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1% remove it99% keep it
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Simply Chess

Overview

Simply Chess is a program developed by BlueLine 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 Chess.exe. The software installer includes 72 files and is usually about 220.39 MB (231,100,163 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 59% of users of Simply Chess come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and Canada.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: bluelinegamestudios.com/simplychess
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Chess
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/312280
Estimated size: 220.39 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Simply Chess

Program executable:Chess.exe
Name:Simply Chess
Path:C:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Chess\Chess.exe
MD5:30b44f5cddcbf60cea666ca9715502d3
Additional files:
  • BlueLine.Cloud.dll
  • BlueLine.GameCommon.dll - GameCommon
  • Chess.exe - Simply Chess
  • FNA.dll (by Ethan "flibitijibibo" Lee) - FNA
  • Logger.dll - Logger
  • MonoGame.Framework.BlueLine.dll - MonoGame.Framework.Steam.Net
  • Steamworks-CS.dll
  • BlueLine.BoardGameCommon.dll (by Microsoft) - BoardGameCommon
  • FNA.Extended.dll - FNA.Extended
  • SpriterDotNet.dll - Spriter
  • BoardGameCommon - Mono.Windows.dll (by Microsoft)
  • Chess.vshost.exe - Microsoft (R) Visual Studio (R) 2010 (vshost32.exe)
  • crashhandler.dll (by Valve) - Steam Crash Handler Library
  • crashhandler64.dll (by Valve)
  • CSERHelper.dll - CSER Helper (Debug Helper Routines)
  • d3dcompiler_46.dll - 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-56.dll
  • libavformat-56.dll
  • libavresample-2.dll
  • libavutil-54.dll
  • libjpeg-9.dll
  • libogg.dll
  • libpng16-16.dll
  • libswscale-3.dll
  • libtheora.dll
  • libtheoraplay.dll
  • libtiff-5.dll
  • libvorbis.dll
  • libvorbisfile.dll
  • libwebp-4.dll
  • libx264-142.dll (by x264 project) - x264 (H.264 (MPEG-4 AVC) encoder library)
  • MojoShader.dll
  • Newtonsoft.Json.dll (by Newtonsoft) - Json.NET (Json.NET .NET 4.0)
  • nunit.framework.dll (by NUnit.org) - NUnit
  • nunit.mocks.dll (by NUnit.org)
  • openvr_api.dll
  • SDL2.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
  • SDL2_image.dll - SDL_image
  • soft_oal.dll
  • Steam.dll - Steam Client Engine
  • Steam.exe - Steam Client Bootstrapper
  • steam_api.dll - Steam Client API
  • Steam2.dll
  • steamclient.dll
  • steamclient64.dll
  • steamerrorreporter.exe
  • steamerrorreporter64.exe
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer.dll
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer.json
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer64.dll
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer64.json
  • SteamUI.dll - SteamUI Dynamic Link Library
  • SteamworksNative.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{5ED47F96-28F8-4042-BBBA-D463F16205D5}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • Steam.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Steam_Reg_HKCURun_S-1-5-21-1376238410-2669572290-3327323966-1001.
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:\Programfiler\Steam\Steam.exe'.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

Chess.vshost.exe
Memory:18.66 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0001750403%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00011011%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00006493%
0.015104% average

How do I remove Simply Chess?

You can uninstall Simply Chess 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 Simply Chess, 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 Simply Chess.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 77%
Win 7 (SP1) 23%
  
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 10 76.87%
Windows 7 23.13%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Home 44.78%
Windows 10 Pro 19.40%
Windows 7 Home Premium 11.19%
Windows 7 Professional 5.22%
Windows 7 Ultimate 5.22%
Windows 8.1 5.22%

Distribution by countryGeography

58.89% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 58.89%
  Germany 4.44%
  Canada 3.89%
  United Kingdom 3.89%
  France 3.33%
  Australia 2.78%
  Russia 2.78%
  Netherlands 2.22%
  DK 1.67%
  Spain 1.67%
  Ireland 1.67%
  Italy 1.67%
  Mexico 1.67%
  Finland 1.11%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 21.43%
ASUS 20.00%
Acer 17.14%
Dell 11.43%
GIGABYTE 7.14%
Lenovo 5.71%
MSI 5.71%
Toshiba 5.71%
Samsung 2.86%
Apple 1.43%
Alienware 1.43%
Common models
ASUS All Series 2.91%
Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 6.... 1.94%
HP 570-p017c 1.94%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 1.94%
MSI MS-7916 1.94%
MSI MS-7978 1.94%

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