Portal
What is Portal?
Portal is a first-person puzzle-platform video game developed by Valve Corporation. The game primarily comprises a series of puzzles that must be solved by teleporting the player's character and simple objects using "the Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device", a device that can create inter-spatial portals between two flat planes. In Portal, the player controls the protagonist, Chell, from a first-person perspective as she is challenged to navigate through a series of rooms using the Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device, or portal gun. The portal gun can create two distinct portal ends, orange and blue. The portals create a visual and physical connection between two different locations in three-dimensional space. Portal was first released as part of The Orange Box for Microsoft Windows. A modding community has developed around Portal with users creating their own test chambers and other in-game modifications.
Overview
Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. 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 hl2.exe. The software installer includes 140 files and is usually about 142.34 MB (149,255,442 bytes).
Program details
URL: www.half-life2.com
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\steam\steamapps\lordsandman\portal
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/400
Estimated size: 142.34 MB
Files installed by Portal
| Program executable: | hl2.exe |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\steam\steamapps\mbernste\portal\hl2.exe |
| MD5: | f718e721bf784a4f39bb344c4425f70a |
Additional files:
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crashhandler.dll - Steam Crash Handler Library
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GameOverlayRenderer.dll - Steam Game Overlay Renderer
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GameOverlayRenderer64.dll
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steam.exe - Steam
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steamclient.dll
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steamclient64.dll
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steamerrorreporter.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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AppOverlay.dll - Steam Application Overlay Renderer (Steam Application Overlay)
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AppOverlay64.dll
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crashhandler64.dll
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vstdlib_s64.dll
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GameOverlayUI.exe
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Steam.dll
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steamerrorreporter64.exe
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SDL2.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
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streaming_client.exe
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libavresample-1.dll
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libavutil-53.dll
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video.dll
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SteamTmp.exe
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libavcodec-55.dll
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libavformat-55.dll
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AdminServer.dll
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bsppack.dll
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bspzip.exe
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chromehtml.dll
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dmxedit.exe
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elementviewer.exe
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engine.dll
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FileSystem_Stdio.dll
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FileSystemOpenDialog.dll - SteamFileDialog Dynamic Link Library (SteamFileDialog DLL)
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GameUI.dll
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hammer_dll.dll - Valve Hammer Editor (tm) (Hammer)
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height2normal.exe
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height2ssbump.exe
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hlfaceposer.exe
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hlmv.exe
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MaterialSystem.dll
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mksheet.exe
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motionmapper.exe
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avcodec-53.dll
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avutil-50.dll
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avutil-51.dll
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bugreporter.dll
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bugreporter_filequeue.dll
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bugreporter_public.dll
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captioncompiler.exe
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datacache.dll
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glview.exe
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hammer.exe
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haptics.dll
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icudt.dll (by The ICU Project) - International Components for Unicode (ICU Data DLL)
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inputsystem.dll
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launcher.dll
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libcef.dll - Chromium Embedded Framework (CEF) Dynamic Link Library
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mdllib.dll
Behaviors exhibited
4 Scheduled Tasks
- Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{CC29CBDA-1EA3-44CC-882F-AFADB7D351AB}' (runs on registration).
- Unwise32.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F71A9918-1861-4EFE-AE94-530BDDE46DD4}' (runs on registration).
- SteamTmp.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{C595049B-AAB0-4C64-8971-CFB8A1A5FDD3}' (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.
Service
- Unwise32.exe runs as a service named 'Browser System Enahncer' (671c50b0).
2 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.
- 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.
4 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
- hl2.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Portal\hl2.exe'.
- Steam.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program\Valve\Steam\Steam.exe'.
- steamTmp.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Gamerelated\steamXP\Steam.exe'.
- Unwise32.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files1\Yahoo!\MESSEN~1\UNWISE.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 PROGRESS-TE.edge3.NewYork1.Level3.net (4.26.35.154 port 27031).
- Steam.exe connects to 65.119.212.110 (port 27019).
- steam.exe connects to cdn-178-79-196-253.pmo.llnw.net (178.79.196.253 port 80).
- steam.exe connects to 69.28.145.170 (port 27017).
- steam.exe connects to cm-04.lux.valve.net (146.66.152.15 port 27018).
- steam.exe connects to 80.239.194.142 (port 27030).
- steam.exe connects to VALVE-CORPO.car2.Philadelphia1.Level3.net (4.78.155.50 port 27031).
- Steam.exe connects to 146.66.155.9 (port 27017).
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| steam.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 | |
| GameOverlayUI.exe |
| Memory: | 36.47 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0126768236% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00708749% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00558933% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 30,822,598 | |
| Switches/sec: | 194 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 633.64 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 29.26 KB | |
| steamTmp.exe |
| Memory: | 253.01 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0005398927% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00022864% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00031125% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 8,273,659 | |
| Switches/sec: | 561 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 7.3 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 16.91 KB | |
How do I remove Portal?
You can uninstall Portal 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 Portal, 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 Portal.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 54%
Win 10 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 6%
Keep it 94%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
56.24% |
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| Windows 10 |
40.87% |
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| Windows Vista |
1.82% |
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| Windows XP |
1.05% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.02% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
35.15% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
13.76% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
10.92% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
10.83% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
9.21% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
4.43% |
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Geography
64.70% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
64.70% |
| United Kingdom |
6.76% |
| Canada |
4.41% |
| Germany |
3.83% |
| France |
3.28% |
| Australia |
2.63% |
| Netherlands |
1.18% |
| Sweden |
1.06% |
| Brazil |
1.03% |
| Norway |
0.95% |
| Spain |
0.89% |
| Italy |
0.85% |
| Finland |
0.77% |
| DK |
0.68% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
24.45% |
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| Dell |
15.53% |
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| ASUS |
15.05% |
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| Acer |
12.67% |
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| GIGABYTE |
9.50% |
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| Lenovo |
6.80% |
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| Alienware |
5.46% |
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| Toshiba |
4.66% |
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| Samsung |
2.55% |
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| MSI |
2.37% |
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| Intel |
0.96% |
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Common models |
| ASUS All Series |
10.13% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
6.46% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
3.32% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
3.07% |
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| Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 |
1.86% |
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| MSI MS-7821 |
1.86% |
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About Valve
Valve is a video game development and digital distribution company through Steam best known for its critically acclaimed product, Half-Life.
Publisher URL: www.valvesoftware.com