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What percent of users and experts removed it?
1% remove it99% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #38,002
United States Rank #31,560
Reach 0.0028%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 56.36 days
298.65 days >
Average installed length: 156.92 days

The Howler

Overview

The Howler is a program developed by Antanas Marcelionis. 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 main program executable is Howler.exe. The software installer includes 47 files and is usually about 78.97 MB (82,804,639 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 57% of users of The Howler come from the United States, it is also popular in Italy and Turkey.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.howler.com
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Steam\steamapps\common\Howler
Uninstaller: "C:\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/306040
Estimated size: 78.97 MB

Program filesFiles installed by The Howler

Program executable:Howler.exe
Path:C:\Steam\steamapps\common\Howler\Howler.exe
MD5:4939ebe21933b79c0ba2b0a66b5c9fea
Additional files:
  • Howler.exe
  • Adobe AIR.dll (by Adobe Systems) - Adobe AIR
  • AdobeCP15.dll (by Adobe Systems) - AdobeCP Dynamic Link Library
  • CaptiveAppEntry.exe
  • crashhandler.dll (by Valve) - Steam Crash Handler Library
  • crashhandler64.dll (by Valve)
  • CSERHelper.dll - CSER Helper (Debug Helper Routines)
  • d3dcompiler_46.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® DirectX for Windows® (Direct3D HLSL Compiler)
  • d3dcompiler_46_64.dll (by Microsoft)
  • dbghelp.dll - Debugging Tools for Windows(R) (Windows Image Helper)
  • GameOverlayRenderer.dll - Steam Game Overlay Renderer
  • GameOverlayRenderer64.dll
  • GameOverlayUI.exe - Steam
  • icui18n.dll
  • icuuc.dll
  • libavcodec-57.dll
  • libavformat-57.dll
  • libavresample-3.dll
  • libavutil-55.dll
  • libswscale-4.dll
  • NPSWF32.dll - Shockwave Flash (Shockwave Flash 11.6 r602)
  • openvr_api.dll
  • SDL2.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
  • Steam.dll
  • Steam.exe - Steam Client Bootstrapper
  • Steam2.dll - Steam Client Engine
  • steamclient.dll
  • steamclient64.dll
  • steamerrorreporter.exe
  • steamerrorreporter64.exe
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer.dll
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer.json
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer64.dll
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer64.json
  • SteamUI.dll - SteamUI Dynamic Link Library
  • streaming_client.exe
  • tier0_s.dll - tier0_s Dynamic Link Library
  • tier0_s64.dll
  • uninstall.exe
  • v8.dll
  • video.dll
  • vstdlib_s.dll - vstdlib_ s.dll
  • vstdlib_s64.dll
  • WebKit.dll - WebKit DLL used by Adobe AIR (WebKit dynamic link library)
  • winh264.dll
  • WriteMiniDump.exe - Win32 MiniDump Helper

Program behaviorsBehaviors 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.
2 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
  • Steam.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.
  • Howler.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\SteamLibrary\SteamApps\common\Howler\Howler.exe'.

How do I remove The Howler?

You can uninstall The Howler 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 The Howler, 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 The Howler.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 76%
Win XP 2%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 1%
Keep it 99%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 76.36%
Windows 7 21.82%
Windows XP 1.82%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Home 27.27%
Windows 10 Pro 16.36%
Windows 7 Home Premium 14.55%
Windows 8.1 14.55%
Windows 8.1 Single Langua... 9.09%
Windows 7 Ultimate 5.45%

Distribution by countryGeography

57.14% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 57.14%
  Italy 5.71%
  Turkey 5.71%
  Germany 4.29%
  Australia 2.86%
  Brazil 2.86%
  United Kingdom 2.86%
  Netherlands 2.86%
  BG 1.43%
  Switzerland 1.43%
  Spain 1.43%
  France 1.43%
  Israel 1.43%
  Japan 1.43%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 21.62%
ASUS 18.92%
Dell 16.22%
Lenovo 8.11%
Acer 8.11%
Alienware 5.41%
Toshiba 2.70%
Sony 2.70%
Samsung 2.70%
MSI 2.70%
Medion 2.70%
Intel 2.70%
Common models
ASUS All Series 8.89%
ASUSTeK X555LAB 4.44%
Dell Inspiron 3542 4.44%
TOSHIBA dynabook AB65/NB 2.22%
Sony SVE14A25CLW 2.22%
Samsung 300E4A/300E5A/300... 2.22%

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