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What percent of users and experts removed it?
1% remove it99% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #36,970
United States Rank #36,062
Reach 0.0030%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 19.83 days
243.22 days >
Average installed length: 127.79 days

FTL - Faster Than Light

Overview

FTL - Faster Than Light is a software program developed by R.G. Mechanics, markfiter. 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 FTLGame.exe. The setup package generally installs about 39 files and is usually about 841.9 KB (862,106 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 10 and Windows 7 (SP1). While about 44% of users of FTL - Faster Than Light come from the United States, it is also popular in France and Canada.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: tapochek.net
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\R.G. Mechanics\FTL - Faster Than Light\
Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\FTL - Faster Than Light\Uninstall\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 841.9 KB

Program filesFiles installed by FTL - Faster Than Light

Program executable:FTLGame.exe
Path:C:\Program Files\R.G. Mechanics\FTL - Faster Than Light\FTLGame.exe
MD5:b6bc7edfb9655bafaf267752b4103d8a
Additional files:
  • ILUT.dll (by Abysmal Software) - Developer's Image Utility Toolkit Library (ILUT: A portable image library in development)
  • ILU.dll (by Abysmal Software) - Developer's Image Utilities Library (ILU: A portable image library in development)
  • DevIL.dll - Developer's Image Library (DevIL) (DevIL: A portable image library in development)
  • SDL.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
  • FreeType-6.dll (by FreeType) - FreeType (FreeType: font engine and rasterizer)
  • Zlib.dll - zlib data compression library
  • bass.dll (by Un4seen Developments) - BASS
  • bassmix.dll (by Un4seen Developments) - BASSmix
  • FTLGame.exe
  • Assembly-CSharp.dll
  • Assembly-CSharp-firstpass.dll
  • CSteamworks.dll (by Riley Labrecque) - CSteamworks (A C ABI wrapper for Steamworks)
  • Galaxy.dll - GOG Galaxy (GOG Galaxy Library)
  • GalaxyCSharp.dll - GalaxyCSharp
  • GalaxyCSharpGlue.dll
  • GalaxyPeer.dll - GOG Galaxy Peer (GOG Galaxy Peer Library)
  • GameuxInstallHelper.dll (by Microsoft) - Game Explorer Install Helper DLL
  • goggame-1513553405.dll
  • modman.exe
  • mono.dll (by Unity Technologies) - libmono (Unity Technologies fork of mono runtime)
  • Mono.Security.dll (by MONO development team) - MONO CLI
  • mscorlib.dll (by MONO development team) - MONO Common language infrastructure
  • msvcp100.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2010 (Microsoft® C Runtime Library)
  • msvcr100.dll
  • msvcr120.dll - Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2013
  • Police.exe
  • Rewired_Core.dll (by Guavaman Enterprises) - Rewired (Rewired Core)
  • Rewired_Windows_Lib.dll (by Guavaman Enterprises) - Rewired_Windows_Lib
  • SDL2.dll
  • steam_api.dll (by Valve) - Steam Client API
  • System.Core.dll
  • System.dll
  • System.Xml.dll
  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
  • UnityEngine.Analytics.dll
  • UnityEngine.dll
  • UnityEngine.Networking.dll (by Unity Technologies) - UnityEngine.Networking
  • UnityEngine.UI.dll - guisystem

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • FTLGame.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{41F950BF-0862-41DE-B872-6AC3D658689E}' (runs on registration).
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • FTLGame.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\SteamLibrary\SteamApps\common\FTL Faster Than Light\FTLGame.exe'.

How do I remove FTL - Faster Than Light?

You can uninstall FTL - Faster Than Light 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 FTL - Faster Than Light, 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 FTL - Faster Than Light.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 76%
Win 7 (SP1) 24%
  
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 1%
Keep it 99%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#36,970

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 76.27%
Windows 7 23.73%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 8.1 20.34%
Windows 7 Home Premium 15.25%
Windows 8.1 Pro 13.56%
Windows 10 Home 10.17%
Windows 10 Home Single La... 10.17%
Windows 10 Pro 10.17%

Distribution by countryGeography

44.29% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 44.29%
  France 8.57%
  Canada 7.14%
  Russia 5.71%
  Sweden 4.29%
  Netherlands 4.29%
  Germany 4.29%
  BG 2.86%
  Slovenia 1.43%
  Norway 1.43%
  Australia 1.43%
  New Zealand 1.43%
  Argentina 1.43%
  Pakistan 1.43%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 29.27%
Acer 21.95%
ASUS 19.51%
Lenovo 9.76%
Toshiba 7.32%
GIGABYTE 4.88%
Dell 4.88%
Medion 2.44%
Common models
HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... 4.35%
LENOVO 10130 4.35%
MSI MS-7816 4.35%
TOSHIBA Satellite S55-A 2.17%
TOSHIBA Satellite L775D 2.17%
TOSHIBA Satellite C55-B 2.17%

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