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Should I remove Sleeping Dogs?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
10% remove it90% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #28,456
Reach 0.0054%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 4.38 days
129.08 days >
Average installed length: 67.82 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
2.1.437044 57.55%
2.1.4.37044 6.60%
2.01 10.38%
2.1 2.83%
1.7.424719 3.77%
1.5.0 7.55%
1.0.0.0 2.83%
1.0.0 0.94%
1.00.0000 0.94%
1.0 6.60%

Other programs by Square Enix

Sleeping Dogs

What is Sleeping Dogs?

Sleeping Dogs is a open world action-adventure video game developed by United Front Games in conjunction with Square Enix London Studios and published by Square Enix. Sleeping Dogs takes place in Hong Kong and focuses on an undercover operation to infiltrate the Triads. The core gameplay of Sleeping Dogs consists of giving the player an open world environment in which to move around freely. Sleeping Dogs is played as an over-the-shoulder, third-person perspective action-adventure game with role-playing elements.

Overview

The most common release is 2.1.437044, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. 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 primary executable is named hkship.exe. The setup package generally installs about 28 files and is usually about 11.48 MB (12,034,083 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: eu.square-enix.com/fr/home
Help link: www.square-enix.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\SQUARE ENIX\Sleeping Dogs\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\SQUARE ENIX\Sleeping Dogs\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 11.48 MB
Language: French (France)

Program filesFiles installed by Sleeping Dogs

Program executable:hkship.exe
Path:C:\Program Files\square enix\sleeping dogs\hkship.exe
MD5:4d9d31edef797e55802d3470d718dfdd
Additional files:
  • binkw32.dll (by RAD Game Tools) - Bink and Smacker (RAD Video Tools)
  • steam_api.dll (by Valve) - Steam Client API (Steam Client API (buildbot_winslave01_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave01))
  • ValveAPI.dll (by Valve) - Steam Client API (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04)
  • steamclient.dll - Steam (Steamclient.dll (buildbot_winslave01_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave01))
  • buddha.dll
  • Launcher.exe
  • pandora_api.dll
  • pandoraclient.dll
  • sdkencryptedappticket.dll
  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • HKShip.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F18A295B-9ACC-4923-AC0C-4425185896CE}' (runs on registration).

How do I remove Sleeping Dogs?

You can uninstall Sleeping Dogs 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 Sleeping Dogs, 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 Sleeping Dogs.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 54%
Win 7 9%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 10%
Keep it 90%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#28,456

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 63.21%
Windows 10 36.79%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate 31.13%
Windows 7 Home Premium 18.87%
Windows 7 Professional 11.32%
Windows 8.1 Pro 9.43%
Windows 8 Pro 8.49%
Windows 8.1 8.49%

Distribution by countryGeography

19.23% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 19.23%
  France 16.35%
  Philippines 6.73%
  Thailand 6.73%
  Malaysia 4.81%
  Australia 3.85%
  Brazil 2.88%
  Hungary 2.88%
  Belgium 2.88%
  Turkey 2.88%
  Argentina 1.92%
  United Kingdom 1.92%
  Indonesia 1.92%
  DZ 1.92%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
ASUS 18.42%
Acer 17.11%
Hewlett-Packard 15.79%
GIGABYTE 14.47%
Dell 14.47%
Lenovo 5.26%
MSI 3.95%
Alienware 2.63%
American Megatrends 2.63%
Intel 1.32%
Samsung 1.32%
Sony 1.32%
Common models
ASUS All Series 5.80%
Gigabyte EP43-UD3L 2.90%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 2.90%
MSI MS-7641 2.90%
Samsung 700Z3C/700Z5C 1.45%
LENOVO 20216 1.45%

About (from Square Enix)

Square Enix, Inc.
Publisher URL: www.square-enix.com

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