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Should I remove Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor?

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 #8,513
United States Rank #6,895
Reach 0.0461%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 116.52 days
902.93 days >
Average installed length: 474.42 days

Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor

What is Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor?  (from Relic)

In addition to its single player campaigns, Company of Heroes also features significant new multiplayer functionality. The first example of this are the variety of vehicles that players will have access to in multiplayer modes. These include, but are not limited to, the 'Schwimmwagon' an German amphibious vehicle used ...  Read more

Overview

Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor is a software program developed by Relic. 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 BsSndRpt.exe. The setup package generally installs about 120 files and is usually about 1.54 GB (1,654,321,374 bytes). The installed file AutoUpdater.exe is the auto-update component of the program which is designed to check for software updates and notify and apply them when new versions are discovered. 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 56% of users of Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Germany.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.companyofheroesgame.com
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\steam\steamapps\common\company of heroes
Uninstaller: "C:\Le Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/20540
Estimated size: 1.54 GB

Program filesFiles installed by Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor

Program executable:BsSndRpt.exe
Name:BugSplat Crash Report Send Utility
Crash reporting Send Utility, BsSndRpt.exe
Path:C:\Program Files\steam\steamapps\common\company of heroes\BsSndRpt.exe
MD5:dc580a2795d3e39e006a3d708291822f
Additional files:
  • EF_Launcher.exe (by Eastern Front Mod) - Eastern Front Launcher
  • Profiler.dll (by THQ Canada) - Company Of Heroes -- THQ Canada Inc. (Profiler)
  • RelicCOH.exe (by THQ Canada) - RelicCOH
  • Uninstal.exe
  • uninstall_blitzkrieg.exe (by By Xalibur) - Blitzkrieg Mod
  • Uninstall_English.exe - RelicUninstaller Application -- THQ Canada Inc. (RelicUninstaller Application)
  • Debug.dll - Debug
  • FactionFix.dll
  • Filesystem.dll - Filesystem
  • Input.dll - Input
  • LuaConfig.dll - LuaConfig
  • Memory.dll - Memory
  • mss32.dll
  • Platform.dll - Platform
  • Shark.dll - Shark
  • SimEngine.dll - SimEngine
  • spDx9.dll - spDx9
  • Spooge.dll - Spooge
  • STLPort.dll - STLPort
  • uninstaller.exe
  • UserInterface.dll - UserInterface
  • WW2Mod.dll
  • AcroSetup.exe - NOSSO(R)
  • AppOverlay.dll (by Valve) - Steam Application Overlay Renderer (Steam Application Overlay)
  • AppOverlay64.dll (by Valve)
  • Archive.exe - Archive
  • atimgpud.dll
  • Autorun.exe - Autorun Application
  • AutoUpdater.exe (by Home) - AutoUpdater
  • avutil-51.dll
  • BKmodLauncher.exe (by panther7) - BKMod-Downloader
  • Blitzkrieg-Mod.exe - Blitzkrieg-Mod Exe
  • BsSndRpt.exe (by BugSplat) - BugSplat Crash Report Send Utility (Crash reporting Send Utility, BsSndRpt.exe)
  • BugSplat.dll (by BugSplat) - BugSplat Dynamic Link Library (Crash reporting module, BugSplat.DLL)
  • BugSplatRc.dll - BugSplatRc
  • CoHLauncher.exe
  • CoHTalesOfValor_Setup.part01.exe
  • crashhandler.dll - Steam Crash Handler Library
  • crashhandler64.dll
  • CSERHelper.dll - CSER Helper (Debug Helper Routines)
  • cURL.dll
  • d3d9.dll
  • d3dcompiler_46.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® DirectX for Windows® (Direct3D HLSL Compiler)
  • d3dcompiler_46_64.dll (by Microsoft)
  • d3dx9_30.dll
  • dbghelp.dll - Debugging Tools for Windows(R) (Windows Image Helper)
  • DivxDecoder.dll
  • DivxMediaLib.dll
  • DllTie.dll - DllTie
  • DSETUP.dll - Direct driver preloader
  • dsetup32.dll - DirectX Setup - 32-bit piece
  • DXSETUP.exe - Microsoft DirectX Setup
  • EF_Launcher.vshost.exe - Microsoft (R) Visual Studio (R) 2010 (vshost-clr2.exe)
  • FileParser.dll
  • gameInst.exe (by THQ Inc) - Company Of Heroes
  • GameOverlayRenderer.dll - Steam Game Overlay Renderer
  • GameOverlayRenderer64.dll
  • GameOverlayUI.exe - Steam
  • ijl15.dll (by Intel) - Intel® JPEG Library (Intel® JPEG Library - Retail Version)
  • InstallerLib.dll - CustomAc Dynamic Link Library

