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Sam & Max 305: The City that Dares not Sleep

What is Sam & Max 305: The City that Dares not Sleep?  (from Telltale Games)

Sam must defeat and save Giant Max.

Overview

Sam & Max 305: The City that Dares not Sleep is a program developed by Telltale Games. 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 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 SamMax305.exe. The software installer includes 33 files and is usually about 494.81 MB (518,843,594 bytes). The program is built using the Nokia Qt cross-platforms native C++ framework. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 63% of users of Sam & Max 305: The City that Dares not Sleep come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and France.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.telltalegames.com
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Programs\Steam\steamapps\common\Sam and Max 305
Uninstaller: "C:\Programs\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/31260
Estimated size: 494.81 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Sam & Max 305: The City that Dares not Sleep

Program executable:SamMax305.exe
Path:C:\Programs\Steam\steamapps\common\Sam and Max 305\SamMax305.exe
MD5:928aecfbdb0530d534d73eef510f10c0
Additional files:
  • SamMax305.exe
  • fmodex.dll (by Firelight Technologies) - FMOD Ex (FMOD Ex SoundSystem)
  • QtCore4.dll (by Nokia and/or its subsidiary(-ies)) - Qt4 (C++ application development framework.)
  • QtGui4.dll (by Nokia and/or its subsidiary(-ies))
  • QtNetwork4.dll
  • QtWebKit4.dll
  • AppOverlay.dll (by Valve) - Steam Application Overlay Renderer (Steam Application Overlay (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
  • AppOverlay64.dll (by Valve) - Steam Application Overlay (buildbot_winslave05_steam_steam_rel_client_win64@winslave05)
  • avutil-51.dll
  • crashhandler.dll - Steam Crash Handler Library (Steam Crash Handler Library (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
  • crashhandler64.dll - Steam Crash Handler Library (buildbot_winslave05_steam_steam_rel_client_win64@winslave05)
  • CSERHelper.dll - CSER Helper (Debug Helper Routines)
  • dbghelp.dll (by Microsoft) - Debugging Tools for Windows(R) (Windows Image Helper)
  • GameOverlayRenderer.dll - Steam Game Overlay Renderer (Steam Game Overlay Renderer (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
  • GameOverlayRenderer64.dll - Steam Game Overlay Renderer (buildbot_winslave05_steam_steam_rel_client_win64@winslave05)
  • GameOverlayUI.exe - Steam (gameoverlayui.exe (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
  • msvcm80.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2005 (Microsoft® C Runtime Library)
  • msvcp80.dll - Microsoft® C++ Runtime Library
  • msvcr80.dll
  • SDL2.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
  • Steam.dll - Steam Client Engine
  • Steam.exe - Steam Client Bootstrapper (Steam Client Bootstrapper (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
  • steamclient.dll - Steamclient.dll (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04)
  • steamclient64.dll - Steamclient.dll (buildbot_winslave05_steam_steam_rel_client_win64@winslave05)
  • steamerrorreporter.exe - steamerrorreporter.exe (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04)
  • steamerrorreporter64.exe - steamerrorreporter.exe (Dave_Steam_i7@DAVE)
  • SteamTmp.exe
  • SteamUI.dll - SteamUI Dynamic Link Library (SteamUI Dynamic Link Library (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
  • tier0_s.dll - tier0_s Dynamic Link Library (tier0_s Dynamic Link Library (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
  • tier0_s64.dll - tier0_s Dynamic Link Library (buildbot_winslave05_steam_steam_rel_client_win64@winslave05)
  • vstdlib_s.dll - vstdlib_ s.dll (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04)
  • vstdlib_s64.dll - vstdlib_ s.dll (buildbot_winslave05_steam_steam_rel_client_win64@winslave05)
  • WriteMiniDump.exe - Win32 MiniDump Helper

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • SteamTmp.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{0FA4F2B3-5879-4EB7-87D7-15A36952D352}' (runs on registration).
2 Startup Files (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.
  • SteamTmp.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.
3 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
  • Steam.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.
  • SteamTmp.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.
  • SamMax305.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Sam and Max 305\SamMax305.exe'.
Network connections
  • SteamTmp.exe connects to cdn-178-79-196-253.pmo.llnw.net (178.79.196.253 port 80).
  • SteamTmp.exe connects to 69.28.145.170 (port 27017).
  • SteamTmp.exe connects to cm-04.lux.valve.net (146.66.152.15 port 27018).
  • SteamTmp.exe connects to 80.239.194.142 (port 27030).
  • SteamTmp.exe connects to VALVE-CORPO.car2.Philadelphia1.Level3.net (4.78.155.50 port 27031).

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

GameOverlayUI.exe
Memory:36.47 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0126768236%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00708749%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00558933%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:30,822,598
8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:194
70 average
I/O reads/min:633.64 KB
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:29.26 KB
105.02 KB average
SteamTmp.exe
Memory:230.39 MB
Total CPU:0.0025027453%
Kernel CPU:0.00142709%
User CPU:0.00107566%
CPU cycles/sec:28,069,388
Switches/sec:334
I/O reads/min:1.77 MB
I/O writes/min:2.18 MB

How do I remove Sam & Max 305: The City that Dares not Sleep?

You can uninstall Sam & Max 305: The City that Dares not Sleep 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 Sam & Max 305: The City that Dares not Sleep, 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 Sam & Max 305: The City that Dares not Sleep.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 65%
Win Vista (SP2) 0%
 
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 9%
Keep it 91%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 66.67%
Windows 10 32.00%
Windows XP 0.89%
Windows Vista 0.44%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 35.56%
Windows 7 Ultimate 17.33%
Windows 7 Professional 13.78%
Windows 8.1 Pro 5.33%
Windows 8.1 5.33%
Windows 10 Home 4.89%

Distribution by countryGeography

62.63% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 62.63%
  United Kingdom 10.32%
  France 5.34%
  Canada 2.85%
  Norway 2.14%
  Australia 2.14%
  Germany 2.14%
  Belgium 1.42%
  DK 1.42%
  Finland 1.07%
  Sweden 1.07%
  Netherlands 1.07%
  Brazil 0.71%
  Japan 0.71%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer 22.43%
GIGABYTE 20.56%
ASUS 19.63%
Dell 15.89%
Hewlett-Packard 12.15%
Alienware 4.67%
American Megatrends 2.80%
Lenovo 1.87%
Common models
MSI MS-7821 4.59%
Dell XPS 8300 2.75%
Acer Aspire V3-771 1.83%
ASUSTeK G73Sw 1.83%
Dell Inspiron 580 1.83%
Gateway DX4200-09 1.83%

About (from Telltale Games)

Telltale Games is an award-winning independent developer and publisher founded by games industry veterans.
Publisher URL: www.telltalegames.com

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