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The Jackbox Party Pack 2

Overview

The Jackbox Party Pack 2 is a software program developed by Jackbox Games. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. 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 primary executable is named The Jackbox Party Pack 2.exe. The setup package generally installs about 59 files and is usually about 482.49 MB (505,930,535 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 10 and Windows 7 (SP1). While about 71% of users of The Jackbox Party Pack 2 come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Canada.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.jackboxgames.com
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\The Jackbox Party Pack 2
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/397460
Estimated size: 482.49 MB

Program filesFiles installed by The Jackbox Party Pack 2

Program executable:The Jackbox Party Pack 2.exe
Name:The Jackbox Party Pack 2
Path:C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\The Jackbox Party Pack 2\The Jackbox Party Pack 2.exe
MD5:ac35fbf723b449e412b8717d374e90dd
Additional files:
  • The Jackbox Party Pack 2.exe
  • crashhandler.dll (by Valve) - Steam Crash Handler Library
  • crashhandler64.dll (by Valve)
  • GameOverlayRenderer.dll - Steam Game Overlay Renderer
  • GameOverlayRenderer64.dll
  • GameOverlayUI.exe - Steam
  • SDL2.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
  • Steam.dll
  • Steam.exe - Steam Client Bootstrapper
  • steamclient.dll
  • steamclient64.dll
  • steamerrorreporter.exe
  • steamerrorreporter64.exe
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer.dll
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer64.dll
  • SteamUI.dll - SteamUI Dynamic Link Library
  • streaming_client.exe
  • tier0_s.dll - tier0_s Dynamic Link Library
  • tier0_s64.dll
  • uninstall.exe
  • video.dll
  • vstdlib_s.dll - vstdlib_ s.dll
  • vstdlib_s64.dll
  • CSERHelper.dll - CSER Helper (Debug Helper Routines)
  • libavcodec-57.dll
  • libavformat-57.dll
  • libavresample-3.dll
  • libavutil-55.dll
  • libswscale-4.dll
  • libx264-142.dll (by x264 project) - x264 (H.264 (MPEG-4 AVC) encoder library)
  • 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)
  • fmod64.dll (by Firelight Technologies) - FMOD (FMOD Sound System)
  • fmodstudio64.dll (by Firelight Technologies) - FMOD Studio Runtime
  • icui18n.dll
  • icuuc.dll
  • libavcodec-56.dll
  • libavformat-56.dll
  • libavresample-2.dll
  • libavutil-54.dll
  • libcrypto-1_1-x64.dll (by The OpenSSL Project, http://www.openssl.org/) - The OpenSSL Toolkit (OpenSSL shared library)
  • libssl-1_1-x64.dll (by The OpenSSL Project, http://www.openssl.org/)
  • libswscale-3.dll
  • msvcp120.dll - Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2013 (Microsoft® C Runtime Library)
  • msvcp140.dll - Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2017
  • msvcr120.dll
  • openvr_api.dll
  • steam_api.dll - Steam Client API
  • steam_api64.dll
  • Steam2.dll - Steam Client Engine
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer.json
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer64.json
  • v8.dll
  • vcruntime140.dll
  • windows_bt_utils.dll
  • winh264.dll
  • WriteMiniDump.exe - Win32 MiniDump Helper
  • XInput9_1_0.dll - XNA Common Controller

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.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • Steam.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.

How do I remove The Jackbox Party Pack 2?

You can uninstall The Jackbox Party Pack 2 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 Jackbox Party Pack 2, 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 Jackbox Party Pack 2.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 91%
Win 7 (SP1) 9%
 
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 90.53%
Windows 7 9.47%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Home 60.95%
Windows 10 Pro 23.08%
Windows 7 Home Premium 5.92%
Windows 8.1 3.55%
Windows 7 Professional 2.37%
Windows 7 Ultimate 1.18%

Distribution by countryGeography

71.14% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 71.14%
  United Kingdom 7.72%
  Canada 5.69%
  Australia 2.85%
  Netherlands 2.03%
  New Zealand 2.03%
  Germany 1.22%
  DK 1.22%
  Finland 1.22%
  Brazil 0.81%
  Norway 0.81%
  Austria 0.41%
  Czech Republic 0.41%
  Greece 0.41%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 27.37%
ASUS 21.05%
Dell 13.68%
Lenovo 12.63%
Acer 9.47%
MSI 6.32%
GIGABYTE 5.26%
Alienware 2.11%
Samsung 2.11%
Common models
ASUS All Series 11.38%
ASUSTeK N552VX 3.25%
LENOVO 20217 2.44%
MSI MS-7850 2.44%
ASUSTeK X555LAB 1.63%
HP 15 Notebook PC 1.63%

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