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How common is it?
Global Rank #1,169
United States Rank #1,085
Reach 0.5922%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 10.37 days
306.00 days >
Average installed length: 160.78 days
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PAYDAY 2
from OVERKILL Software
Overview
PAYDAY 2 is a program developed by OVERKILL 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 main program executable is payday2_win32_release.exe. The software installer includes 73 files and is usually about 6.03 MB (6,322,070 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 53% of users of PAYDAY 2 come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Canada.
Program details
URL: www.crimenet.info
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Steam2\steamapps\common\PAYDAY 2
Uninstaller: "C:\Games\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/218620
Estimated size: 6.03 MB
Files installed by PAYDAY 2
Program executable: | payday2_win32_release.exe |
Name: | Engine |
Path: | C:\Steam2\steamapps\common\PAYDAY 2\payday2_win32_release.exe |
MD5: | 2c233ed6964f6974b70980e14883510a |
Additional files:
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AppOverlay.dll (by Valve) - Steam Application Overlay Renderer (Steam Application Overlay)
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AppOverlay64.dll (by Valve)
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crashhandler.dll - Steam Crash Handler Library
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crashhandler64.dll
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GameOverlayRenderer.dll - Steam Game Overlay Renderer
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GameOverlayRenderer64.dll
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GameOverlayUI.exe - Steam
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IPHLPAPI.dll (by Harfatus Creations) - Payday2Hook (PayDay2 Lua Hook DLL)
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Steam.dll
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Steam.exe - Steam Client Bootstrapper
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steamclient.dll
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steamclient64.dll
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steamerrorreporter.exe
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steamerrorreporter64.exe
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SteamUI.dll - SteamUI Dynamic Link Library
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tier0_s.dll - tier0_s Dynamic Link Library
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tier0_s64.dll
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vstdlib_s.dll - vstdlib_ s.dll
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vstdlib_s64.dll
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streaming_client.exe
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PD2APIDLL1.dll
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d3d9.dll
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SDL2.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
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video.dll
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libavresample-1.dll
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libavcodec-55.dll
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libavformat-55.dll
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libavutil-53.dll
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SteamTmp.exe
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dxgi.dll
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uninstall.exe
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avutil-51.dll
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binkw32.dll (by RAD Game Tools) - Bink and Smacker (RAD Video Tools)
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CSERHelper.dll - CSER Helper (Debug Helper Routines)
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d3d11.dll (by http://blackninja2000.narod.ru) - DirectX Wrapper
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d3dcompiler_46.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® DirectX for Windows® (Direct3D HLSL Compiler)
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d3dcompiler_46_64.dll (by Microsoft)
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D3DX9_40.dll - Direct3D 9 Extensions
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dbghelp.dll - Debugging Tools for Windows(R) (Windows Image Helper)
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GameCompanion.exe - GameCompanion
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HoxHud P1.3 Self-installer.exe
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IPHLPAPI.dll.DLL - IP Helper API
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LanguageSelector.exe - PAYDAY 2 Language Changer
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libav_h264-55.dll
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libavcodec-56.dll
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libavformat-56.dll
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libavresample-2.dll
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libavutil-52.dll
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libavutil-54.dll
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libswscale-2.dll
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libswscale-3.dll
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libx264-142.dll (by x264 project) - x264 (H.264 (MPEG-4 AVC) encoder library)
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msvcr110d.dll - Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2012 (Microsoft® C Runtime Library)
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Payday 2 - Moon Trainer.exe - Moon Trainer (Payday 2 - Moon Trainer)
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payday2_free_dlc_v2.exe
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PhysX3_x86.dll (by NVIDIA) - PhysX (PhysX3 32bit Dynamic Link Library)
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PhysX3Common_x86.dll (by NVIDIA) - PhysX3Common 32bit Dynamic Link Library
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PhysX3Cooking_x86.dll - PhysX3Cooking 32bit Dynamic Link Library
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PlaySound.exe
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SmartSteam.dll - SmartSteam
Behaviors exhibited
4 Scheduled Tasks
- Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F379847F-E7EF-4084-9B2F-B87B28202FA4}' (runs on registration).
- SteamTmp.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{694711D6-27A0-4D68-8836-D5F25B163A59}' (runs on registration).
- payday2_win32_release.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{1DA245B4-D97B-4D51-92B6-79DC3B8BEFF0}' (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.
3 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.
- GameCompanion.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'GameCompanion' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\PAYDAY 2\GameCompanion.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.
3 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
- Steam.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program\Valve\Steam\Steam.exe'.
- payday2_win32_release.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\PAYDAY 2\payday2_win32_release.exe'.
- SteamTmp.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\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).
- 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).
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
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 | |
Steam.exe |
Memory: | 135.83 MB | |
Total CPU: | 0.0002740424% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00018112% | |
User CPU: | 0.00009292% | |
CPU cycles/sec: | 21,119,105 | |
Switches/sec: | 655 | |
I/O reads/min: | 15.66 KB | |
I/O writes/min: | 110.91 KB | |
SteamTmp.exe |
Memory: | 230.39 MB | |
Total CPU: | 0.0025027453% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00142709% | |
User CPU: | 0.00107566% | |
CPU cycles/sec: | 28,069,388 | |
Switches/sec: | 334 | |
I/O reads/min: | 1.77 MB | |
I/O writes/min: | 2.18 MB | |
How do I remove PAYDAY 2?
You can uninstall PAYDAY 2 from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- 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.
- When you find the program PAYDAY 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).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove PAYDAY 2.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 53%
Win 7 (SP1) 0%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 4%
Keep it 96%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 |
52.63% |
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Windows 7 |
46.88% |
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Windows Vista |
0.37% |
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Windows XP |
0.12% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
24.31% |
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Windows 8.1 |
16.54% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
14.21% |
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Windows 10 Home |
13.32% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
7.16% |
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Windows 10 Pro |
7.15% |
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Geography
53.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
53.00% |
United Kingdom |
5.91% |
Canada |
4.70% |
France |
4.61% |
Germany |
4.48% |
Australia |
3.20% |
Netherlands |
2.08% |
Sweden |
2.07% |
DK |
1.69% |
Norway |
1.64% |
Brazil |
1.33% |
Italy |
1.23% |
Russia |
0.99% |
Finland |
0.90% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
ASUS |
22.03% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
18.94% |
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Acer |
14.05% |
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Dell |
10.74% |
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GIGABYTE |
10.63% |
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Lenovo |
6.90% |
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Alienware |
5.34% |
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MSI |
4.25% |
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Toshiba |
3.20% |
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Samsung |
1.87% |
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Intel |
1.23% |
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Medion |
0.43% |
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Common models |
ASUS All Series |
18.80% |
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MSI MS-7821 |
3.71% |
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MSI MS-7693 |
2.73% |
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MSI MS-7850 |
2.08% |
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MSI MS-7817 |
2.05% |
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Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 |
2.02% |
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