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What percent of users and experts removed it?
4% remove it96% keep it
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How common is it?
Global Rank #23,786
United States Rank #22,189
Reach 0.0078%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 39.64 days
225.57 days >
Average installed length: 118.52 days
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The Culling Of The Cows
from Decaying Logic
Overview
The Culling Of The Cows is a program developed by Decaying Logic. 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 software installer includes 56 files and is usually about 78.8 MB (82,627,829 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 45% of users of The Culling Of The Cows come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada and United Kingdom.
Program details
URL: decayinglogic.com/the-culling-of-the-cows
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Culling Of The Cows
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/297020
Estimated size: 78.8 MB
Files installed by The Culling Of The Cows
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Culling Of The Cows.exe - Culling Of The Cows
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uninstall.exe - Installer for Culling Of The Cows
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steam_api.dll (by Valve) - Steam Client API
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AppOverlay.dll (by Valve) - Steam Application Overlay Renderer (Steam Application Overlay)
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AppOverlay64.dll
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crashhandler.dll - Steam Crash Handler Library
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crashhandler64.dll
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CSERHelper.dll - CSER Helper (Debug Helper Routines)
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d3dcompiler_46.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® DirectX for Windows® (Direct3D HLSL Compiler)
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d3dcompiler_46_64.dll (by Microsoft)
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D3DX9_43.dll - Direct3D 9 Extensions
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dbghelp.dll - Debugging Tools for Windows(R) (Windows Image Helper)
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GameOverlayRenderer.dll - Steam Game Overlay Renderer
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GameOverlayRenderer64.dll
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GameOverlayUI.exe - Steam
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icui18n.dll
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icuuc.dll
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libavcodec-55.dll
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libavcodec-56.dll
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libavcodec-57.dll
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libavformat-55.dll
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libavformat-56.dll
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libavformat-57.dll
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libavresample-1.dll
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libavresample-2.dll
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libavresample-3.dll
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libavutil-53.dll
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libavutil-54.dll
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libavutil-55.dll
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libswscale-2.dll
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libswscale-3.dll
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libswscale-4.dll
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libx264-142.dll (by x264 project) - x264 (H.264 (MPEG-4 AVC) encoder library)
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openvr_api.dll
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SDL2.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
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Steam.dll
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Steam.exe - Steam Client Bootstrapper
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Steam2.dll - Steam Client Engine
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steamclient.dll
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steamclient64.dll
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steamerrorreporter.exe
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steamerrorreporter64.exe
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SteamOverlayVulkanLayer.dll
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SteamOverlayVulkanLayer.json
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SteamOverlayVulkanLayer64.dll
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SteamOverlayVulkanLayer64.json
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SteamUI.dll - SteamUI Dynamic Link Library
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streaming_client.exe
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tier0_s.dll - tier0_s Dynamic Link Library
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tier0_s64.dll
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v8.dll
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video.dll
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vstdlib_s.dll - vstdlib_ s.dll
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vstdlib_s64.dll
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winh264.dll
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WriteMiniDump.exe - Win32 MiniDump Helper
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{B6D81AEC-C691-4109-ACBA-39A635BBAF0E}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- Steam.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Steam_Reg_HKCURun_S-1-5-21-3837917440-1771750534-681917250-1001.
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:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.
How do I remove The Culling Of The Cows?
You can uninstall The Culling Of The Cows 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 The Culling Of The Cows, 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 The Culling Of The Cows.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 67%
Win 7 1%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 4%
Keep it 96%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 10 |
66.67% |
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| Windows 7 |
32.03% |
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| Windows XP |
0.65% |
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| Windows Vista |
0.65% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 10 Home |
17.11% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
16.45% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
15.13% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
13.82% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
11.84% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
11.18% |
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Geography
45.45% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
45.45% |
| Canada |
7.49% |
| United Kingdom |
6.95% |
| Germany |
3.74% |
| France |
3.21% |
| Australia |
2.67% |
| Portugal |
2.67% |
| Brazil |
2.14% |
| DK |
2.14% |
| Netherlands |
2.14% |
| Sweden |
2.14% |
| Belgium |
1.60% |
| Italy |
1.60% |
| Poland |
1.60% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Acer |
28.79% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
19.70% |
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| ASUS |
13.64% |
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| GIGABYTE |
10.61% |
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| Lenovo |
9.09% |
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| Dell |
7.58% |
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| Alienware |
6.06% |
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| MSI |
4.55% |
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Common models |
| ASUS All Series |
7.84% |
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| Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 |
2.94% |
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| Gigabyte G1.Sniper B5 |
1.96% |
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| ASUSTeK M51AC |
1.96% |
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| LENOVO 20281 |
1.96% |
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| MSI MS-7817 |
1.96% |
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