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What percent of users and experts removed it?
1% remove it99% keep it
Overall Sentiment
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How common is it?
Global Rank #18,801
United States Rank #16,379
Reach 0.0123%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 21.73 days
314.87 days >
Average installed length: 165.44 days

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ArcaniA – Gothic 4

Overview

ArcaniA – Gothic 4 is a software program developed by Spellbound Studios. 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 primary executable is named Arcania.exe. The setup package generally installs about 50 files and is usually about 312.79 MB (327,979,475 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 51% of users of ArcaniA – Gothic 4 come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Germany.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.arcania-game.com
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\steam\steamapps\common\arcania gothic 4
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/39690
Estimated size: 312.79 MB

Program filesFiles installed by ArcaniA – Gothic 4

Program executable:Arcania.exe
Name:Arcania
Path:C:\[ Games ]\STEAM-GAMES\steamapps\common\Arcania Gothic 4\Arcania.exe
MD5:f4df01ab8c1ba410505ed46d564aa826
Additional files:
  • AppOverlay.dll (by Valve) - Steam Application Overlay Renderer (Steam Application Overlay)
  • AppOverlay64.dll (by Valve)
  • crashhandler.dll - Steam Crash Handler Library
  • crashhandler64.dll
  • GameOverlayRenderer.dll - Steam Game Overlay Renderer
  • GameOverlayRenderer64.dll
  • GameOverlayUI.exe - Steam
  • SDL2.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
  • Steam.exe - Steam Client Bootstrapper
  • steamclient.dll
  • steamclient64.dll
  • steamerrorreporter.exe
  • steamerrorreporter64.exe
  • SteamUI.dll - SteamUI Dynamic Link Library
  • tier0_s.dll - tier0_s Dynamic Link Library
  • tier0_s64.dll
  • vstdlib_s.dll - vstdlib_ s.dll
  • vstdlib_s64.dll
  • Steam.dll - Steam Client Engine
  • libavresample-1.dll
  • streaming_client.exe
  • Arcania.exe - Arcania
  • avutil-51.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)
  • DFA.dll - SecuROM DFA.DLL (SecuROM Data File Activation Library)
  • GameServices.dll (by Sony DADC) - Game Services
  • libavcodec-55.dll
  • libavformat-55.dll
  • libavutil-52.dll
  • libavutil-53.dll
  • libswscale-2.dll
  • MakaHost.dll - MakaHost
  • NxCharacter.dll
  • NxCooking.dll
  • paul.dll (by Sony DADC Austria AG) - SecuROM Product Activation (SecuROM PA Unlock DLL)
  • PhysXLoader.dll
  • rldata.dll
  • sdl.dll
  • Steam2.dll
  • steamTmp.exe
  • tbb.dll (by Intel) - Threading Building Blocks (Threading Building Blocks library)
  • uninstall.exe
  • uninstall_sinep1.exe (by Ritual) - Uninstall SiN Episodes: Emergence
  • vBase90.dll (by Trinigy GmbH) - Trinigy GmbH vBase (vBase)
  • video.dll
  • Vision90.dll (by Trinigy GmbH) - Vision (TM) Engine
  • WriteMiniDump.exe - Win32 MiniDump Helper

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

3 Scheduled Tasks
  • Arcania.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{E32B7C56-E181-4450-849F-3C9C3F5DE331}' (runs on registration).
  • Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{ABA2DD56-F00B-4D40-AC0A-2B182C57677E}' (runs on registration).
  • steamTmp.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{0FA4F2B3-5879-4EB7-87D7-15A36952D352}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • Steam.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Steam 2.
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.
3 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
  • Steam.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.
  • steamTmp.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.
  • Arcania.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Games\Steam\steamapps\common\arcania gothic 4\Arcania.exe'.
Network connections
  • steamTmp.exe connects to cdn-178-79-196-253.pmo.llnw.net (178.79.196.253 port 80).
  • steamTmp.exe connects to 69.28.145.170 (port 27017).
  • steamTmp.exe connects to cm-04.lux.valve.net (146.66.152.15 port 27018).
  • steamTmp.exe connects to 80.239.194.142 (port 27030).
  • steamTmp.exe connects to VALVE-CORPO.car2.Philadelphia1.Level3.net (4.78.155.50 port 27031).

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

Steam.exe
Memory:150.65 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0024978529%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00132835%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00116950%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:169,644,115
8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:1,059
70 average
I/O reads/min:1.14 MB
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:163.79 KB
105.02 KB average
steamTmp.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

How do I remove ArcaniA – Gothic 4?

You can uninstall ArcaniA – Gothic 4 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 ArcaniA – Gothic 4, 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 ArcaniA – Gothic 4.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 65%
Win XP 0%
  
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 7 67.36%
Windows 10 30.17%
Windows Vista 2.07%
Windows XP 0.41%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 36.93%
Windows 7 Ultimate 20.33%
Windows 8.1 11.62%
Windows 7 Professional 9.54%
Windows 8.1 Pro 7.47%
Windows 8 2.90%

Distribution by countryGeography

51.01% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 51.01%
  United Kingdom 11.15%
  Germany 5.41%
  France 4.73%
  Canada 2.70%
  Australia 2.03%
  New Zealand 2.03%
  Sweden 2.03%
  Switzerland 1.69%
  Norway 1.69%
  Belgium 1.35%
  Czech Republic 1.35%
  DK 1.35%
  Italy 1.35%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 20.00%
Acer 17.39%
ASUS 16.52%
GIGABYTE 14.78%
Hewlett-Packard 11.30%
Alienware 5.22%
Lenovo 4.35%
Intel 2.61%
MSI 2.61%
Apple 1.74%
Samsung 1.74%
American Megatrends 1.74%
Common models
ASUS All Series 5.17%
Dell Inspiron 5520 2.59%
MSI MS-7693 2.59%
Dell Dell System XPS L5... 2.59%
MSI MS-7758 2.59%
Alienware Alienware X51 1.72%

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