Assassin's Creed
What is Assassin's Creed?
Assassin's Creed is an historical action-adventure open world stealth video game series. The main games in the franchise were developed by Ubisoft Montreal, with the handheld titles developed by Gameloft and Gryptonite Studios, with additional development by Ubisoft Montreal.
Overview
Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. 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 63.62 MB (66,714,559 bytes).
Program details
URL: www.assassinscreed.com
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Assassins Creed
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/15100
Estimated size: 63.62 MB
Files installed by Assassin's Creed
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AssassinsCreed_Game.exe - Assassin's Creed DirectX Version Selector
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AssassinsCreed_Dx10.exe - Assassin's Creed (Assassin's Creed Game)
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AssassinsCreed_Dx9.exe
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AssassinsCreed_Launcher.exe - Autopatch (Autopatch system)
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xinput1_3.dll - XBOX 360 Controller Emulator
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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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binkw32.dll (by RAD Game Tools) - Bink and Smacker (RAD Video Tools)
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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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d3d9.dll
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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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d3dx10_36.dll - Microsoft Direct3D
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d3dx9_36.dll
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dbghelp.dll - Debugging Tools for Windows(R) (Windows Image Helper)
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dxgi.dll
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eax.dll (by Creative Technology Ltd) - EAX Unified
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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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libavcodec-55.dll
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libavformat-55.dll
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libavresample-1.dll
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libavutil-53.dll
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libswscale-2.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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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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video.dll
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vstdlib_s.dll - vstdlib_ s.dll
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vstdlib_s64.dll
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x360ce.exe (by TocaEdit) - X360 Controller Emulator
Behaviors exhibited
3 Scheduled Tasks
- AssassinsCreed_Dx10.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{900DEE9B-AAAA-48CC-87CF-AB30CCC84C84}' (runs on registration).
- AssassinsCreed_Dx9.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{97A669CA-2691-4AFE-9C66-352E7CBA8BD3}' (runs on registration).
- Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{6F2BF111-0AF7-4A20-8822-A958BE6805FB}' (runs on registration).
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.
4 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
- AssassinsCreed_Dx9.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Ubisoft\Assassin's Creed\AssassinsCreed_Dx9.exe'.
- AssassinsCreed_Dx10.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Ubisoft\Assassin's Creed\AssassinsCreed_Dx10.exe'.
- AssassinsCreed_Game.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\assassins creed\AssassinsCreed_Game.exe'.
- Steam.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.
How do I remove Assassin's Creed?
You can uninstall Assassin's Creed 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 Assassin's Creed, 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 Assassin's Creed.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 56%
Win Vista (SP2) 1%
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WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 11%
Keep it 89%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 10 |
55.89% |
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| Windows 7 |
43.58% |
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| Windows Vista |
0.53% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
22.28% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
17.77% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
12.47% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
11.41% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
9.15% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
8.75% |
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Geography
50.33% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
50.33% |
| United Kingdom |
7.54% |
| Germany |
5.88% |
| France |
5.21% |
| Australia |
3.44% |
| Canada |
3.22% |
| Netherlands |
2.77% |
| Brazil |
1.88% |
| Norway |
1.88% |
| Italy |
1.77% |
| DK |
1.66% |
| Finland |
1.55% |
| Spain |
1.22% |
| Mexico |
1.22% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| ASUS |
22.19% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
18.44% |
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| Acer |
14.12% |
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| Dell |
10.95% |
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| GIGABYTE |
9.80% |
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| Lenovo |
6.92% |
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| Alienware |
5.48% |
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| MSI |
5.19% |
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| Samsung |
4.03% |
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| Toshiba |
1.15% |
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| Apple |
0.86% |
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| Intel |
0.86% |
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Common models |
| ASUS All Series |
17.72% |
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| MSI MS-7821 |
4.72% |
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| MSI MS-7693 |
3.15% |
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| ASUSTeK G750JX |
1.97% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
1.97% |
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| LENOVO 20217 |
1.97% |
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About Ubisoft
Ubisoft is a video game publisher and developer whos knonw brands include Assassin's Creed, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six, Beyond Good & Evil,Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon, Far Cry and Rayman.
Publisher URL: www.ubi.com