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Ziggurat

Overview

Ziggurat is a program developed by Milkstone Studios. 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 Ziggurat.exe. The software installer includes 43 files and is usually about 648.75 MB (680,264,999 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 Ziggurat come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Canada.

Program detailsProgram details

Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Ziggurat
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/308420
Estimated size: 648.75 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Ziggurat

Program executable:Ziggurat.exe
Path:C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Ziggurat\Ziggurat.exe
MD5:f1649b12274a475486e636fa31be0c7c
Additional files:
  • CommunityExpressSW.dll (by Zimmdot) - CommunityExpress (CommunityExpressSW)
  • steam_api.dll (by Valve) - Steam Client API
  • Ziggurat.exe
  • crashhandler.dll (by Valve) - 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)
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • Steam.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.

How do I remove Ziggurat?

You can uninstall Ziggurat 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 Ziggurat, 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 Ziggurat.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 64%
Win 7 1%
  
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 64.19%
Windows 7 35.81%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Home 21.86%
Windows 7 Home Premium 19.53%
Windows 8.1 14.88%
Windows 7 Ultimate 12.09%
Windows 10 Pro 11.63%
Windows 8.1 Pro 8.37%

Distribution by countryGeography

60.14% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 60.14%
  United Kingdom 5.84%
  Canada 4.47%
  Australia 4.12%
  France 4.12%
  Germany 3.78%
  Brazil 1.72%
  DK 1.72%
  Netherlands 1.72%
  New Zealand 1.72%
  Russia 1.72%
  Sweden 1.72%
  Norway 1.37%
  Spain 1.03%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 26.67%
ASUS 22.86%
Acer 10.48%
Dell 8.57%
GIGABYTE 7.62%
MSI 7.62%
Lenovo 5.71%
Alienware 4.76%
Intel 1.90%
Samsung 1.90%
Apple 0.95%
American Megatrends 0.95%
Common models
ASUS All Series 8.47%
MSI MS-7821 3.39%
ASUSTeK G750JX 2.54%
HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... 2.54%
Dell XPS 8700 1.69%
Acer Aspire V3-772G 1.69%

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