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Should I remove Braid?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
6% remove it94% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #11,207
United States Rank #7,850
Reach 0.0303%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 89.57 days
517.67 days >
Average installed length: 271.99 days

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Braid

Overview

Braid is a program developed by Number None. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. 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 main program executable is braid.exe. The software installer includes 58 files and is usually about 173.61 MB (182,042,662 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 65% of users of Braid come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Canada.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: braid-game.com
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Braid
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/26800
Estimated size: 173.61 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Braid

Program executable:braid.exe
Path:C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Braid\braid.exe
MD5:a0a8ac525bc1b7abb23a29b63f3da23d
Additional files:
  • launcher.exe - Launcher (Braid's Launcher)
  • crashhandler.dll (by Valve) - Steam Crash Handler Library
  • crashhandler64.dll (by Valve)
  • GameOverlayRenderer.dll - Steam Game Overlay Renderer
  • GameOverlayRenderer64.dll
  • GameOverlayUI.exe - Steam
  • Steam.dll
  • Steam.exe - Steam Client Bootstrapper
  • 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
  • SDL2.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer64.dll
  • uninstall.exe
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer.dll
  • AppOverlay.dll - Steam Application Overlay Renderer (Steam Application Overlay)
  • AppOverlay64.dll
  • CSERHelper.dll - CSER Helper (Debug Helper Routines)
  • icui18n.dll
  • icuuc.dll
  • libavcodec-56.dll
  • libavformat-56.dll
  • libavresample-2.dll
  • libavutil-54.dll
  • libswscale-3.dll
  • v8.dll
  • winh264.dll
  • braid_gl.exe
  • cg.dll (by NVIDIA) - NVIDIA Cg Runtime (Cg Core Runtime Library)
  • cgGL.dll (by NVIDIA) - Cg GL Runtime Library
  • 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)
  • fltkdll.dll
  • glew32.dll - The OpenGL Extension Wrangler Library
  • libav_h264-56.dll
  • libavcodec-57.dll
  • libavformat-57.dll
  • libavresample-3.dll
  • libavutil-55.dll
  • libswscale-4.dll
  • libx264-142.dll (by x264 project) - x264 (H.264 (MPEG-4 AVC) encoder library)
  • openvr_api.dll
  • steam_api.dll - Steam Client API
  • Steam2.dll - Steam Client Engine
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer.json
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer64.json
  • UNWISE.EXE
  • WriteMiniDump.exe - Win32 MiniDump Helper

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Scheduled Tasks
  • Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{B6D81AEC-C691-4109-ACBA-39A635BBAF0E}' (runs on registration).
  • UNWISE.EXE is scheduled as a task with the class '{F71A9918-1861-4EFE-AE94-530BDDE46DD4}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • Steam.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Steam_Reg_HKCURun_S-1-5-21-3837917440-1771750534-681917250-1001.
Service
  • UNWISE.EXE runs as a service named 'Browser System Enahncer' (671c50b0).
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.
3 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
  • Steam.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.
  • UNWISE.EXE is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files1\Yahoo!\MESSEN~1\UNWISE.EXE'.
  • braid.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\braid\braid.exe'.

How do I remove Braid?

You can uninstall Braid 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 Braid, 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 Braid.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 60%
Win Vista (SP2) 1%
  
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
  
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 6%
Keep it 94%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 60.03%
Windows 7 39.30%
Windows Vista 0.67%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 24.16%
Windows 10 Home 20.64%
Windows 8.1 18.46%
Windows 10 Pro 9.40%
Windows 7 Ultimate 9.06%
Windows 8.1 Pro 5.87%

Distribution by countryGeography

65.08% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 65.08%
  United Kingdom 6.72%
  Canada 4.76%
  France 3.30%
  Australia 2.69%
  Netherlands 1.95%
  Germany 1.34%
  Sweden 1.22%
  DK 1.22%
  Brazil 1.10%
  Italy 1.10%
  Norway 0.98%
  Mexico 0.98%
  Ireland 0.98%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 21.75%
ASUS 18.73%
Acer 12.69%
Dell 11.48%
Lenovo 10.57%
Toshiba 7.25%
GIGABYTE 6.04%
Alienware 4.83%
MSI 3.32%
Samsung 2.11%
Apple 0.60%
Medion 0.60%
Common models
ASUS All Series 14.95%
Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 2.80%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 2.80%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 2.80%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 2.34%
LENOVO 20217 2.34%

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