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What percent of users and experts removed it?

2% remove it98% keep it

Overall Sentiment

Good

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How common is it?

Global Rank #2,119

United States Rank #2,099

Reach 0.3048%

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

< 13.83 days

407.89 days >

Average installed length: 214.31 days

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Loadout

from Edge of Reality

Remove Loadout by Edge of Reality

Overview

Loadout is a program developed by Edge of Reality. 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 Loadout.exe. The software installer includes 44 files and is usually about 4.56 MB (4,777,146 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 51% of users of Loadout come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and France.

Program details

URL: www.loadout.com

Help link: support.steampowered.com

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

Uninstaller: "C:\steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/208090

Estimated size: 4.56 MB

Files installed by Loadout

Program executable:	Loadout.exe
Path:	C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Loadout\Loadout.exe
MD5:	2d7eec5a75a6adf6f12f235e97d9a5ca

Additional files:

mss32.dll (by RAD Game Tools) - Miles Sound System
Loadout.exe
SubmitReport.exe
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
Steam.dll
Steam.exe - Steam Client Bootstrapper
steamclient.dll
steamclient64.dll
steamerrorreporter.exe
steamerrorreporter64.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
libavresample-1.dll
libavutil-53.dll
SDL2.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
video.dll
libavcodec-55.dll
libavformat-55.dll
steam_api.dll - Steam Client API (Steam Client API (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
SteamTmp.exe
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)
libavutil-52.dll
libswscale-2.dll
n7lo.dll
Steam2.dll - Steam Client Engine
steamcmd.exe - Steam Client Bootstrapper (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04)
uninstall.exe
WriteMiniDump.exe - Win32 MiniDump Helper
x360ce.exe (by TocaEdit) - X360 Controller Emulator
xinput1_3.dll (by http://x360ce.googlecode.com) - XBOX 360 Controller Emulator

Behaviors exhibited

4 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).
GameOverlayUI.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{98D22EE8-FBCE-4B0A-A638-4A27C81582F5}' (runs on registration).
Loadout.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{AA6C9E6F-FD6F-4A04-B2A9-B8D6D1986BC3}' (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.

3 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs

Steam.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.
Loadout.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\common\Loadout\Loadout.exe'.
SteamTmp.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.

Network connections

Steam.exe connects to a96-7-41-160.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com (96.7.41.160 port 80).
Steam.exe connects to 208.78.164.14 (port 27018).
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).

Resource utilization averages
Show technical details

GameOverlayUI.exe
Memory:	19.21 MB	21.09 MB average
Total CPU:	0.0020147051%	0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:	0.00175589%	0.016088% average
User CPU:	0.00025881%	0.015104% average
Steam.exe
Memory:	57.52 MB
Total CPU:	0.0004700060%
Kernel CPU:	0.00038533%
User CPU:	0.00008468%
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 Loadout?

You can uninstall Loadout 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 Loadout, 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 Loadout.

OS VERSIONS

Win 7 (SP1) 54%

Win 8.1 0%

HOW IT STARTS

Automatically starts? Yes

(Found in the run registry)

USER ACTIONS

Uninstall it 2%

Keep it 98%

Windows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

Windows 7	57.25%
Windows 10	41.57%
Windows Vista	0.86%
Windows XP	0.32%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium	31.26%
Windows 8.1	18.61%
Windows 7 Ultimate	15.84%
Windows 7 Professional	8.45%
Windows 8.1 Pro	7.58%
Windows 8	4.42%

Geography

50.56% of installs come from the United States

Which countries install it?

United States	50.56%
United Kingdom	7.13%
France	5.85%
Canada	4.16%
Australia	3.14%
Germany	2.60%
Italy	2.09%
Netherlands	1.95%
Sweden	1.79%
Brazil	1.51%
Belgium	1.39%
DK	1.16%
Norway	1.08%
Spain	1.01%

PC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

Hewlett-Packard	23.14%
ASUS	18.01%
Acer	15.15%
Dell	12.15%
GIGABYTE	9.90%
Lenovo	6.07%
Toshiba	4.92%
Alienware	3.92%
Samsung	2.98%
MSI	2.34%
Intel	1.00%
Apple	0.43%
Common models
ASUS All Series	12.30%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ...	3.46%
MSI MS-7821	3.09%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P...	2.97%
MSI MS-7693	2.16%
LENOVO 20217	2.04%

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