Should I remove Pirate Storm?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
41% remove it59% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #9,957
United States Rank #5,299
Reach 0.0363%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 4.52 days
133.21 days >
Average installed length: 69.99 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| v1.1.7 |
56.56% |
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| v1.1.6 |
35.20% |
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| v1.1.5 |
0.56% |
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| 1.1.4.53328 |
5.59% |
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| 1.1.3.52805 |
0.70% |
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| 1.1.1.51554 |
0.98% |
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| 1.1.0.44016 |
0.42% |
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Pirate Storm
What is Pirate Storm?
Pirate Storm is an app for the Pokki desktop platform. The app itself runs as an embedded HTML5 program within the Pokki software outside of the web browser.
About (from SweetLabs)
Brand new - the Pirate Game Pirate Storm! Set sail and start wreaking havoc online now! Load the harpoons, turn sea monsters into chum, send your enemies to their watery graves and unleash the devastating power of your cannon fire - have your way with your opponents until all that’s left is the smoldering, tattered wre... Read more
Overview
The most common release is v1.1.7, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. 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 primary executable is named ServiceHostApp.exe. The setup package generally installs about 18 files and is usually about 102.4 MB (107,374,357 bytes). The installed file HostAppServiceUpdater.exe is the auto-update component of the program which is designed to check for software updates and notify and apply them when new versions are discovered.
Program details
Displayed publisher: Pokki
URL: www.pokki.com/app/Pirate%20Storm
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\pokki\engine
Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\pokki.exe" /UNINSTALL17dd240efdb0c50e8a5015de26b6d100f1b1072c
Estimated size: 102.4 MB
Files installed by Pirate Storm
| Program executable: | ServiceHostApp.exe |
| Path: | C:\users\user\appdata\local\pokki\engine\ServiceHostApp.exe |
| MD5: | cfc017f8fa010e8f75708cba5eca388f |
Additional files:
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Launcher.dll (by Pokki) - ocnsis Dynamic Link Library
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HostAppServiceUpdater.exe (by Pokki) - Host App Service Updater
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StartMenuIndexer.exe - Start Menu Service
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HostAppService.exe - Host App Service
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pokki.exe - Pokki
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icudt.dll (by The ICU Project) - International Components for Unicode (ICU Data DLL)
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libGLESv2.dll - ANGLE libGLESv2 Dynamic Link Library
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libEGL.dll - ANGLE libEGL Dynamic Link Library
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libPokki.dll (by The Chromium Authors) - Chromium
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avcodec-54.dll
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avformat-54.dll
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avutil-51.dll
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nacl_irt_x86_32.nexe
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nacl_irt_x86_64.nexe
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ppGoogleNaClPluginChrome.dll
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wow_helper.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- pokki.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{0DAE7161-A16D-437F-BD0E-BA1ECE615375}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- HostAppServiceUpdater.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Pokki.
3 Startup Files (User Run)
- HostAppServiceUpdater.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Pokki' and executes as "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\HostAppServiceUpdater.exe" /LOGON.
- Launcher.dll is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Pokki' and executes as C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\Launcher.dll",RunLaunchPlatform.
- pokki.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'pokki.exe' and executes as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\pokki.exe.
2 Startup Files (User Run Once)
- HostAppService.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'Application Restart #5' which loads as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\HostAppService.exe --disable-internal-flash --noerrdialogs --no-message-box --disable-extensions --disable-web-security --disable-web-resources --disable-clie.
- pokki.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'Application Restart #1' which loads as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\pokki.exe --disable-internal-flash --noerrdialogs --no-message-box --disable-extensions --disable-web-security --disable-web-resources --disable-client-side-p.
Startup File (All Users Run)
- Launcher.dll is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Pokki' which loads as C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\Launcher.dll",RunLaunchPlatform.
Network connections
- pokki.exe connects to www2.twitter.com (199.59.149.198 port 443).
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| StartMenuIndexer.exe |
| Memory: | 10.71 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0002254694% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00013306% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00009241% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 1,259,178 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 12.54 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 2.31 KB | |
| HostAppService.exe |
| Memory: | 40.64 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0002938044% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00013915% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00015466% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 2,408,796 | |
| Switches/sec: | 4 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 109.91 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 106.14 KB | |
| pokki.exe |
| Memory: | 79.58 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0009914226% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00042370% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00056772% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 7,679,896 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 932.54 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 217.3 KB | |
How do I remove Pirate Storm?
You can uninstall Pirate Storm 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 Pirate Storm, 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 Pirate Storm.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 93%
Win 7 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 41%
Keep it 59%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 10 |
93.44% |
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| Windows 7 |
6.15% |
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| Windows XP |
0.28% |
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| Windows Vista |
0.14% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 8.1 |
58.52% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
19.55% |
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| Windows 8.1 Connected |
7.54% |
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| Windows 8.1 Single Langua... |
3.07% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
2.51% |
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| Windows 8 |
2.09% |
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Geography
88.45% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
88.45% |
| Mexico |
1.16% |
| Uruguay |
1.07% |
| Brazil |
0.81% |
| Germany |
0.81% |
| Spain |
0.72% |
| Canada |
0.36% |
| United Kingdom |
0.36% |
| Chile |
0.27% |
| Slovenia |
0.27% |
| Colombia |
0.27% |
| Greece |
0.27% |
| Argentina |
0.27% |
| Philippines |
0.27% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Toshiba |
91.45% |
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| Lenovo |
2.17% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
2.17% |
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| Acer |
2.17% |
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| ASUS |
0.87% |
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| Dell |
0.43% |
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| Samsung |
0.29% |
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| Sony |
0.29% |
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| Medion |
0.14% |
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Common models |
| TOSHIBA Satellite C55-B |
27.85% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite C75D-B |
12.30% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite C55D-B |
11.70% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite L15W-B |
4.89% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite C855D |
4.00% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite S55-B |
3.56% |
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About SweetLabs
SweetLabs has two platforms, Pokki, a platform which brings media-rich web apps to the desktop and the OpenCandy Software Network, which offers installer based software bundles through the download and installation process.
Publisher URL: www.pokki.com