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What percent of users and experts removed it?
4% remove it96% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #8,885
United States Rank #6,846
Reach 0.0432%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 5.35 days
157.73 days >
Average installed length: 82.87 days

Magic Duels

Overview

Magic Duels is a program developed by Stainless Games. 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 MagicDuels.exe. The software installer includes 78 files and is usually about 1.27 GB (1,359,637,014 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 59% of users of Magic Duels come from the United States, it is also popular in Italy and Canada.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: magic.wizards.com/en/content/magic-duels
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Magic Duels
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/316010
Estimated size: 1.27 GB

Program filesFiles installed by Magic Duels

Program executable:MagicDuels.exe
Path:C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Magic Duels\MagicDuels.exe
MD5:df9c6fbce78303196b11e72f766db775
Additional files:
  • MagicDuels.exe
  • crashhandler.dll (by Valve) - Steam Crash Handler Library
  • crashhandler64.dll (by Valve)
  • 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
  • video.dll
  • vstdlib_s.dll - vstdlib_ s.dll
  • vstdlib_s64.dll
  • SDL2.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer64.dll
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer.dll
  • uninstall.exe
  • CSERHelper.dll - CSER Helper (Debug Helper Routines)
  • icui18n.dll
  • icuuc.dll
  • libavcodec-56.dll
  • libavformat-56.dll
  • libavresample-2.dll
  • libavutil-54.dll
  • libswscale-3.dll
  • openvr_api.dll
  • SteamTmp.exe
  • v8.dll
  • AppOverlay.dll - Steam Application Overlay Renderer (Steam Application Overlay)
  • AppOverlay64.dll
  • bink2w32.dll (by RAD Game Tools) - Bink and Smacker (RAD Video Tools)
  • binkw32.dll (by RAD Game Tools)
  • 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)
  • fmod_event.dll (by Firelight Technologies) - FMOD (FMOD Event System)
  • fmod_event_net.dll (by Firelight Technologies) - FMOD Net Event System
  • fmod_event_net64.dll
  • fmod_event_net64L.dll - FMOD Ex Net EventSystem
  • fmod_event_netL.dll
  • fmod_event_netL64.dll
  • fmod_event64.dll
  • fmod_event64L.dll - FMOD Ex EventSystem
  • fmod_eventL.dll
  • fmod_eventL64.dll
  • fmodex.dll - FMOD Ex Sound System
  • fmodex64.dll
  • fmodexL.dll
  • fmodexL64.dll
  • GreenLuma.dll (by Steam006) - GreenLuma 3.0.3
  • GreenLuma.exe (by Steam006) - GreenLuma Launcher 3.0.1
  • libav_h264-56.dll
  • libavcodec-57.dll
  • libavformat-57.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

3 Scheduled Tasks
  • Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{FC00CA45-1860-406A-8344-694C99E1FBAD}' (runs on registration).
  • MagicDuels.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{14942108-9124-479E-B2FB-E07B381F70B2}' (runs on registration).
  • SteamTmp.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{E7D265B4-59BF-47D6-AE89-982082F40E03}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • Steam.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Steam_Reg_HKCURun_S-1-5-21-30861170-2331759260-2506817206-1001.
2 Startup Files (User Run)
  • Steam.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Power2GoExpress8' 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'.

How do I remove Magic Duels?

You can uninstall Magic Duels 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 Magic Duels, 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 Magic Duels.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 77%
Win XP 0%
  
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
  
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 4%
Keep it 96%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 76.88%
Windows 7 22.77%
Windows Vista 0.23%
Windows XP 0.12%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Home 44.47%
Windows 10 Pro 15.65%
Windows 7 Home Premium 11.53%
Windows 8.1 10.24%
Windows 7 Ultimate 6.94%
Windows 7 Professional 3.18%

Distribution by countryGeography

59.20% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 59.20%
  Italy 6.04%
  Canada 4.80%
  France 4.00%
  Germany 3.73%
  United Kingdom 2.76%
  Australia 1.69%
  Brazil 1.60%
  Spain 1.51%
  Poland 1.24%
  Netherlands 1.07%
  Portugal 0.89%
  DK 0.80%
  Finland 0.71%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 24.83%
ASUS 18.28%
Acer 14.22%
Dell 11.51%
Lenovo 9.03%
Toshiba 7.45%
GIGABYTE 5.64%
MSI 2.93%
Alienware 2.71%
Samsung 1.58%
Intel 0.90%
Medion 0.90%
Common models
ASUS All Series 14.61%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 2.62%
ASUSTeK G75VW 1.87%
ASUSTeK G751JY 1.87%
HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... 1.87%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 1.87%

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