Should I remove Fingerbones?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
8% remove it92% keep it
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How common is it?
Global Rank #30,415
United States Rank #22,183
Reach 0.0047%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 12.32 days
88.04 days >
Average installed length: 46.26 days
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Fingerbones
by David Szymanski
Overview
Fingerbones is a program developed by David Szymanski. 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 main program executable is Fingerbones.exe. The software installer includes 46 files and is usually about 74.76 MB (78,393,302 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 10 as well as Windows 7 (SP1). While about 67% of users of Fingerbones come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and United Kingdom.
Program details
URL: ironsnowflakes.blogspot.com
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Fingerbones
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/391270
Estimated size: 74.76 MB
Files installed by Fingerbones
| Program executable: | Fingerbones.exe |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Fingerbones\Fingerbones.exe |
| MD5: | 95b18c40d0a8cc0a4185e20728af045b |
Additional files:
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crashhandler.dll (by Valve) - Steam Crash Handler Library
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crashhandler64.dll (by Valve)
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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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libavcodec-56.dll
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libavformat-56.dll
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libavresample-2.dll
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libavutil-54.dll
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libswscale-3.dll
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SDL2.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
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Steam.dll
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Steam.exe - Steam Client Bootstrapper
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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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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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winh264.dll
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AppOverlay.dll - Steam Application Overlay Renderer (Steam Application Overlay)
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AppOverlay64.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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Fingerbones.exe
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icui18n.dll
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icuuc.dll
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libav_h264-56.dll
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libx264-142.dll (by x264 project) - x264 (H.264 (MPEG-4 AVC) encoder library)
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openvr_api.dll
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Steam2.dll - Steam Client Engine
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SteamOverlayVulkanLayer.dll
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SteamOverlayVulkanLayer.json
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SteamOverlayVulkanLayer64.dll
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SteamOverlayVulkanLayer64.json
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SteamTmp.exe
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uninstall.exe
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v8.dll
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WriteMiniDump.exe - Win32 MiniDump Helper
Behaviors exhibited
3 Scheduled Tasks
- Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{7077AF31-DBB2-407D-AECF-611CE835FC87}' (runs on registration).
- GameOverlayUI.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Steam Overlaylol'.
- SteamTmp.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{E7D265B4-59BF-47D6-AE89-982082F40E03}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- Steam.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Steam_Reg_HKCURun_S-1-5-21-885023962-3047665892-60813600-1002.
2 Startup Files (User Run)
- Steam.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.
- 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.
2 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'.
How do I remove Fingerbones?
You can uninstall Fingerbones 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 Fingerbones, 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 Fingerbones.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 63%
Win 7 2%
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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 8%
Keep it 92%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 10 |
63.04% |
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| Windows 7 |
36.96% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 10 Home |
38.46% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
17.58% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
10.99% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
9.89% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
9.89% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
7.69% |
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Geography
66.93% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
66.93% |
| Germany |
3.94% |
| United Kingdom |
3.94% |
| Canada |
3.15% |
| Australia |
2.36% |
| Belgium |
1.57% |
| Netherlands |
1.57% |
| Poland |
1.57% |
| Turkey |
1.57% |
| Argentina |
0.79% |
| AW |
0.79% |
| Brazil |
0.79% |
| Spain |
0.79% |
| France |
0.79% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
17.86% |
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| Acer |
17.86% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
14.29% |
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| Lenovo |
14.29% |
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| Alienware |
8.93% |
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| GIGABYTE |
7.14% |
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| ASUS |
7.14% |
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| Toshiba |
7.14% |
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| MSI |
3.57% |
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| Medion |
1.79% |
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Common models |
| ASUS All Series |
4.00% |
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| MSI MS-7721 |
2.67% |
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| HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... |
2.67% |
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| MSI MS-7918 |
2.67% |
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| Gigabyte Z97-D3H |
2.67% |
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| MSI MS-7817 |
2.67% |
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