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What percent of users and experts removed it?
19% remove it81% keep it
Overall Sentiment
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How common is it?
Global Rank #43,314
United States Rank #30,099
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Sins of a Solar Empire - Entrenchment

What is Sins of a Solar Empire - Entrenchment?

Sins of a Solar Empire - Entrenchment utilizes the Impulse digital distribution platform. Impulse provides users the ability to purchase and download software that are tied to an account on GameStop's servers, and can be downloaded from anywhere that allows the use of the Impulse client. Impulse allows users to install, update (when desired) and uninstall the software tied to a user's account. Users who purchase Impulse-supported games at retail stores can download the client and install previously purchased software on their computers without the original disc after registration of the game.

Overview

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 sins of a solar empire entrenchment.exe. The setup package generally installs about 32 files and is usually about 915.8 KB (937,780 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.stardock.com
Installation folder: C:\stardock\Sins of a Solar Empire\
Uninstaller: "C:\stardock\Sins of a Solar Empire\UninstHelper.exe" /autouninstall sinsentrench
Estimated size: 915.8 KB

Program filesFiles installed by Sins of a Solar Empire - Entrenchment

Program executable:sins of a solar empire entrenchment.exe
Name:Sins of a Solar Empire Entrenchment
Path:C:\stardock\sins of a solar empire\sins of a solar empire entrenchment.exe
MD5:9e3608e8ddd82cc5bf07ea15689d7b2d
Additional files:
  • SINS_Launcher.exe - Sins of a Solar Empire Autorun/Launcher
  • CryptoUtilAX.dll - Sins of a Solar Empire (Sins of a Solar Empire Utility Library)
  • SDActivate.exe - Activate (Stardock Product Activation)
  • Impulse.exe - Impulse
  • UninstHelper.exe - Add/Remove Programs Helper
  • disable_diplo_beta.exe - WindowBlinds
  • sins_install.exe
  • sins_uninstall.exe
  • sinsentrench_firewallgdf.exe
  • ConvertData_Diplomacy.exe
  • Sins of a Solar Empire Diplomacy Dev.exe (by Ironclad Games) - Sins of a Solar Empire Diplomacy
  • Sins of a Solar Empire Diplomacy.exe (by Ironclad Games)
  • ConvertData_Entrenchment.exe
  • ConvertData_OriginalSins.exe
  • Sins of a Solar Empire Dev.exe
  • Sins of a Solar Empire Entrenchment Dev.exe - Sins of a Solar Empire Entrenchment
  • Sins of a Solar Empire.exe
  • Activate.exe
  • binkw32.dll (by RAD Game Tools) - Bink and Smacker (RAD Video Tools)
  • FirewallInstall.exe - Firewall Application
  • FirewallInstallHelper.dll (by Microsoft) - Firewall Install Helper DLL
  • fmod.dll (by Firelight Technologies Pty, Ltd) - FMOD
  • GameuxInstallHelper.dll (by Microsoft) - Game Explorer Install Helper DLL
  • GDFSinsInstall.exe - GDFSinsIntall Application (GDFSinsInstall Application)
  • Sins of a Solar Empire Entrenchment Developer.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • SINS_Launcher.exe is scheduled as a task named 'RunAsStdUser Task' (runs on registration).
2 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
  • Sins of a Solar Empire.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Stardock Games\Sins of a Solar Empire\Sins of a Solar Empire.exe'.
  • Sins of a Solar Empire Entrenchment.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Stardock Games\Sins of a Solar Empire\Sins of a Solar Empire Entrenchment.exe'.

How do I remove Sins of a Solar Empire - Entrenchment?

You can uninstall Sins of a Solar Empire - Entrenchment 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 Sins of a Solar Empire - Entrenchment, 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 Sins of a Solar Empire - Entrenchment.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 68%
Win XP 5%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 19%
Keep it 81%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#43,314

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 67.50%
Windows 10 15.00%
Windows Vista 12.50%
Windows XP 5.00%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 45.00%
Windows 7 Professional 12.50%
Windows 7 Ultimate 10.00%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 10.00%
Windows 10 Pro 7.50%
Microsoft Windows XP 5.00%

Distribution by countryGeography

75.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 75.00%
  Germany 8.33%
  United Kingdom 5.00%
  Australia 3.33%
  Brazil 1.67%
  Switzerland 1.67%
  DK 1.67%
  Finland 1.67%
  France 1.67%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 30.00%
Dell 20.00%
GIGABYTE 15.00%
Acer 15.00%
ASUS 15.00%
Intel 5.00%
Common models
Micro-Star MS-7599 10.00%
Micro-Star MS-7514 5.00%
Micro-Star MS-7380 5.00%
HP-Pavilion AW020AAR-ABA ... 5.00%
Hewlett-Packard p6631p 5.00%
HPE-500y 5.00%

About Stardock

Stardock is a software development company that initially developed for the OS/2 platform, but switch to Windows.
Publisher URL: www.stardock.com

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