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Lava Lamp
from Kyle Baker
What is Lava Lamp? (from Kyle Baker)
This is a fun lava lamp that you can leave on your desktop. These extensions and themes are made for the Opera browser.
Overview
Lava Lamp is a program developed by Kyle Baker. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. 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 programs's main executable is opera.exe and has been seen to consume an average CPU of less than one percent, and utilizes about 299.44 MB of memory. The software installer includes 2 files and is usually about 912.84 KB (934,750 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows Vista (SP1). While about 40% of users of Lava Lamp come from the United States, it is also popular in United Arab Emirates and United Kingdom.
Program details
URL: www.kyleabaker.com/goodies/coding/lava-lamp
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Lava Lamp
Uninstaller: wscript "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Lava Lamp\uninstall.vbs"
Estimated size: 912.84 KB
Files installed by Lava Lamp
Program executable: | opera.exe |
Name: | Opera Internet Browser |
Signed by: | Opera Software ASA |
Path: | C:\Program Files\opera\opera.exe |
MD5: | 2abd166ec31be154d8cbeec5d7f5714c |
| Opera is a web browser and Internet suite developed by Opera Software. The browser handles common Internet-related tasks such as displaying web sites, sending and receiving e-mail messages, managing contacts, chatting on IRC, downloading... |
Additional files:
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Lava Lamp.exe (by Opera Software) - Opera Internet Browser
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OUniAnsi.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- Lava Lamp.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{9B4C1674-4997-431C-B209-410369CA409A}' (runs on registration).
Startup File (User Run)
- Lava Lamp.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Opera Internet Browser' and executes as C:\Program Files\Opera x64\Opera.exe.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- Lava Lamp.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Opera\opera.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
opera.exe |
Memory: | 299.44 MB | |
Total CPU: | 0.0771384953% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.04483589% | |
User CPU: | 0.03230261% | |
CPU cycles/sec: | 77,316,408 | |
Switches/sec: | 335 | |
I/O reads/min: | 1.55 MB | |
I/O writes/min: | 1.25 MB | |
Lava Lamp.exe |
Memory: | 256.71 MB | |
Total CPU: | 0.0476244771% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.04139734% | |
User CPU: | 0.00622714% | |
How do I remove Lava Lamp?
You can uninstall Lava Lamp 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 Lava Lamp, 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 Lava Lamp.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 43%
Win Vista (SP2) 14%
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WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 6%
Keep it 94%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
42.86% |
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Windows Vista |
42.86% |
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Windows XP |
14.29% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
28.57% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
14.29% |
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Windows 7 Home Premium |
14.29% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
14.29% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
14.29% |
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Windows Vista Home Basic |
14.29% |
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Geography
40.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
40.00% |
United Arab Emirates |
10.00% |
United Kingdom |
10.00% |
Italy |
10.00% |
Japan |
10.00% |
Poland |
10.00% |
Romania |
10.00% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
66.67% |
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Dell |
16.67% |
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American Megatrends |
16.67% |
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Common models |
LG Electronics R510-K.APM... |
14.29% |
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HP-Pavilion GB401AA-ABU a... |
14.29% |
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Hewlett-Packard p6537c |
14.29% |
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HP Compaq 8100 Elite SFF ... |
14.29% |
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Compaq-Presario KP270AA-A... |
14.29% |
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ASUSTeK F5R |
14.29% |
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