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2% remove it98% keep it
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How common is it?
Global Rank #43,661
United States Rank #30,562
Reach 0.0020%
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| Full |
100.00% |
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Desura: Black Mesa
from Black Mesa Dev Team
What is Desura: Black Mesa?
Black Mesa is a video game distributed through Desura, a digital distribution platform for games and provides automated game updates via a client that allows users to create game mods as well as the online interface. Desura does not utilize digital rights management.
About (from Black Mesa Dev Team)
Black Mesa is the Half-Life 2 total conversion of the original Half-Life game. Utilizing the Source engine and its endless array of possibilities and powers, Black Mesa will throw you into the world that started the Half-Life continuum and introduced Gordon Freeman to the world as a gun-toting, bullet-dodging Ph.D. in ... Read more
Overview
Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. 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 installer includes 8 files and is usually about 7.07 MB (7,412,244 bytes).
Program details
URL: www.desura.com/mods/black-mesa
Help link: www.desura.com/groups/desura/forum
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\desura
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Desura\\desura.exe" desurC://uninstall/mods/4384
Estimated size: 7.07 MB
Files installed by Desura: Black Mesa
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desura.exe (by Desura) - Desura
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desura_browserhost.exe (by Desura) - Desura Browser Host
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desura_service.exe
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Desura_Uninstaller.exe
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dumpgen.exe
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toolhelper.exe
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utility.exe
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STUncutUninstaller.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- desura.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{38CFCDB1-37EF-4F46-9304-EA9DE6894C24}' (runs on registration).
Service
- desura_service.exe runs as a service named 'Desura Install Service' (Desura Install Service).
Startup File (User Run)
- desura.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Desura' and executes as C:\Program Files\Desura\desura.exe -autostart.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| desura.exe |
| Memory: | 91.34 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0004890914% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00030867% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00018042% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 49,093,064 | |
| Switches/sec: | 191 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 499.9 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 67.97 KB | |
| desura_service.exe |
| Memory: | 5.25 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0002058825% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00012637% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00007951% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 550,174 | |
| Switches/sec: | 17 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 62 Bytes | |
| I/O writes/min: | 7 Bytes | |
How do I remove Desura: Black Mesa?
You can uninstall Desura: Black Mesa 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 Desura: Black Mesa, 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 Desura: Black Mesa.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 53%
Win XP 3%
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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 2%
Keep it 98%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
55.00% |
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| Windows 10 |
37.50% |
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| Windows Vista |
5.00% |
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| Windows XP |
2.50% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
35.00% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
20.00% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
15.00% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
7.50% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
5.00% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
5.00% |
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Geography
72.88% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
72.88% |
| Canada |
6.78% |
| Australia |
5.08% |
| United Kingdom |
3.39% |
| BH |
1.69% |
| France |
1.69% |
| Norway |
1.69% |
| Greece |
1.69% |
| Israel |
1.69% |
| Ireland |
1.69% |
| Hungary |
1.69% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
26.92% |
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| Dell |
19.23% |
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| GIGABYTE |
11.54% |
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| ASUS |
11.54% |
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| Lenovo |
11.54% |
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| Alienware |
7.69% |
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| Acer |
7.69% |
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| Sony |
3.85% |
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Common models |
| Dell Inspiron 580 |
7.41% |
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| MSI MS-7751 |
7.41% |
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| Sony VPCF115FM |
3.70% |
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| MSI MS-7721 |
3.70% |
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| MSI MS-7640 |
3.70% |
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| LENOVO IdeaCentre K330 |
3.70% |
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