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4% remove it96% keep it
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War of the Vikings

Overview

War of the Vikings is a program developed by Fatshark. 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 44 files and is usually about 7.68 MB (8,048,701 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 54% of users of War of the Vikings come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and Sweden.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.warofthevikings.com
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\War of the Vikings
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/234530
Estimated size: 7.68 MB

Program filesFiles installed by War of the Vikings

  • run_game.exe (by EasyAntiCheat Ltd) - EasyAntiCheat Launcher
  • wotv.exe (by Paradox Interactive AB) - War of the Vikings
  • APEX_Clothing_x86.dll (by NVIDIA) - APEX Dynamic Link Library
  • ApexFramework_x86.dll (by NVIDIA)
  • AppOverlay.dll (by Valve) - Steam Application Overlay Renderer (Steam Application Overlay)
  • AppOverlay64.dll (by Valve)
  • crashhandler.dll - Steam Crash Handler Library
  • crashhandler64.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)
  • EasyAntiCheat.dll (by EasyAntiCheat Ltd) - EasyAntiCheat (EasyAntiCheat Client)
  • GameOverlayRenderer.dll - Steam Game Overlay Renderer
  • GameOverlayRenderer64.dll
  • GameOverlayUI.exe - Steam
  • libavcodec-56.dll
  • libavformat-56.dll
  • libavresample-2.dll
  • libavutil-54.dll
  • libswscale-3.dll
  • PhysX3_x86.dll - PhysX (PhysX3 32bit Dynamic Link Library)
  • PhysX3CharacterKinematic_x86.dll - PhysX3CharacterKinematic 32bit Dynamic Link Library
  • PhysX3Common_x86.dll - PhysX3Common 32bit Dynamic Link Library
  • PhysX3Gpu_x86.dll - PhysX3Gpu 32bit Dynamic Link Library
  • SDL2.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
  • start.exe
  • steam.dll - Steam Client Engine
  • Steam.exe - Steam Client Bootstrapper
  • steam_api.dll - Steam Client API
  • Steam2.dll
  • steamclient.dll
  • steamclient64.dll
  • steamerrorreporter.exe
  • steamerrorreporter64.exe
  • steamTmp.exe
  • 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

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Scheduled Tasks
  • Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{D3EA269F-4E98-4921-81A1-14DFFB85A97F}' (runs on registration).
  • steamTmp.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{0FA4F2B3-5879-4EB7-87D7-15A36952D352}' (runs on registration).
2 Startup Files (User Run)
  • Steam.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Steam.exe' and executes as C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe.
  • 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.
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'.
  • steamTmp.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.
Network connections
  • steamTmp.exe connects to cdn-178-79-196-253.pmo.llnw.net (178.79.196.253 port 80).
  • steamTmp.exe connects to 69.28.145.170 (port 27017).
  • steamTmp.exe connects to cm-04.lux.valve.net (146.66.152.15 port 27018).
  • steamTmp.exe connects to 80.239.194.142 (port 27030).
  • steamTmp.exe connects to VALVE-CORPO.car2.Philadelphia1.Level3.net (4.78.155.50 port 27031).

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

steamTmp.exe
Memory:230.39 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0025027453%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00142709%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00107566%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:28,069,388
8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:334
70 average
I/O reads/min:1.77 MB
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:2.18 MB
105.02 KB average

How do I remove War of the Vikings?

You can uninstall War of the Vikings 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 War of the Vikings, 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 War of the Vikings.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 56%
Win 7 (SP1) 44%
  
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
  
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 4%
Keep it 96%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 56.41%
Windows 7 43.59%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Home 23.68%
Windows 7 Home Premium 21.05%
Windows 7 Ultimate 18.42%
Windows 8.1 15.79%
Windows 10 Pro 10.53%
Windows 8 5.26%

Distribution by countryGeography

54.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 54.00%
  Germany 14.00%
  Sweden 6.00%
  United Kingdom 6.00%
  DK 4.00%
  BY 2.00%
  Belgium 2.00%
  France 2.00%
  Australia 2.00%
  Russia 2.00%
  Netherlands 2.00%
  Canada 2.00%
  Poland 2.00%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
ASUS 21.05%
Acer 15.79%
Hewlett-Packard 15.79%
MSI 10.53%
Toshiba 10.53%
Samsung 5.26%
Lenovo 5.26%
GIGABYTE 5.26%
Dell 5.26%
Alienware 5.26%
Common models
HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... 8.00%
ASUS All Series 8.00%
Micro-Star Co., Ltd. PE60... 8.00%
MSI MS-7816 8.00%
TOSHIBA Satellite S855 4.00%
TOSHIBA Satellite L670 4.00%

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