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SpellForce 2 Shadow Wars

What is SpellForce 2 Shadow Wars?

SpellForce 2 Shadow Wars is a PC video game published by JoWooD Entertainment, now Nordic Games.

Overview

SpellForce 2 Shadow Wars is a software program developed by JoWooD. 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 setup package generally installs about 10 files and is usually about 3.39 MB (3,554,595 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 56% of users of SpellForce 2 Shadow Wars come from Germany, it is also popular in the United States and Italy.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.JoWood.com
Installation folder: C:\spiele\SpellForce 2 Shadow Wars\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{2B0C9858-8D78-48B2-BC37-4CAEBB2CA510}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 3.39 MB
Language: German (Germany)

Program filesFiles installed by SpellForce 2 Shadow Wars

  • spellforce2.exe
  • binkw32.dll (by RAD Game Tools) - Bink and Smacker (RAD Video Tools)
  • FirewallCfg.exe
  • mss32.dll (by RAD Game Tools) - Miles Sound System
  • pcre3.dll (by GnuWin32 ) - Pcre (Pcre: a grep with Perl-compatible regular expressions)
  • protect.dll (by Solidshield Technologies) - Solidshield Library
  • protect.exe (by Metaboli) - SpellForce 2 : Dragon Storm (FrontLine Protection GUI Application)
  • qt-mt323.dll (by Trolltech AS) - Qt
  • SF2Editor.exe
  • uninst.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • spellforce2.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{DD7C4E14-DA05-43ED-AA3F-74D711886D61}' (runs on registration).
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • spellforce2.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\JoWood\SpellForce 2 Shadow Wars\spellforce2.exe'.

How do I remove SpellForce 2 Shadow Wars?

You can uninstall SpellForce 2 Shadow Wars 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 SpellForce 2 Shadow Wars, 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 SpellForce 2 Shadow Wars.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 52%
Win 7 5%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 8%
Keep it 92%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#42,521

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 57.14%
Windows 10 19.05%
Windows Vista 16.67%
Windows XP 7.14%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 35.71%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 16.67%
Windows 7 Professional 14.29%
Microsoft Windows XP 7.14%
Windows 7 Ultimate 7.14%
Windows 8.1 Pro 7.14%

Distribution by countryGeography

55.56% of installs come from Germany
Which countries install it?
  Germany 55.56%
  United States 20.00%
  Italy 15.56%
  Austria 2.22%
  Belgium 2.22%
  France 2.22%
  Sweden 2.22%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer 26.92%
Hewlett-Packard 19.23%
GIGABYTE 15.38%
MSI 7.69%
Medion 7.69%
Compaq 3.85%
Toshiba 3.85%
Packard Bell 3.85%
Lenovo 3.85%
Intel 3.85%
ASUS 3.85%
Common models
ASUS All Series 6.67%
XFX78I XFX nForce 780i 3-... 3.33%
TOSHIBA SATELLITE PRO L77... 3.33%
Acer Aspire X3200 3.33%
Acer Aspire VN7-791G 3.33%
Acer Aspire M3920 3.33%

About JoWooD

JoWooD Entertainment AG was an Austrian computer game publisher of video games.

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