Alienware Alienware X51 3.13%
MSI MS-7821 3.13%
Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 2.87%
Alienware Alienware X51 R... 2.09%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 2.09%

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