Should I remove Forge of Empires?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
21% remove it79% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #40,546
Reach 0.0024%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 8.47 days
249.94 days >
Average installed length: 131.32 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| v1.1.4 |
70.21% |
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| v1.1.3 |
25.53% |
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| v1.1.2 |
2.13% |
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| 1.1.0.50329 |
2.13% |
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Forge of Empires
What is Forge of Empires?
Forge of Empires is an app for the Pokki desktop platform. The app itself runs as an embedded HTML5 program within the Pokki software outside of the web browser.
About (from SweetLabs)
Forge of Empires is a free-to-play strategy game that lets you create your own city and accompany it from the beginning of the Stone Age onward throughout the centuries. Explore new technologies that ring in a new era. Leave a mark with unique, contemporary buildings and establish a gigantic metropolis that is unparall... Read more
Overview
The most common release is v1.1.4, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. 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 setup package generally installs about 21 files and is usually about 95.83 MB (100,487,728 bytes). The installed file HostAppServiceUpdater.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.
Program details
URL: www.pokki.com
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\pokki\engine
Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\pokki.exe" /UNINSTALL1b61b4c0cf47e91fa0106ed52bb68da364300200
Estimated size: 95.83 MB
Files installed by Forge of Empires
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HostAppServiceUpdater.exe (by Pokki) - Host App Service Updater
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ServiceHostAppUpdater.exe (by Pokki) - Service Host App Updater
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ServiceStartMenuIndexer.exe - Start Menu Service
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StartMenuIndexer.exe
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HostAppService.exe - Host App Service
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ServiceHostApp.exe - Service Host App
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Launcher.dll - Pokki (Pokki support library.)
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pokki.exe
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libPokki.dll (by The Chromium Authors) - Chromium
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- pokki.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{0DAE7161-A16D-437F-BD0E-BA1ECE615375}' (runs on registration).
2 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)
- ServiceHostAppUpdater.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named SweetLabs App Platform.
- HostAppServiceUpdater.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Pokki.
3 Startup Files (User Run)
- HostAppServiceUpdater.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Pokki' and executes as "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\HostAppServiceUpdater.exe" /LOGON.
- Launcher.dll is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Pokki' and executes as C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\Launcher.dll",RunLaunchPlatform.
- pokki.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'pokki.exe' and executes as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\pokki.exe.
3 Startup Files (User Run Once)
- pokki.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'Application Restart #3' which loads as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\pokki.exe --disable-internal-flash --noerrdialogs --no-message-box --disable-extensions --disable-web-security --disable-web-resources --disable-client-side-p.
- HostAppService.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'Application Restart #4' which loads as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\HostAppService.exe --disable-internal-flash --noerrdialogs --no-message-box --disable-extensions --disable-web-security --disable-web-resources --disable-clie.
- ServiceHostApp.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'Application Restart #5' which loads as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\ServiceHostApp.exe --disable-internal-flash --noerrdialogs --no-message-box --disable-extensions --disable-web-security --disable-web-resources --disable-clie.
Startup File (All Users Run)
- Launcher.dll is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Pokki' which loads as C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\Launcher.dll",RunLaunchPlatform.
Network connections
- pokki.exe connects to www2.twitter.com (199.59.149.198 port 443).
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| StartMenuIndexer.exe |
| Memory: | 10.71 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0002254694% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00013306% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00009241% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 1,259,178 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 12.54 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 2.31 KB | |
| HostAppService.exe |
| Memory: | 40.64 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0002938044% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00013915% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00015466% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 2,408,796 | |
| Switches/sec: | 4 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 109.91 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 106.14 KB | |
| pokki.exe |
| Memory: | 79.58 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0009914226% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00042370% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00056772% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 7,679,896 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 932.54 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 217.3 KB | |
How do I remove Forge of Empires?
You can uninstall Forge of Empires 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 Forge of Empires, 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 Forge of Empires.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 64%
Win 7 (SP1) 36%
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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 21%
Keep it 79%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 10 |
63.83% |
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| Windows 7 |
36.17% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 8.1 |
40.43% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
29.79% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
8.51% |
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| Windows 8.1 Connected |
6.38% |
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| Windows 8.1 Single Langua... |
6.38% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
4.26% |
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Geography
40.35% of installs come from Germany
Which countries install it?
| Germany |
40.35% |
| United States |
28.07% |
| France |
12.28% |
| Brazil |
3.51% |
| Colombia |
1.75% |
| Belgium |
1.75% |
| Switzerland |
1.75% |
| Spain |
1.75% |
| Netherlands |
1.75% |
| Canada |
1.75% |
| Czech Republic |
1.75% |
| Italy |
1.75% |
| Saudi Arabia |
1.75% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Lenovo |
33.33% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
23.81% |
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| Acer |
21.43% |
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| Medion |
11.90% |
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| Toshiba |
4.76% |
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| ASUS |
2.38% |
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| Dell |
2.38% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion 17 Notebook P... |
6.67% |
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| LENOVO 20236 |
6.67% |
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| Acer Predator G3-605 |
4.44% |
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| Hewlett-Packard 400-314 |
2.22% |
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| FUJITSU LIFEBOOK AH532 |
2.22% |
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| Acer Aspire X3812 |
2.22% |
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About SweetLabs
SweetLabs has two platforms, Pokki, a platform which brings media-rich web apps to the desktop and the OpenCandy Software Network, which offers installer based software bundles through the download and installation process.
Publisher URL: www.pokki.com