Hoyle Card Games
What is Hoyle Card Games? (from Encore Software)
Shuffle the cards and deal yourself in to the greatest card game collection of all time. With over 150 game variations, Hoyle Card Games 2012 is the largest & most comprehensive collection of card games available for your PC & Mac! Choose card game favorites like Poker, Gin Rummy and Hearts or try your hand at Cribbage... Read more
Overview
Hoyle Card Games is a program developed by Encore Software. 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. When installed, it will add a context menu handler to the Windows shell in order to provide quick access to the program. The main program executable is Hoyle Card Games.exe. The software installer includes 41 files and is usually about 764.34 KB (782,688 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 10 as well as Windows 7 (SP1). While about 86% of users of Hoyle Card Games come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada and Australia.
Program details
URL: www.encore.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Hoyle\Hoyle Card Games\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{05F6571A-5205-4C81-8160-683BDCC3B272}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 764.34 KB
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by Hoyle Card Games
| Program executable: | Hoyle Card Games.exe |
| Name: | Hoyle Card Games 2012 |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\Hoyle\Hoyle Card Games\Hoyle Card Games.exe |
| MD5: | c292ac42ab5f4c19d53d074a93cc5495 |
Additional files:
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Hoyle Card Games.exe - Hoyle Card Games 2012
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OpenAL32.dll (by Creative Labs) - Creative Labs OpenAL32 (OpenAL32)
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freetype6.dll (by FreeType) - FreeType (FreeType: font engine and rasterizer)
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zlib1.dll - zlib (zlib data compression library)
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7ZXA.DLL (by Igor Pavlov) - 7-Zip (7z Standalone Extracting Plugin)
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Blackjack.exe
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CPUCheck.dll
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egypt.exe (by Burut) - Engine Application
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Hoyle Card Games Classic.exe
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Hoyle Puzzle Games.exe - Hoyle Board and Puzzle Games 2012
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hoyle_miami_solitaire.exe
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HoyleDLL.dll
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LDCdBldr.dll (by Corel) - LDCdBldr Module for UDF SDK (LDCdBldr Module)
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LHA.DLL - LHA archive library
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mss32.dll (by RAD Game Tools) - Miles Sound System
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Uninstal.exe
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UNRAR.DLL - RAR decompression library
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uTorrent.exe (by BitTorrent) - µTorrent
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VirtCDRDrv.dll (by Corel) - VirtCDRDrv Module
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WINZIP32.EXE (by WinZip Computing) - WinZip
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WZ32.DLL (by WinZip Computing) - WinZip DLL
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WZCAB.DLL (by Microsoft) - Microsoft ® Cabinet File API (Cabinet File API)
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WZCAB3.DLL - WinZip CAB Detection and Extractor
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WZCKTREE.DLL - WinZip Check Tree DLL
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WZEAY32.DLL - WinZip Openssl DLL
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WZFILVW.OCX (by Sky Software) - FileView ActiveX Control 6.1
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WZFLDVW.OCX (by Sky Software) - FolderView ActiveX Control 6.1
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WZGDIP32.DLL - WinZip GDI+ Wrapper
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WZIMGV32.DLL - Image Viewer
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WZMSG.EXE - WinZip Message Display EXE
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WzPreviewer32.exe - WinZip Previewer (WinZip Previewer (32-bit))
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WZQKPICK.EXE - WinZip Executable
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WZSEPE32.EXE - WinZip Self-Extractor (WinZip Self-Extractor Executable)
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WZSESS32.EXE - WinZip Session Services Process
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WZSHLEX1.DLL - WinZip Shell Extension DLL
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WZSHLSTB.DLL
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WZSRVR32.EXE - WinZip Archive Server
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WZVINFO.DLL - WinZip FileInfo DLL
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WZWIA.DLL - WinZip Image Acquisition Wrapper
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wzwipe.exe - WzWipe (WzWipe Executable)
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WZZPMAIL.DLL - WinZip - Zip and E-Mail
Behaviors exhibited
Context Menu Handler
- WZSHLSTB.DLL added to Windows Explorer under the name 'WinZip' with a class of {E0D79304-84BE-11CE-9641-444553540000}.
4 Scheduled Tasks
- Hoyle Card Games.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{FCE98E03-4762-46CC-9412-2B788AA9F754}' (runs on registration).
- Hoyle Puzzle Games.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{E64EAF43-09BD-40B5-89A8-C43A19622084}' (runs on registration).
- uTorrent.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{C98A89B7-12EC-482E-852F-7E57933F77F3}' (runs on registration).
- Hoyle Card Games Classic.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{AD298841-ABD2-44B1-B991-153336F9EE05}' (runs on registration).
Startup File (User Run)
- uTorrent.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'uTorrent' and executes as "C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\uTorrent\uTorrent.exe" /MINIMIZED.
Startup File (All Users Run)
- uTorrent.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'C:\Program Files\uTorrent\uTorrent.exe' which loads as C:\Program Files\uTorrent\uTorrent.exe.
2 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
- uTorrent.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\uTorrent\uTorrent.exe'.
- WINZIP32.EXE is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\WinZip\WINZIP32.EXE'.
How do I remove Hoyle Card Games?
You can uninstall Hoyle Card Games 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 Hoyle Card Games, 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 Hoyle Card Games.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 57%
Win 8.1 0%
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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 8%
Keep it 92%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 10 |
57.64% |
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| Windows 7 |
37.33% |
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| Windows Vista |
3.82% |
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| Windows XP |
1.22% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
22.22% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
22.05% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
19.10% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
8.16% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
6.42% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
5.90% |
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Geography
86.32% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
86.32% |
| Canada |
3.59% |
| Australia |
2.69% |
| United Kingdom |
1.46% |
| Spain |
0.45% |
| Egypt |
0.45% |
| France |
0.34% |
| Sweden |
0.34% |
| New Zealand |
0.34% |
| Netherlands |
0.34% |
| Turkey |
0.34% |
| Greece |
0.22% |
| Austria |
0.22% |
| Portugal |
0.22% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
36.50% |
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| Dell |
26.22% |
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| Acer |
14.14% |
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| Toshiba |
9.51% |
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| ASUS |
5.91% |
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| Lenovo |
3.60% |
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| GIGABYTE |
2.57% |
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| American Megatrends |
0.77% |
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| Samsung |
0.77% |
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Common models |
| Dell Inspiron 660 |
3.54% |
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| Dell Inspiron One 2020 |
3.54% |
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| Dell Inspiron 3847 |
2.65% |
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| ASUS All Series |
2.65% |
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| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
2.65% |
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| Dell XPS 8700 |
2.21% |
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About (from Encore Software)
Based in Minneapolis, MN, Encore Software, Inc. a wholly-owned subsidiary of Navarre Corporation and a Top Ten interactive software publisher.
Publisher URL: www.encore.com