ChefVille
What is ChefVille?
ChefVille is an game for the Pokki desktop platform that runs as an embedded HTML5 program within the Pokki software.
About (from SweetLabs)
Create your vision, customize decor, and install beautiful cooking appliances for your kitchen. Pick styles for tables, flooring, and countertops. Expand your restaurant in any design you like – even go al fresco! Have you ever dreamed of running your own restaurant? Now you can in ChefVille, the free online social co... Read more
Overview
ChefVille is a program developed by SweetLabs. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. The software installer includes 19 files and is usually about 96.17 MB (100,838,916 bytes). HostAppServiceUpdater.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 10 as well as Windows 7. While about 57% of users of ChefVille come from the United States, it is also popular in Philippines and Egypt.
Program details
URL: www.pokki.com
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\pokki\engine
Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\pokki.exe" /UNINSTALLa269a79f7b0766a6aa7bc74829406b3554477d59
Estimated size: 96.17 MB
Files installed by ChefVille
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HostAppServiceUpdater.exe (by Pokki) - Host App Service Updater
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StartMenuIndexer.exe (by Pokki) - Start Menu Service
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HostAppService.exe - Host App Service
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Launcher.dll - Pokki (Pokki support library.)
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pokki.exe
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libPokki.dll (by The Chromium Authors) - Chromium
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avcodec-54.dll
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avformat-54.dll
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avutil-51.dll
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D3DCompiler_43.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® DirectX for Windows® (Direct3D HLSL Compiler)
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d3dx9_43.dll (by Microsoft) - Direct3D 9 Extensions
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icudt.dll (by The ICU Project) - International Components for Unicode (ICU Data DLL)
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libEGL.dll - ANGLE libEGL Dynamic Link Library
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libGLESv2.dll - ANGLE libGLESv2 Dynamic Link Library
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nacl_irt_x86_32.nexe
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nacl_irt_x86_64.nexe
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ppGoogleNaClPluginChrome.dll
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ServiceHostApp.exe - Service Host App
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wow_helper.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- HostAppServiceUpdater.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Pokki_Reg_HKCURun_S-1-5-21-2475710725-4113460478-2195723455-1001.
3 Startup Files (User Run)
- HostAppServiceUpdater.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Pokki' and executes as "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\HostAppServiceUpdater.exe" /LOGON.
- pokki.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'pokki.exe' and executes as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\pokki.exe.
- Launcher.dll is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Pokki' and executes as C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\Launcher.dll",RunLaunchPlatform.
3 Startup Files (User Run Once)
- HostAppService.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'Application Restart #11' which loads as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\HostAppService.exe --disable-internal-flash --noerrdialogs --no-message-box --disable-extensions --disable-web-security --disable-web-resources --disable-clie.
- ServiceHostApp.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'Application Restart #3' which loads as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\SweetLabs App Platform\Engine\ServiceHostApp.exe --disable-internal-flash --noerrdialogs --no-message-box --disable-extensions --disable-web-security --disable-web-resourc.
- pokki.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'Application Restart #7' which loads as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\pokki.exe --disable-internal-flash --noerrdialogs --no-message-box --disable-extensions --disable-web-security --disable-web-resources --disable-client-side-p.
Network connections
- pokki.exe connects to www2.twitter.com (199.59.149.198 port 443).
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| pokki.exe |
| Memory: | 79.58 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0009914226% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00042370% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00056772% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 7,679,896 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 932.54 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 217.3 KB | |
How do I remove ChefVille?
You can uninstall ChefVille 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 ChefVille, 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 ChefVille.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 75%
Win 7 25%
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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 26%
Keep it 74%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 10 |
75.00% |
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| Windows 7 |
25.00% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 8 |
25.00% |
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| Windows 10 Home Single La... |
25.00% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
25.00% |
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| Windows 8.1 Connected |
25.00% |
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Geography
57.14% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
57.14% |
| Philippines |
14.29% |
| Egypt |
14.29% |
| United Kingdom |
14.29% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Lenovo |
50.00% |
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| Dell |
25.00% |
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| Acer |
25.00% |
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Common models |
| LENOVO 80G0 |
25.00% |
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| LENOVO 20369 |
25.00% |
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| Gateway NV570P |
25.00% |
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| Dell OptiPlex 360 |
25.00% |
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About SweetLabs
SweetLabs has two platforms, Pokki, a platform which brings media-rich web apps to the desktop and the OpenCandy Software Network, which offers installer based software bundles through the download and installation process.
Publisher URL: www.pokki.com