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Half-Life, Opposing Force, Blue Shift

What is Half-Life, Opposing Force, Blue Shift?

The version is a repack of the game and not distributed by the original publisher which might not be a legal or legitimate copy, please refer to the game copyright.

Overview

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 software installer includes 30 files and is usually about 1.23 MB (1,286,415 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: tapochek.net
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\R.G. Mechanics\Half-Life, Opposing Force, Blue Shift\
Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\Half-Life, Opposing Force, Blue Shift\Uninstall\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 1.23 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Half-Life, Opposing Force, Blue Shift

  • tier0.dll - tier0_s Dynamic Link Library
  • tier0_s.dll (by Valve)
  • hl.exe (by Valve) - Steam Half-Life Launcher (Half-Life Launcher)
  • a3dapi.dll (by Aureal Semiconductor) - A3D Interactive API DLL (Aureal A3D API DLL)
  • Mss32.dll (by RAD Game Tools) - Miles Sound System
  • steam_api.dll - Steam Client API
  • steam_api_c.dll
  • hlds.exe - HLDS Launcher
  • hltv.exe - HLTV Launcher
  • Steam.dll - Steam (Steam Client Engine)
  • vstdlib.dll - vstdlib_ s.dll
  • vstdlib_s.dll
  • Core.dll
  • dbg.dll
  • DemoPlayer.dll
  • FileSystem_Stdio.dll
  • FileSystem_Steam.dll
  • hl_bh.exe
  • hl_of.exe
  • hw.dll
  • Launcher.exe
  • proxy.dll
  • Server.exe
  • steamclient.dll
  • sw.dll
  • swds.dll
  • vgui.dll
  • vgui2.dll
  • voice_miles.dll
  • voice_speex.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • hl.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{9B9E38FA-7DA3-426A-B7F1-26A18C16F531}' (runs on registration).
2 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
  • hl.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\ankit_12284\day of defeat\hl.exe'.
  • hltv.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Games\Half-Life 11\hltv.exe'.
Network connections
  • hl.exe connects to 72.3.184.153 (port 17475).

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

hl.exe
Memory:329.57 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0046639412%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00169052%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00297342%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:2,041,238,865
8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:62,299
70 average
I/O reads/min:10.22 MB
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:1.33 MB
105.02 KB average

How do I remove Half-Life, Opposing Force, Blue Shift?

You can uninstall Half-Life, Opposing Force, Blue Shift 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 Half-Life, Opposing Force, Blue Shift, 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 Half-Life, Opposing Force, Blue Shift.

USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 9%
Keep it 91%
 
MOST USED OS
~99%
Windows 10
 
COUNTRY POPULARITY
100.00%
United States

Distribution by countryGeography

100.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 100.00%

Publisher URL: tapochek.net

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