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About Love, Hate and the other ones
by Black Pants Studio
Overview
About Love, Hate and the other ones is a program developed by Black Pants Studio. 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 44 files and is usually about 542.27 KB (555,285 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 64% of users of About Love, Hate and the other ones come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and Netherlands.
Program details
URL: www.aboutloveandhate.com
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\About Love Hate and the other ones
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/277680
Estimated size: 542.27 KB
Files installed by About Love, Hate and the other ones
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loveandhate.exe
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crashhandler.dll (by Valve) - Steam Crash Handler Library
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crashhandler64.dll (by Valve)
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CSERHelper.dll - CSER Helper (Debug Helper Routines)
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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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dbghelp.dll - Debugging Tools for Windows(R) (Windows Image Helper)
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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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icui18n.dll
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icuuc.dll
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libavcodec-57.dll
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libavformat-57.dll
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libavresample-3.dll
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libavutil-55.dll
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libswscale-4.dll
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OpenAL32.dll (by Portions (C) Creative Labs and NVIDIA) - Standard OpenAL(TM) Library (Standard OpenAL(TM) Implementation)
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openvr_api.dll
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SDL2.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
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Steam.dll
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Steam.exe - Steam Client Bootstrapper
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steam_api.dll - Steam Client API
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Steam2.dll - Steam Client Engine
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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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SteamOverlayVulkanLayer.dll
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SteamOverlayVulkanLayer.json
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SteamOverlayVulkanLayer64.dll
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SteamOverlayVulkanLayer64.json
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SteamUI.dll - SteamUI Dynamic Link Library
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streaming_client.exe
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tier0_s.dll - tier0_s Dynamic Link Library
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tier0_s64.dll
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uninstall.exe
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v8.dll
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video.dll
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vstdlib_s.dll - vstdlib_ s.dll
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vstdlib_s64.dll
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winh264.dll
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wrap_oal.dll (by Creative Labs) - Creative Labs OpenAL32 (OpenAL32)
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WriteMiniDump.exe - Win32 MiniDump Helper
Behaviors 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 About Love, Hate and the other ones?
You can uninstall About Love, Hate and the other ones 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 About Love, Hate and the other ones, 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 About Love, Hate and the other ones.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 62%
Win 7 (SP1) 38%
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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 |
61.76% |
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Windows 7 |
38.24% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
26.47% |
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Windows 10 Pro |
20.59% |
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Windows 10 Home |
14.71% |
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Windows 8.1 |
14.71% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
8.82% |
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Windows 8.1 Pro |
8.82% |
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Geography
64.44% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
64.44% |
Germany |
6.67% |
Netherlands |
6.67% |
United Kingdom |
4.44% |
Austria |
2.22% |
Australia |
2.22% |
Canada |
2.22% |
Switzerland |
2.22% |
Spain |
2.22% |
France |
2.22% |
Italy |
2.22% |
Japan |
2.22% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer |
22.73% |
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ASUS |
13.64% |
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Alienware |
13.64% |
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Lenovo |
9.09% |
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Toshiba |
9.09% |
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MSI |
9.09% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
9.09% |
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Medion |
4.55% |
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Intel |
4.55% |
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Dell |
4.55% |
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Common models |
ASUS All Series |
14.29% |
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TOSHIBA Satellite L675D |
3.57% |
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TOSHIBA Qosmio X770 |
3.57% |
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Alienware Alienware Auror... |
3.57% |
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Alienware Alienware 18 |
3.57% |
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Acer Predator G3-605 |
3.57% |
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