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Should I remove BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
5% remove it95% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #7,389
United States Rank #6,415
Reach 0.0570%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 6.33 days
186.70 days >
Average installed length: 98.10 days

BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien

Overview

BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien is a software program developed by Gaijin Games. 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 runner2.exe. The setup package generally installs about 43 files and is usually about 929.22 KB (951,521 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 55% of users of BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and France.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: gaijingames.com/dev/games/bittrip-presents-runner2-future-legend-rhythm-alien
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\bittriprunner2
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/218060
Estimated size: 929.22 KB

Program filesFiles installed by BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien

Program executable:runner2.exe
Path:C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\bittriprunner2\runner2.exe
MD5:8e2f8728df2620d11a2c97b532266b07
Additional files:
  • xinput1_3.dll (by http://x360ce.googlecode.com) - XBOX 360 Controller Emulator
  • x360ce.exe (by TocaEdit) - X360 Controller Emulator
  • AppOverlay.dll (by Valve) - Steam Application Overlay Renderer (Steam Application Overlay)
  • AppOverlay64.dll (by Valve)
  • 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)
  • fmod_event.dll (by Firelight Technologies) - FMOD (FMOD Event System)
  • fmodex.dll (by Firelight Technologies) - FMOD Ex Sound System
  • 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
  • SDL2.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
  • Steam.dll
  • Steam.exe - Steam Client Bootstrapper
  • steam_api.dll - Steam Client API (Steam Client API (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
  • 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
  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
  • uninstall.exe
  • video.dll
  • vstdlib_s.dll - vstdlib_ s.dll
  • vstdlib_s64.dll
  • WriteMiniDump.exe - Win32 MiniDump Helper
  • xinput1_2.dll (by ToCA EDIT)
  • XInputTest.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{ABA2DD56-F00B-4D40-AC0A-2B182C57677E}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • Steam.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Steam 2.
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.
2 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
  • Steam.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.
  • runner2.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\bittriprunner2\runner2.exe'.

How do I remove BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien?

You can uninstall BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien 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 BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien, 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 BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 53%
Win XP 0%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 5%
Keep it 95%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 54.35%
Windows 10 44.94%
Windows Vista 0.62%
Windows XP 0.09%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 30.63%
Windows 8.1 16.16%
Windows 7 Ultimate 15.09%
Windows 8.1 Pro 10.27%
Windows 7 Professional 6.79%
Windows 10 Home 5.98%

Distribution by countryGeography

55.27% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 55.27%
  United Kingdom 9.11%
  France 6.65%
  Canada 5.08%
  Australia 2.46%
  Germany 2.46%
  DK 1.64%
  Norway 1.34%
  Brazil 1.27%
  Sweden 1.27%
  Spain 1.19%
  Netherlands 1.19%
  Poland 1.19%
  Belgium 1.12%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 19.93%
ASUS 18.90%
Dell 13.75%
Acer 11.86%
GIGABYTE 11.51%
Lenovo 6.53%
Toshiba 4.47%
MSI 4.12%
Samsung 3.44%
Alienware 3.26%
Intel 1.55%
Apple 0.69%
Common models
ASUS All Series 13.39%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 3.83%
MSI MS-7752 2.73%
MSI MS-7821 2.73%
MSI MS-7681 2.19%
Dell XPS 8300 1.91%

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