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Should I remove Saints Row The Third?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
10% remove it90% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #8,318
United States Rank #11,363
Reach 0.0480%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 21.02 days
620.12 days >
Average installed length: 325.83 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.0.0.0 2.96%

Saints Row The Third

What is Saints Row The Third?  (from THQ)

Years after taking Stilwater for their own, the Third Street Saints have evolved from street gang to household brand name, with Saints sneakers, Saints energy drinks and Johnny Gat bobblehead dolls all available at a store near you. The Saints are kings of Stilwater, but their celebrity status has not gone unnoticed. T...  Read more

Overview

Saints Row The Third is a software program developed by THQ. 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 game_launcher.exe. The setup package generally installs about 59 files and is usually about 90.65 MB (95,055,115 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 28% of users of Saints Row The Third come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and France.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.thq.com/us/saintsrowthethird
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\THQ\Saints Row The Third\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\THQ\Saints Row The Third\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 90.65 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Saints Row The Third

Program executable:game_launcher.exe
Name:Saints Row®: The Thirdâ„¢
Path:C:\new games\thq\saints row the third\game_launcher.exe
MD5:f057afc723d8fbde0215b180f2a26558
Additional files:
  • Setup.exe - Saints Row The Third (Saints Row The Third Setup)
  • xinput1_1.dll (by ToCA EDIT) - XBOX 360 Controller Emulator
  • saintsrowthethird.exe - Saints Row: the Third
  • saintsrowthethird_dx11.exe
  • Contig.exe (by Sysinternals) - Sysinternals Contig (Contig)
  • Steamclient.dll (by SKIDROW) - Steamclient Engine
  • steam_api.dll (by Valve) - Steam Client API (Steam Client API (buildbot_winslave01_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave01))
  • Launcher.exe
  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

3 Scheduled Tasks
  • game_launcher.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{EABCF396-BF22-4487-8345-4BC22A18F3D9}' (runs on registration).
  • Contig.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F082F9FD-9203-48FE-8914-C7D26B851ADE}' (runs on registration).
  • saintsrowthethird.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{D64AA78A-F2C3-4274-878E-2011E3AF010E}' (runs on registration).
2 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
  • game_launcher.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\steam\SteamApps\common\Saints Row the Third\game_launcher.exe'.
  • saintsrowthethird.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\THQ\Saints Row The Third\saintsrowthethird.exe'.

How do I remove Saints Row The Third?

You can uninstall Saints Row The Third 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 Saints Row The Third, 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 Saints Row The Third.

USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 10%
Keep it 90%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#8,318
 
REACH
~0.05%
PC installation base

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 74.68%
Windows 10 23.00%
Windows XP 1.58%
Windows Vista 0.74%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 33.26%
Windows 7 Ultimate 29.56%
Windows 7 Professional 9.22%
Windows 8.1 5.93%
Windows 8 3.28%
Windows 8.1 Pro 3.18%

Distribution by countryGeography

28.21% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 28.21%
  Germany 6.71%
  France 5.84%
  Brazil 4.57%
  Netherlands 4.28%
  Canada 3.11%
  Italy 2.72%
  United Kingdom 2.72%
  Poland 2.33%
  Australia 2.14%
  Belgium 1.95%
  Turkey 1.95%
  Sweden 1.75%
  India 1.46%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer 19.68%
Hewlett-Packard 17.33%
ASUS 17.15%
Dell 14.98%
GIGABYTE 12.82%
Toshiba 6.32%
Lenovo 4.15%
Samsung 2.53%
MSI 1.99%
Alienware 1.81%
Intel 1.26%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 4.26%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 3.49%
Dell Dell System XPS L5... 3.10%
ASUS All Series 2.71%
ASUSTeK G74Sx 2.71%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 2.71%

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