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What percent of users and experts removed it?
7% remove it93% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #9,800
United States Rank #6,862
Reach 0.0372%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 106.86 days
486.36 days >
Average installed length: 255.54 days

Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs

Overview

Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs is a software program developed by The Chinese Room. 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 software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The setup package generally installs about 51 files and is usually about 4.97 MB (5,215,496 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 67% of users of Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Germany.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.aamfp.com
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Steam\steamapps\common\Machine for Pigs
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/239200
Estimated size: 4.97 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs

  • glew32.dll - The OpenGL Extension Wrangler Library
  • DevIL.dll (by Abysmal Software) - Developer's Image Library (DevIL) (DevIL: A portable image library in development)
  • OpenAL32.dll (by Portions (C) Creative Labs and NVIDIA) - Standard OpenAL(TM) Library (Standard OpenAL(TM) Implementation)
  • SDL2.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
  • wrap_oal.dll (by Creative Labs) - Creative Labs OpenAL32 (OpenAL32)
  • steam_api.dll (by Valve) - Steam Client API (Steam Client API (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
  • zlibwapi.dll - ZLib.DLL (zlib data compression and ZIP file I/O library)
  • aamfp.exe
  • alut.dll
  • BlackBox.dll
  • glut32.dll
  • Launcher.exe
  • libogg.dll
  • libtheora.dll
  • libvorbis.dll
  • libvorbisfile.dll
  • Newton.dll
  • SDL.dll
  • AppOverlay.dll (by Valve) - Steam Application Overlay Renderer (Steam Application Overlay)
  • AppOverlay64.dll
  • crashhandler.dll - 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
  • libavcodec-55.dll
  • libavformat-55.dll
  • libavresample-1.dll
  • libavutil-53.dll
  • libswscale-2.dll
  • msvcp71.dll - Microsoft® Visual Studio .NET (Microsoft® C++ Runtime Library)
  • msvcr71.dll - Microsoft® C Runtime Library
  • Steam.dll
  • Steam.exe - Steam Client Bootstrapper
  • Steam2.dll - Steam Client Engine
  • steamclient.dll
  • steamclient64.dll
  • steamerrorreporter.exe
  • steamerrorreporter64.exe
  • SteamUI.dll - SteamUI Dynamic Link Library
  • streaming_client.exe
  • tier0_s.dll - tier0_s Dynamic Link Library
  • tier0_s64.dll
  • video.dll
  • vstdlib_s.dll - vstdlib_ s.dll
  • vstdlib_s64.dll
  • WriteMiniDump.exe - Win32 MiniDump Helper

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Scheduled Tasks
  • Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{0A7CD642-755B-4352-BD9E-064734827C0D}' (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.
Startup File (User Run)
  • Steam.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Steam.exe' and executes as C:\Program Files\steam\steam.exe.
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.
3 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
  • Steam.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.
  • Launcher.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Spel\SteamLibrary\SteamApps\common\Machine for Pigs\Launcher.exe'.
  • aamfp.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Spel\SteamLibrary\SteamApps\common\Machine for Pigs\aamfp.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).

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

GameOverlayUI.exe
Memory:21.35 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0004747990%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00032078%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00015402%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:16,959,400
8,062,084 average
I/O reads/min:35.45 KB
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:3.3 KB
105.02 KB average
Steam.exe
Memory:151.98 MB
Total CPU:0.0003899617%
Kernel CPU:0.00015490%
User CPU:0.00023506%
CPU cycles/sec:41,366,072
Switches/sec:374
I/O reads/min:3.07 MB
I/O writes/min:1.78 MB

How do I remove Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs?

You can uninstall Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs 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 Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs, 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 Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 49%
Win XP 0%
  
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
  
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 7%
Keep it 93%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 50.00%
Windows 10 48.64%
Windows Vista 1.08%
Windows XP 0.27%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 30.25%
Windows 8.1 15.53%
Windows 7 Ultimate 11.99%
Windows 10 Home 11.17%
Windows 10 Pro 8.72%
Windows 8.1 Pro 6.27%

Distribution by countryGeography

66.60% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 66.60%
  United Kingdom 5.62%
  Germany 3.31%
  France 3.31%
  Canada 3.21%
  Sweden 3.01%
  Australia 2.31%
  Netherlands 1.60%
  Finland 1.50%
  Norway 1.10%
  DK 1.00%
  Spain 0.90%
  Italy 0.60%
  Russia 0.60%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 24.65%
ASUS 14.96%
Acer 12.19%
Dell 11.91%
GIGABYTE 11.08%
Lenovo 8.03%
Alienware 6.65%
MSI 4.99%
Toshiba 4.16%
Samsung 0.83%
Apple 0.55%
Common models
ASUS All Series 11.20%
MSI MS-7751 4.00%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 3.60%
LENOVO 20217 3.60%
MSI MS-7821 3.60%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 3.20%

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