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Borderlands 2: Premiere Club

What is Borderlands 2: Premiere Club?  (from GearBox Software)

The Premiere Club is a DLC pack available exclusively to those who pre-ordered Borderlands 2. The contents were soon all released as Downloadable Content.

Overview

Borderlands 2: Premiere Club is a program developed by GearBox Software. 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 45 files. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 68% of users of Borderlands 2: Premiere Club come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and France.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.borderlands2.com
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\steam
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/213231

Program filesFiles installed by Borderlands 2: Premiere Club

  • AppOverlay.dll (by Valve) - Steam Application Overlay Renderer (Steam Application Overlay)
  • AppOverlay64.dll (by Valve)
  • SteamUI.dll - SteamUI Dynamic Link Library
  • tier0_s.dll - tier0_s Dynamic Link Library
  • tier0_s64.dll
  • crashhandler.dll - Steam Crash Handler Library
  • crashhandler64.dll
  • GameOverlayRenderer.dll - Steam Game Overlay Renderer
  • GameOverlayRenderer64.dll
  • Steam.exe - Steam Client Bootstrapper
  • SDL2.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
  • GameOverlayUI.exe - Steam
  • Steam.dll - Steam Client Engine
  • steamclient.dll
  • steamclient64.dll
  • steamerrorreporter.exe
  • steamerrorreporter64.exe
  • streaming_client.exe
  • vstdlib_s.dll - vstdlib_ s.dll
  • vstdlib_s64.dll
  • libavresample-1.dll
  • libavutil-53.dll
  • video.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Scheduled Tasks
  • Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{D65D5174-F6F6-4F27-A231-681F452734B2}' (runs on registration).
  • GameOverlayUI.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{98D22EE8-FBCE-4B0A-A638-4A27C81582F5}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • Steam.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Steam 2.
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:\Elliot\Lollollol !\Steam\Steam.exe'.
Network connections
  • Steam.exe connects to a96-7-41-160.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com (96.7.41.160 port 80).
  • Steam.exe connects to 208.78.164.14 (port 27018).
  • Steam.exe connects to 65.119.212.110 (port 27019).
  • Steam.exe connects to 146.66.155.9 (port 27017).

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

Steam.exe
Memory:151.98 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0003899617%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00015490%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00023506%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:41,366,072
8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:374
70 average
I/O reads/min:3.07 MB
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:1.78 MB
105.02 KB average
GameOverlayUI.exe
Memory:21.35 MB
Total CPU:0.0004747990%
Kernel CPU:0.00032078%
User CPU:0.00015402%
CPU cycles/sec:16,959,400
I/O reads/min:35.45 KB
I/O writes/min:3.3 KB

How do I remove Borderlands 2: Premiere Club?

You can uninstall Borderlands 2: Premiere Club 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 Borderlands 2: Premiere Club, 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 Borderlands 2: Premiere Club.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 80%
Win XP 2%
 
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 7 79.66%
Windows 10 18.64%
Windows XP 1.69%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 50.85%
Windows 7 Professional 15.25%
Windows 7 Ultimate 13.56%
Windows 8 Pro 6.78%
Windows 8.1 Pro 3.39%
Windows 8 1.69%

Distribution by countryGeography

67.57% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 67.57%
  United Kingdom 8.11%
  France 5.41%
  Norway 2.70%
  Australia 2.70%
  Canada 2.70%
  Singapore 1.35%
  Taiwan 1.35%
  UA 1.35%
  Portugal 1.35%
  Japan 1.35%
  Netherlands 1.35%
  Germany 1.35%
  DK 1.35%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
ASUS 23.53%
Hewlett-Packard 20.59%
Dell 14.71%
GIGABYTE 8.82%
Acer 8.82%
MSI 5.88%
Toshiba 5.88%
Sony 2.94%
Lenovo 2.94%
Intel 2.94%
Alienware 2.94%
Common models
ASUSTeK G75VW 5.26%
Dell Dell System XPS L7... 5.26%
TOSHIBA Satellite P750 2.63%
TOSHIBA Satellite L850 2.63%
Dell Dell System XPS L5... 2.63%
ASUSTeK K55VM 2.63%

About GearBox Software

Gearbox is a video game development company that has developed using a number of existing game engines for various projects, including GoldSrc, RenderWare, Bungie's Halo, Unreal 2 and Unreal 3.
Publisher URL: www.gearboxsoftware.com

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