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StarCraft - Brood War
Overview
StarCraft - Brood War is a program developed by Blizzard Entertainment. 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 main program executable is starcraft.exe. The software installer includes 11 files and is usually about 687.78 MB (721,194,666 bytes). BNUpdate.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released. A majority of the PCs this is running on, most OS versions are Windows 7 (SP1). The distribution of this has mostly been seen in the United States.
Program details
URL: www.blizzard.com/starcraft
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\StarCraft - Brood War2\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\StarCraft - Brood War2\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 687.78 MB
Files installed by StarCraft - Brood War
| Program executable: | starcraft.exe |
| Name: | StarCraft |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\starcraft - brood war2\starcraft.exe |
| MD5: | af031ff7d41610c08a00d28d112965c2 |
Additional files:
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BNUpdate.exe - Blizzard Update Program (BNUpdate)
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StarEdit.exe - Starcraft (StarEdit)
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storm.dll - Storm Library
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Smackw32.dll (by RAD Game Tools) - Smacker (Smacker Video Technology)
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EditLocal.dll
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InstCC.exe
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loader.exe
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Local.dll
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unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
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Riched20.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft RichEdit Control, version 2.0 (Rich Text Edit Control, v2.0)
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- StarCraft.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{BE3C43BE-4279-4CAB-9A67-12B88F6DE317}' (runs on registration).
How do I remove StarCraft - Brood War?
You can uninstall StarCraft - Brood War from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- 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.
- When you find the program StarCraft - Brood War, 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).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove StarCraft - Brood War.
USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 6%
Keep it 94%
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MOST USED OS
~99%
Windows 7 (SP1)
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COUNTRY POPULARITY
100.00%
United States
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Geography
100.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
About Blizzard Entertainment
Blizzard Entertainment is a video game developer & publisher that originally concentrated primarily on the creation of game ports for other studios before beginning development of their own program with the development of games like Rock n' Roll Racing & The Lost Vikings.
Publisher URL: us.blizzard.com