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Hexodius

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Overview

Hexodius is a program developed by Brain Slap Studio. 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 Hexodius.exe. The software installer includes 51 files and is usually about 585.32 KB (599,368 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 76% of users of Hexodius come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and Australia.

Program details

URL: brainslapstudio.com

Help link: support.steampowered.com

Installation folder: C:\steam\steamapps\common\Hexodius

Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/236490

Estimated size: 585.32 KB

Files installed by Hexodius

Program executable:	Hexodius.exe
Name:	Hexodius
Path:	C:\steam\steamapps\common\Hexodius\Hexodius.exe
MD5:	292c4a1d10c3b33b54ca0e96accf7bb0

Additional files:

Hexodius.exe - Hexodius
tier0_s.dll (by Valve) - tier0_s Dynamic Link Library (tier0_s Dynamic Link Library (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
FlatRedBall.dll (by FlatRedBall) - FlatRedBall XNA Game Engine (FlatRedBall)
CommunityExpress.dll (by Zimmdot) - CommunityExpress
steam_api.dll (by Valve) - Steam Client API (Steam Client API (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
EasyPakWriter.dll (by Gnomic Studios) - EasyPakWriter
SharedData.dll - SharedData
EasyPak.dll (by Aranda Morrison) - EasyPak
Steam.dll - Steam (Steam Client Engine)
steamclient.dll - Steamclient.dll (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04)
vstdlib_s.dll - vstdlib_ s.dll (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04)
CommunityExpressSW.dll
sdkencryptedappticket.dll
crashhandler.dll - Steam Crash Handler Library
crashhandler64.dll
CSERHelper.dll - CSER Helper (Debug Helper Routines)
d3dcompiler_46.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® DirectX for Windows® (Direct3D HLSL Compiler)
d3dcompiler_46_64.dll (by Microsoft)
dbghelp.dll - Debugging Tools for Windows(R) (Windows Image Helper)
GameOverlayRenderer.dll - Steam Game Overlay Renderer
GameOverlayRenderer64.dll
GameOverlayUI.exe
icui18n.dll
icuuc.dll
libavcodec-56.dll
libavformat-56.dll
libavresample-2.dll
libavutil-54.dll
libswscale-3.dll
Newtonsoft.Json.dll (by Newtonsoft) - Json.NET (Json.NET .NET 2.0)
openvr_api.dll
SDL2.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
Steam.exe - Steam Client Bootstrapper
Steam2.dll
steamclient64.dll - Steamclient.dll
steamerrorreporter.exe
steamerrorreporter64.exe
SteamOverlayVulkanLayer.dll
SteamOverlayVulkanLayer.json
SteamOverlayVulkanLayer64.dll
SteamOverlayVulkanLayer64.json
SteamUI.dll - SteamUI Dynamic Link Library
streaming_client.exe
tier0_s64.dll
uninstall.exe
UnityCommunityExpress.dll - UnityCommunityExpress
v8.dll
video.dll
vstdlib_s64.dll - vstdlib_ s.dll
winh264.dll
WriteMiniDump.exe - Win32 MiniDump Helper

Behaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task

Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{5ED47F96-28F8-4042-BBBA-D463F16205D5}' (runs on registration).

Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)

Steam.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Steam_Reg_HKCURun_S-1-5-21-1376238410-2669572290-3327323966-1001.

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:\Programfiler\Steam\Steam.exe'.

How do I remove Hexodius?

You can uninstall Hexodius 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 Hexodius, 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 Hexodius.

OS VERSIONS

Win 7 (SP1) 60%

Win 10 40%

HOW IT STARTS

Automatically starts? Yes

(Found in the run registry)

USER ACTIONS

Uninstall it 4%

Keep it 96%

Windows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

Windows 7	60.00%
Windows 10	40.00%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium	40.00%
Windows 10 Home	20.00%
Windows 7 Professional	20.00%
Windows 10 Pro	10.00%
Windows 8.1 Pro	10.00%

Geography

76.19% of installs come from the United States

Which countries install it?

United States	76.19%
Germany	9.52%
Australia	4.76%
Canada	4.76%
Switzerland	4.76%

PC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

ASUS	20.00%
MSI	20.00%
Hewlett-Packard	20.00%
Dell	20.00%
Alienware	20.00%
Common models
MSI MS-7673	16.67%
Micro-Star Co., Ltd. GT70...	16.67%
Dell Inspiron 3847	16.67%
Compaq-Presario BM411AA-A...	16.67%
ASUSTeK K75VM	16.67%
Alienware M17xR4	16.67%

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