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What percent of users and experts removed it?
6% remove it94% keep it
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How common is it?
Global Rank #37,401
United States Rank #31,825
Reach 0.0029%
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American Conquest
from GSC Game World
Overview
American Conquest is a program developed by GSC Game World. 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 55 files and is usually about 1.02 MB (1,064,474 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 American Conquest come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and United Kingdom.
Program details
URL: gsc-game.com
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\GAMES\steamapps\common\American Conquest
Uninstaller: "C:\GAMES\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/115210
Estimated size: 1.02 MB
Files installed by American Conquest
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dmln.exe - Games Strategy Collection (Launch Helper)
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mdraw.dll - DDemu DirectDraw Emulator
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httpc.exe - HTTP Connectivity Helper
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gw_server.dll - GGWD Internet Client
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Wintab32.dll (by Wacom Technology) - Wacom Technology, Corp. WINTAB32 (WINTAB32)
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DMCR.EXE (by -GSC-) - -GSC- dmcr (dmcr)
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binkw32.dll (by RAD Game Tools) - Bink (Bink Video)
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cew.dll
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DipServer.dll
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iChat.dll
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intExplorer.dll
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LF_Server.dll
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minmm.dll
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sendbug.exe
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unrar.dll
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vopl.exe
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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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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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libav_h264-56.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-54.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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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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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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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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WriteMiniDump.exe - Win32 MiniDump Helper
Behaviors exhibited
2 Scheduled Tasks
- Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{B305A50B-B059-448F-A6A3-7DA2792254DB}' (runs on registration).
- GameOverlayUI.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Steam Overlaylol'.
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- Steam.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Steam_Reg_HKCURun_S-1-5-21-1646055978-2255025000-3107839011-1001.
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 American Conquest?
You can uninstall American Conquest 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 American Conquest, 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 American Conquest.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 60%
Win 7 2%
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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 10 |
60.34% |
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| Windows 7 |
37.93% |
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| Windows Vista |
1.72% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
24.14% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
22.41% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
13.79% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
8.62% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
8.62% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
5.17% |
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Geography
52.63% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
52.63% |
| Germany |
9.21% |
| United Kingdom |
7.89% |
| France |
6.58% |
| Netherlands |
3.95% |
| Ireland |
2.63% |
| Australia |
1.32% |
| Russia |
1.32% |
| Sweden |
1.32% |
| Greece |
1.32% |
| Austria |
1.32% |
| New Zealand |
1.32% |
| Portugal |
1.32% |
| Spain |
1.32% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
22.86% |
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| Acer |
17.14% |
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| Lenovo |
14.29% |
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| ASUS |
14.29% |
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| Dell |
8.57% |
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| GIGABYTE |
5.71% |
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| Toshiba |
5.71% |
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| MSI |
2.86% |
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| Medion |
2.86% |
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| Alienware |
2.86% |
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| American Megatrends |
2.86% |
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Common models |
| ASUS All Series |
6.38% |
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| MSI MS-7821 |
4.26% |
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| TOSHIBA SATELLITE L775-18... |
2.13% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite C55-B |
2.13% |
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| MSI MS-7982 |
2.13% |
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| MSI MS-7915 |
2.13% |
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