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What percent of users and experts removed it?
6% remove it94% keep it
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How common is it?
Global Rank #30,852
United States Rank #21,141
Reach 0.0045%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 38.80 days
237.90 days >
Average installed length: 125.00 days
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Camera Obscura
by Anteater Games
Overview
Camera Obscura is a program developed by Anteater Games. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. 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 49 files and is usually about 2.75 MB (2,886,457 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 73% of users of Camera Obscura come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and Canada.
Program details
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Camera Obscura
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/341500
Estimated size: 2.75 MB
Files installed by Camera Obscura
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Editor.exe - Camera Obscura Level Editor
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CameraObscura.exe - Camera Obscura
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Steamworks.NET.dll (by Riley Labrecque) - Steamworks.NET
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BackgroundImporter.dll (by Microsoft) - BackgroundImporter
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MapLoader.dll (by Microsoft) - MapLoader
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SpriteSheets.dll - SpriteSheets
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Tilesets.dll - Tilesets
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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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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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CSteamworks.dll (by Riley Labrecque) - CSteamworks (A C ABI wrapper for Steamworks)
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d3dcompiler_46.dll - Microsoft® DirectX for Windows® (Direct3D HLSL Compiler)
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d3dcompiler_46_64.dll
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dbghelp.dll - Debugging Tools for Windows(R) (Windows Image Helper)
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discord-rpc.dll
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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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icui18n.dll
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icuuc.dll
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libav_h264-56.dll
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libavcodec-56.dll
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libavformat-56.dll
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libavresample-2.dll
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libavutil-54.dll
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libswscale-3.dll
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libx264-142.dll (by x264 project) - x264 (H.264 (MPEG-4 AVC) encoder library)
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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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steam_api.dll - Steam Client API
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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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v8.dll
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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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winh264.dll
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WriteMiniDump.exe - Win32 MiniDump Helper
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{D81E6936-0DAD-40A1-BA4D-6DFE27C54BDF}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- Steam.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Steam_Reg_HKCURun_S-1-5-21-3420527040-1261894735-2970360055-1001.
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'.
- Editor.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\SteamLibrary\SteamApps\common\Camera Obscura\Editor.exe'.
- CameraObscura.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\SteamLibrary\SteamApps\common\Camera Obscura\CameraObscura.exe'.
How do I remove Camera Obscura?
You can uninstall Camera Obscura 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 Camera Obscura, 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 Camera Obscura.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 66%
Win XP 1%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 6%
Keep it 94%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 10 |
66.29% |
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| Windows 7 |
32.58% |
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| Windows XP |
1.12% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 10 Home |
42.05% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
11.36% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
11.36% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
11.36% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
7.95% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
7.95% |
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Geography
73.44% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
73.44% |
| Germany |
3.91% |
| Canada |
3.91% |
| United Kingdom |
3.91% |
| France |
3.13% |
| Netherlands |
1.56% |
| Colombia |
0.78% |
| UA |
0.78% |
| Norway |
0.78% |
| Finland |
0.78% |
| Australia |
0.78% |
| Sweden |
0.78% |
| Mexico |
0.78% |
| Indonesia |
0.78% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
39.22% |
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| Lenovo |
17.65% |
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| ASUS |
13.73% |
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| Acer |
7.84% |
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| Dell |
3.92% |
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| MSI |
3.92% |
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| Toshiba |
3.92% |
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| Intel |
1.96% |
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| GIGABYTE |
1.96% |
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| Apple |
1.96% |
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| Alienware |
1.96% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.96% |
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Common models |
| ASUS All Series |
4.62% |
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| HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... |
3.08% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
3.08% |
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| LENOVO 90AV001LUK |
3.08% |
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| MSI MS-7721 |
3.08% |
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| TOSHIBA SATELLITE L850 |
1.54% |
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