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

6 Scheduled Tasks
  • RelicCOH.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{8FE37A1D-8B24-4E29-A79D-6A9937368735}' (runs on registration).
  • Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{0A7CD642-755B-4352-BD9E-064734827C0D}' (runs on registration).
  • GameOverlayUI.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{98D22EE8-FBCE-4B0A-A638-4A27C81582F5}' (runs on registration).
  • Archive.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{3E71B0CC-5A19-4970-A357-F911232F16EC}' (runs on registration).
  • SteamTmp.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{0FA4F2B3-5879-4EB7-87D7-15A36952D352}' (runs on registration).
  • EF_Launcher.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{FA9A7039-B9AC-4252-B275-3062EA38098D}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • Steam.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Steam.
2 Startup Files (User Run)
  • Steam.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Steam.exe' and executes as C:\Program Files\steam\steam.exe.
  • SteamTmp.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'.
  • SteamTmp.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.
  • RelicCOH.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\THQ\Company of Heroes\RelicCOH.exe'.
Network connections
  • EF_Launcher.vshost.exe connects to ec2-107-23-37-165.compute-1.amazonaws.com (107.23.37.165 port 80).

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

EF_Launcher.vshost.exe
Memory:77.9 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0394600577%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.01973510%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.01972496%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:227,985,852
8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:2,694
70 average
I/O reads/min:32.92 MB
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:140.02 KB
105.02 KB average
GameOverlayUI.exe
Memory:21.35 MB
Total CPU:0.0004747990%
Kernel CPU:0.00032078%
User CPU:0.00015402%
CPU cycles/sec:16,959,400
I/O reads/min:35.45 KB
I/O writes/min:3.3 KB

How do I remove Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor?

You can uninstall Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor 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 Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor, 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 Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 82%
Win XP 1%
 
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 86.07%
Windows 10 11.40%
Windows Vista 1.86%
Windows XP 0.66%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 49.67%
Windows 7 Ultimate 21.92%
Windows 7 Professional 13.44%
Windows 8 Pro 2.31%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 1.87%
Windows 8.1 Pro 1.76%

Distribution by countryGeography

56.47% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 56.47%
  United Kingdom 8.40%
  Germany 6.00%
  Canada 4.63%
  Australia 2.91%
  France 2.66%
  DK 2.23%
  Netherlands 1.80%
  Sweden 1.71%
  Finland 1.29%
  Italy 1.29%
  Brazil 1.20%
  Norway 0.94%
  Belgium 0.77%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
GIGABYTE 22.57%
Hewlett-Packard 19.86%
Dell 17.38%
ASUS 14.22%
Acer 13.09%
Alienware 4.29%
Lenovo 2.03%
Samsung 1.81%
Toshiba 1.58%
Intel 1.35%
MSI 1.13%
Medion 0.68%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 5.34%
Dell XPS 8300 4.96%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 4.96%
Alienware Alienware X51 3.05%
MSI MS-7681 2.67%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 2.29%

About Relic

Relic Entertainment is a video game developer that specializes in real-time strategy games and is famous for the titles such as Company of Heroes and Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War.
Publisher URL: www.relic.com

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