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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 #22,504
United States Rank #17,238
Reach 0.0087%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 53.17 days
276.03 days >
Average installed length: 145.04 days

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux

Overview

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux is a program developed by The Astronauts. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. 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 EthanCarter.exe. The software installer includes 46 files and is usually about 5.41 MB (5,673,875 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 60% of users of The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Germany.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: EthanCarterGame.com
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/400430
Estimated size: 5.41 MB

Program filesFiles installed by The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux

Program executable:EthanCarter.exe
Path:C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux\EthanCarter.exe
MD5:b6be6f32228a34dd4388fe9171a911b3
Additional files:
  • 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
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer64.dll
  • SteamUI.dll - SteamUI Dynamic Link Library
  • streaming_client.exe
  • tier0_s.dll - tier0_s Dynamic Link Library
  • tier0_s64.dll
  • video.dll
  • vstdlib_s.dll - vstdlib_ s.dll
  • vstdlib_s64.dll
  • AppOverlay.dll - Steam Application Overlay Renderer (Steam Application Overlay)
  • AppOverlay64.dll
  • avutil-51.dll
  • 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)
  • EthanCarter.exe
  • icui18n.dll
  • icuuc.dll
  • libavcodec-56.dll
  • libavformat-56.dll
  • libavresample-2.dll
  • libavutil-54.dll
  • libswscale-3.dll
  • openvr_api.dll
  • Steam2.dll - Steam Client Engine
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer.dll
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer.json
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer64.json
  • SteamTmp.exe
  • TVoECR_Uninst.exe
  • uninstall.exe
  • v8.dll
  • winh264.dll
  • WriteMiniDump.exe - Win32 MiniDump Helper

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Scheduled Tasks
  • Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{5E0E9FF4-638F-47E9-824D-50836150CB1F}' (runs on registration).
  • SteamTmp.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{8E6D450D-7C08-4DF7-9EAC-AB4C84D93368}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • Steam.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Steam_Reg_HKCURun_S-1-5-21-3033822698-2154317922-2913199275-1001.
2 Startup Files (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.
  • SteamTmp.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.
2 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
  • Steam.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.
  • SteamTmp.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.
Network connections
  • SteamTmp.exe connects to PROGRESS-TE.edge3.NewYork1.Level3.net (4.26.35.154 port 27031).

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

SteamTmp.exe
Memory:253.37 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.3797347844%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.17239688%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.20733791%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:320,631,158
8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:1,169
70 average
I/O reads/min:26.76 MB
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:4.33 MB
105.02 KB average

How do I remove The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux?

You can uninstall The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux 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 Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux, 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 Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 86%
Win 7 (SP1) 14%
  
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? 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 85.96%
Windows 7 14.04%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Home 47.37%
Windows 10 Pro 30.41%
Windows 7 Home Premium 5.85%
Windows 7 Professional 4.09%
Windows 7 Ultimate 4.09%
Windows 8.1 4.09%

Distribution by countryGeography

60.09% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 60.09%
  United Kingdom 9.21%
  Germany 8.33%
  France 3.07%
  Australia 2.19%
  Canada 2.19%
  Italy 1.75%
  Norway 1.75%
  Austria 1.32%
  Netherlands 1.32%
  DK 0.88%
  Spain 0.88%
  New Zealand 0.88%
  Sweden 0.88%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Lenovo 18.84%
Dell 14.49%
ASUS 14.49%
Hewlett-Packard 13.04%
Acer 10.14%
Alienware 10.14%
GIGABYTE 8.70%
MSI 8.70%
Medion 1.45%
Common models
ASUS All Series 15.45%
Hewlett-Packard 500-140eg 2.44%
MSI MS-7821 2.44%
Alienware Alienware 14 1.63%
Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 5 1.63%
Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 3 1.63%

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