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4% remove it96% keep it
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How common is it?
Global Rank #7,421
United States Rank #5,681
Reach 0.0567%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 30.65 days
300.32 days >
Average installed length: 157.80 days
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Contagion
from Monochrome LLC
Overview
Contagion is a program developed by Monochrome. 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 43 files and is usually about 29.24 MB (30,658,706 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 61% of users of Contagion come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Canada.
Program details
URL: www.contagion-game.com
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\ContagionBeta
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/238430
Estimated size: 29.24 MB
Files installed by Contagion
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contagion.exe
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contagionds.exe
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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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client.dll
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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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d3dcompiler_46.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® DirectX for Windows® (Direct3D HLSL Compiler)
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d3dcompiler_46_64.dll (by Microsoft)
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dbghelp.dll - Debugging Tools for Windows(R) (Windows Image Helper)
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engine.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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GameUI.dll
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inputsystem.dll
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libavcodec-55.dll
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libavformat-55.dll
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libavresample-1.dll
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libavutil-53.dll
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libswscale-2.dll
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matchmaking.dll
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matchmaking_ds.dll
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MaterialSystem.dll
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SDL2.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
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server.dll
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Steam.dll
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Steam.exe - Steam Client Bootstrapper
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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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StudioRender.dll
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tier0_s.dll - tier0_s Dynamic Link Library
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tier0_s64.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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WriteMiniDump.exe - Win32 MiniDump Helper
Behaviors exhibited
2 Scheduled Tasks
- 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).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- Steam.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Steam.
Startup File (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.
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'.
- contagionds.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\SteamLibrary\SteamApps\common\Contagion\contagionds.exe'.
- contagion.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\SteamLibrary\SteamApps\common\Contagion\contagion.exe'.
Network connections
- Steam.exe connects to a96-7-41-160.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com (96.7.41.160 port 80).
- Steam.exe connects to 208.78.164.14 (port 27018).
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| 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 | |
| Steam.exe |
| Memory: | 151.98 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0003899617% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00015490% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00023506% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 41,366,072 | |
| Switches/sec: | 374 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 3.07 MB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 1.78 MB | |
How do I remove Contagion?
You can uninstall Contagion 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 Contagion, 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 Contagion.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 64%
Win XP 0%
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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 4%
Keep it 96%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
65.86% |
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| Windows 10 |
33.15% |
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| Windows Vista |
0.80% |
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| Windows XP |
0.18% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
37.40% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
17.85% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
16.05% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
9.87% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
6.37% |
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| Windows 8 |
4.30% |
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Geography
61.18% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
61.18% |
| United Kingdom |
7.57% |
| Canada |
6.06% |
| Australia |
4.54% |
| Germany |
2.89% |
| France |
2.62% |
| DK |
1.45% |
| Brazil |
1.38% |
| Norway |
1.38% |
| Finland |
1.38% |
| Netherlands |
1.03% |
| Sweden |
0.89% |
| Ireland |
0.76% |
| New Zealand |
0.69% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
21.27% |
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| ASUS |
19.38% |
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| Dell |
13.72% |
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| Acer |
12.52% |
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| GIGABYTE |
11.15% |
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| Lenovo |
5.66% |
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| Alienware |
5.15% |
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| MSI |
4.29% |
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| Toshiba |
2.74% |
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| Samsung |
2.40% |
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| Intel |
1.72% |
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Common models |
| ASUS All Series |
10.72% |
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| MSI MS-7751 |
4.29% |
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| Alienware Alienware X51 |
3.22% |
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| ASUSTeK G74Sx |
2.41% |
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| MSI MS-7821 |
2.41% |
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| ASUSTeK G75VW |
2.14% |
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