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Hard Reset

What is Hard Reset?  (from Flying Wild Hog)

Hard Reset is an single-player first-person shooter released digitally in September 2011 exclusively for the PC. Hard Reset is an action-packed old-school game in a cyberpunk setting. It emphasizes over-the-top destruction and gives you a large variety of weapons to dispatch hordes of enemies.

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Overview

Hard Reset is a program developed by Flying Wild Hog. 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 hardreset.exe. The software installer includes 46 files and is usually about 8.36 MB (8,769,881 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 60% of users of Hard Reset come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Germany.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.hardresetgame.com
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\HardReset
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/98400
Estimated size: 8.36 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Hard Reset

Program executable:hardreset.exe
Name:Hard Reset Extended Edition
Hard Reset Extended Edition Game
Path:C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\HardReset\hardreset.exe
MD5:c419978085d589da75612df1b549c4e4
Additional files:
  • AppOverlay.dll (by Valve) - Steam Application Overlay Renderer (Steam Application Overlay)
  • AppOverlay64.dll (by Valve)
  • crashhandler.dll - Steam Crash Handler Library
  • crashhandler64.dll
  • GameOverlayRenderer.dll - Steam Game Overlay Renderer
  • GameOverlayRenderer64.dll
  • GameOverlayUI.exe - Steam
  • libavresample-1.dll
  • SDL2.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
  • Steam.dll
  • Steam.exe - Steam Client Bootstrapper
  • steamclient.dll
  • steamclient64.dll
  • steamerrorreporter.exe
  • steamerrorreporter64.exe
  • SteamTmp.exe
  • SteamUI.dll - SteamUI Dynamic Link Library
  • streaming_client.exe
  • tier0_s.dll - tier0_s Dynamic Link Library
  • tier0_s64.dll
  • vstdlib_s.dll - vstdlib_ s.dll
  • vstdlib_s64.dll
  • atiags.dll (by AMD) - ATI GPU Service (Shared Library for AGS)
  • binkw32.dll (by RAD Game Tools) - Bink and Smacker (RAD Video Tools)
  • CSERHelper.dll - CSER Helper (Debug Helper Routines)
  • d3d9.dll
  • D3DCompiler_43.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® DirectX for Windows® (Direct3D HLSL Compiler)
  • d3dcompiler_46.dll (by Microsoft)
  • d3dcompiler_46_64.dll
  • D3DX9_43.dll - Direct3D 9 Extensions
  • dbghelp.dll - Debugging Tools for Windows(R) (Windows Image Helper)
  • fmod_event.dll (by Firelight Technologies) - FMOD Ex EventSystem
  • fmodex.dll (by Firelight Technologies) - FMOD Ex (FMOD Ex SoundSystem)
  • hardreset2.exe - Hard Reset Extended Edition (Hard Reset Extended Edition Game)
  • HiAlgoSwitch.dll
  • HookDll.dll
  • libavcodec-55.dll
  • libavformat-55.dll
  • libavutil-52.dll
  • libavutil-53.dll
  • libswscale-2.dll
  • steam_api.dll - Steam Client API (Steam Client API (buildbot_winslave01_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave01))
  • Steam2.dll - Steam Client Engine
  • video.dll
  • WriteMiniDump.exe - Win32 MiniDump Helper

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Scheduled Tasks
  • Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{CC29CBDA-1EA3-44CC-882F-AFADB7D351AB}' (runs on registration).
  • SteamTmp.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{694711D6-27A0-4D68-8836-D5F25B163A59}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • Steam.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Steam 2.
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'.
Network connections
  • SteamTmp.exe connects to cdn-178-79-196-253.pmo.llnw.net (178.79.196.253 port 80).
  • SteamTmp.exe connects to 69.28.145.170 (port 27017).
  • SteamTmp.exe connects to cm-04.lux.valve.net (146.66.152.15 port 27018).
  • SteamTmp.exe connects to 80.239.194.142 (port 27030).
  • SteamTmp.exe connects to VALVE-CORPO.car2.Philadelphia1.Level3.net (4.78.155.50 port 27031).

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

Steam.exe
Memory:135.83 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0002740424%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00018112%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00009292%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:21,119,105
8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:655
70 average
I/O reads/min:15.66 KB
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:110.91 KB
105.02 KB average
SteamTmp.exe
Memory:230.39 MB
Total CPU:0.0025027453%
Kernel CPU:0.00142709%
User CPU:0.00107566%
CPU cycles/sec:28,069,388
Switches/sec:334
I/O reads/min:1.77 MB
I/O writes/min:2.18 MB

How do I remove Hard Reset?

You can uninstall Hard Reset 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 Hard Reset, 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 Hard Reset.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 54%
Win Vista (SP2) 0%
  
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
  
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 2%
Keep it 98%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 55.34%
Windows 10 44.18%
Windows Vista 0.48%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 24.52%
Windows 7 Ultimate 18.33%
Windows 8.1 13.57%
Windows 7 Professional 10.95%
Windows 8.1 Pro 10.24%
Windows 10 Pro 6.43%

Distribution by countryGeography

59.85% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 59.85%
  United Kingdom 7.81%
  Germany 5.20%
  Canada 4.46%
  Australia 2.42%
  France 2.42%
  Netherlands 2.04%
  Finland 1.67%
  Italy 1.30%
  Poland 1.12%
  Belgium 0.93%
  Russia 0.93%
  Sweden 0.93%
  Brazil 0.74%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
ASUS 21.98%
Hewlett-Packard 15.93%
GIGABYTE 15.38%
Dell 14.84%
Lenovo 9.34%
Acer 8.79%
Toshiba 3.85%
Alienware 2.75%
American Megatrends 2.75%
Intel 1.65%
MSI 1.65%
Samsung 1.10%
Common models
ASUS All Series 15.15%
MSI MS-7821 5.45%
MSI MS-7816 2.42%
Dell XPS 8300 1.82%
Gigabyte Z87-HD3 1.82%
LENOVO 20349 1.82%

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