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AdVenture Communist

Overview

AdVenture Communist is a program developed by Hyper Hippo Games. 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 adventure-communist.exe. The software installer includes 43 files and is usually about 57.31 MB (60,098,016 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 76% of users of AdVenture Communist come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and DK.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: hyperhippo.ca/games/adventure-communist
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\AdVenture Communist
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/462930
Estimated size: 57.31 MB

Program filesFiles installed by AdVenture Communist

Program executable:adventure-communist.exe
Path:C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\AdVenture Communist\adventure-communist.exe
MD5:a769176a14f87bc31f954f9f27c059c5
Additional files:
  • steam_api.dll (by Valve) - Steam Client API
  • crashhandler.dll (by Valve) - Steam Crash Handler Library
  • crashhandler64.dll
  • CSERHelper.dll - CSER Helper (Debug Helper Routines)
  • d3dcompiler_46.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® DirectX for Windows® (Direct3D HLSL Compiler)
  • d3dcompiler_46_64.dll (by Microsoft)
  • dbghelp.dll - Debugging Tools for Windows(R) (Windows Image Helper)
  • GameOverlayRenderer.dll - Steam Game Overlay Renderer
  • GameOverlayRenderer64.dll
  • GameOverlayUI.exe - Steam
  • icui18n.dll
  • icuuc.dll
  • libavcodec-56.dll
  • libavformat-56.dll
  • libavresample-2.dll
  • libavutil-54.dll
  • libswscale-3.dll
  • libx264-142.dll (by x264 project) - x264 (H.264 (MPEG-4 AVC) encoder library)
  • openvr_api.dll
  • SDL2.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
  • Steam.dll
  • Steam.exe - Steam Client Bootstrapper
  • Steam2.dll - Steam Client Engine
  • steamclient.dll
  • steamclient64.dll
  • steamerrorreporter.exe
  • steamerrorreporter64.exe
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer.dll
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer.json
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer64.dll
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer64.json
  • SteamUI.dll - SteamUI Dynamic Link Library
  • streaming_client.exe
  • tier0_s.dll - tier0_s Dynamic Link Library
  • tier0_s64.dll
  • uninstall.exe
  • v8.dll
  • video.dll
  • vstdlib_s.dll - vstdlib_ s.dll
  • vstdlib_s64.dll
  • winh264.dll
  • WriteMiniDump.exe - Win32 MiniDump Helper

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F6387CA2-7BFC-4121-80A8-8234577DBAF1}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • Steam.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 3.
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 AdVenture Communist?

You can uninstall AdVenture Communist 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 AdVenture Communist, 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 AdVenture Communist.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 80%
Win 7 (SP1) 20%
  
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
  
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 1%
Keep it 99%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 79.51%
Windows 7 20.49%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Home 54.92%
Windows 10 Pro 13.93%
Windows 7 Home Premium 9.02%
Windows 7 Ultimate 6.56%
Windows 8.1 5.74%
Windows 7 Professional 4.10%

Distribution by countryGeography

75.96% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 75.96%
  Germany 3.28%
  DK 3.28%
  Australia 2.19%
  Canada 2.19%
  Netherlands 2.19%
  Brazil 1.64%
  Austria 1.09%
  Estonia 1.09%
  France 1.09%
  United Kingdom 1.09%
  Norway 1.09%
  Singapore 1.09%
  Belgium 0.55%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 25.68%
Acer 24.32%
Dell 16.22%
ASUS 12.16%
Lenovo 8.11%
Toshiba 5.41%
GIGABYTE 2.70%
MSI 2.70%
Intel 1.35%
Alienware 1.35%
Common models
ASUS All Series 7.00%
HP 550-a114 2.00%
MSI MS-7977 2.00%
Acer Aspire ES1-572 2.00%
Gigabyte Z97P-D3 2.00%
HP HP Notebook 2.00%

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