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Growing Pains
from Smudged Cat Games
Overview
Growing Pains is a software program developed by Smudged Cat Games. 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 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 GrowingPains.exe. The setup package generally installs about 43 files and is usually about 260.22 MB (272,855,873 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 56% of users of Growing Pains come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Finland.
Program details
URL: www.smudgedcat.com/growingpains.htm
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Growing Pains
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/291610
Estimated size: 260.22 MB
Files installed by Growing Pains
| Program executable: | GrowingPains.exe |
| Name: | GrowingPains |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Growing Pains\GrowingPains.exe |
| MD5: | ec16693fbe04c2e8662fec5dfc60be95 |
Additional files:
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GrowingPains.exe - GrowingPains
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tier0_s.dll (by Valve) - tier0_s Dynamic Link Library
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steam_api.dll (by Valve) - Steam Client API
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Steam.dll - Steam (Steam Client Engine)
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steamclient.dll
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vstdlib_s.dll - vstdlib_ s.dll
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steamwrapper.dll
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AppOverlay.dll - Steam Application Overlay Renderer (Steam Application Overlay)
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AppOverlay64.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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GameOverlayRenderer.dll - Steam Game Overlay Renderer
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GameOverlayRenderer64.dll
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GameOverlayUI.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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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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libx264-142.dll (by x264 project) - x264 (H.264 (MPEG-4 AVC) encoder library)
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SDL2.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
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SpriteSheetRuntime.dll - SpriteSheetRuntime
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Steam.exe - Steam Client Bootstrapper
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Steam2.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_s64.dll
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uninstall.exe
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v8.dll
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video.dll
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vstdlib_s64.dll
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winh264.dll
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WriteMiniDump.exe - Win32 MiniDump Helper
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{764EEC3C-1B31-4A45-A204-A475E1B65307}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- Steam.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Steam_Reg_HKCURun_S-1-5-21-1214616123-3420488899-3838617821-1001.
Startup File (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.
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.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- Steam.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.
How do I remove Growing Pains?
You can uninstall Growing Pains 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 Growing Pains, 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 Growing Pains.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 60%
Win 10 40%
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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 3%
Keep it 97%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
60.00% |
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| Windows 10 |
40.00% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
30.00% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
30.00% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
20.00% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro with Medi... |
10.00% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
10.00% |
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Geography
56.25% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
56.25% |
| United Kingdom |
12.50% |
| Finland |
6.25% |
| Australia |
6.25% |
| Sweden |
6.25% |
| Netherlands |
6.25% |
| Czech Republic |
6.25% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
28.57% |
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| ASUS |
28.57% |
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| Medion |
14.29% |
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| Dell |
14.29% |
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| Acer |
14.29% |
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Common models |
| Packard Bell imedia S3810 |
16.67% |
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| MSI MS-7758 |
16.67% |
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| mp MS-7848 |
16.67% |
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| Gigabyte B85M-D3H |
16.67% |
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| Dell XPS L521X |
16.67% |
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| ASUSTeK CM6850 |
16.67% |
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