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What percent of users and experts removed it?
23% remove it77% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #38,494
United States Rank #28,246
Reach 0.0027%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 4.56 days
134.43 days >
Average installed length: 70.63 days

Salt Demo

Overview

Salt Demo is a program developed by Lavaboots Studios. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. 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 main program executable is SaltTrial.exe. The software installer includes 59 files and is usually about 141.72 MB (148,604,454 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 68% of users of Salt Demo come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Canada.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: saltthegame.com
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Salt Demo
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/327870
Estimated size: 141.72 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Salt Demo

Program executable:SaltTrial.exe
Path:C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Salt Demo\SaltTrial.exe
MD5:e084edca4b6dc02f622dadeba52a9dfd
Additional files:
  • SaltTrial.exe
  • Assembly-CSharp.dll
  • Assembly-CSharp-firstpass.dll
  • Assembly-UnityScript.dll
  • Assembly-UnityScript-firstpass.dll
  • Boo.Lang.dll - boo - an extensible programming language for the CLI
  • mono.dll
  • Mono.Security.dll (by MONO development team) - MONO CLI
  • mscorlib.dll (by MONO development team) - MONO Common language infrastructure
  • System.Core.dll
  • System.dll
  • UnityEngine.dll
  • UnityEngine.UI.dll (by Microsoft) - guisystem
  • UnityScript.Lang.dll
  • UnityEngine.Networking.dll (by Unity Technologies) - UnityEngine.Networking
  • crashhandler.dll (by Valve) - Steam Crash Handler Library
  • crashhandler64.dll (by Valve)
  • CSERHelper.dll - CSER Helper (Debug Helper Routines)
  • d3dcompiler_46.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® DirectX for Windows® (Direct3D HLSL Compiler)
  • d3dcompiler_46_64.dll
  • 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
  • libavcodec-57.dll
  • libavformat-57.dll
  • libavresample-3.dll
  • libavutil-55.dll
  • libswscale-4.dll
  • openvr_api.dll
  • SampleClassLibrary.dll - SampleClassLibrary
  • SDL2.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
  • Steam.dll
  • Steam.exe - Steam Client Bootstrapper
  • steam_api.dll - Steam Client API
  • Steam2.dll - Steam Client Engine
  • steamclient.dll
  • steamclient64.dll
  • steamerrorreporter.exe
  • steamerrorreporter64.exe
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer.dll
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer.json
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer64.dll
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer64.json
  • SteamUI.dll - SteamUI Dynamic Link Library
  • streaming_client.exe
  • System.Xml.dll
  • tier0_s.dll - tier0_s Dynamic Link Library
  • tier0_s64.dll
  • uninstall.exe
  • UnityEngine.Analytics.dll
  • v8.dll
  • video.dll
  • vstdlib_s.dll - vstdlib_ s.dll
  • vstdlib_s64.dll
  • winh264.dll
  • WriteMiniDump.exe - Win32 MiniDump Helper

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{E4710FF6-C400-44A1-B19D-7F87757BB33B}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • Steam.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Steam_Reg_HKCURun_S-1-5-21-1478317967-2089768041-473047385-1001.
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.

How do I remove Salt Demo?

You can uninstall Salt Demo 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 Salt Demo, 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 Salt Demo.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 57%
Win Vista (SP2) 2%
 
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 23%
Keep it 77%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 57.41%
Windows 7 40.74%
Windows Vista 1.85%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 29.63%
Windows 8.1 25.93%
Windows 10 Home 14.81%
Windows 7 Professional 7.41%
Windows 10 Pro 5.56%
Windows 8.1 Pro 3.70%

Distribution by countryGeography

67.57% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 67.57%
  United Kingdom 8.11%
  Canada 5.41%
  Australia 4.05%
  Netherlands 4.05%
  Germany 2.70%
  Slovakia 2.70%
  Austria 1.35%
  DK 1.35%
  Ireland 1.35%
  Poland 1.35%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 23.53%
Acer 17.65%
ASUS 14.71%
Hewlett-Packard 14.71%
GIGABYTE 8.82%
Toshiba 8.82%
Lenovo 5.88%
Alienware 2.94%
American Megatrends 2.94%
Common models
ASUS All Series 9.52%
LENOVO 20193 4.76%
MSI MS-7821 4.76%
TOSHIBA Satellite S855D 2.38%
TOSHIBA Satellite C55D-B 2.38%
TOSHIBA Satellite C55-B 2.38%

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