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Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit

What is Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit?

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit is a video game distributed through EA's Origin digital distribution and digital rights management content delivery system.

About  (from Electronic Arts)

Need for Speed Hot Pursuit launches you into a new open-world landscape behind the wheel of the world's fastest and most beautiful cars. From Criterion, the award-winning studio behind the Burnout series. Loaded with action, this game will challenge you to become Seacrest County's top cop or most wanted racer. For the...  Read more

Overview

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 main program executable is NFS11.exe. The software installer includes 30 files and is usually about 9.04 MB (9,480,375 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: hotpursuit.needforspeed.com
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\steam\steamapps\common\need for speed hot pursuit
Uninstaller: "C:\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/47870
Estimated size: 9.04 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit

Program executable:NFS11.exe
Name:Need for Speed(TM) Hot Pursuit
Need for Speed(TM) Hot Pursuit Application
Path:C:\steam\steamapps\common\need for speed hot pursuit\NFS11.exe
MD5:6fd9f32772fbf5a92bf16f3ec042fe4f
Additional files:
  • ConfigTool.exe - Need for Speed(TM) Hot Pursuit (Need for Speed(TM) Hot Pursuit Configuration Tool)
  • NFS11.exe - Need for Speed(TM) Hot Pursuit Application
  • SteamTmp.exe (by Valve) - Steam
  • AppOverlay.dll (by Valve) - Steam Application Overlay Renderer (Steam Application Overlay (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
  • AppOverlay64.dll - Steam Application Overlay (buildbot_winslave05_steam_steam_rel_client_win64@winslave05)
  • avutil-51.dll
  • crashhandler.dll - Steam Crash Handler Library (Steam Crash Handler Library (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
  • crashhandler64.dll - Steam Crash Handler Library (buildbot_winslave05_steam_steam_rel_client_win64@winslave05)
  • CSERHelper.dll - CSER Helper (Debug Helper Routines)
  • d3d9.dll
  • dbghelp.dll (by Microsoft) - Debugging Tools for Windows(R) (Windows Image Helper)
  • dxgi.dll
  • GameOverlayRenderer.dll - Steam Game Overlay Renderer (Steam Game Overlay Renderer (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
  • GameOverlayRenderer64.dll - Steam Game Overlay Renderer (buildbot_winslave05_steam_steam_rel_client_win64@winslave05)
  • GameOverlayUI.exe - gameoverlayui.exe (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04)
  • SDL2.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
  • Steam.dll - Steam Client Engine
  • Steam.exe - Steam Client Bootstrapper (Steam Client Bootstrapper (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
  • steamclient.dll - Steamclient.dll (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04)
  • steamclient64.dll - Steamclient.dll (buildbot_winslave05_steam_steam_rel_client_win64@winslave05)
  • steamerrorreporter.exe - steamerrorreporter.exe (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04)
  • steamerrorreporter64.exe - steamerrorreporter.exe (Dave_Steam_i7@DAVE)
  • SteamUI.dll - SteamUI Dynamic Link Library (SteamUI Dynamic Link Library (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
  • tier0_s.dll - tier0_s Dynamic Link Library (tier0_s Dynamic Link Library (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
  • tier0_s64.dll - tier0_s Dynamic Link Library (buildbot_winslave05_steam_steam_rel_client_win64@winslave05)
  • vstdlib_s.dll - vstdlib_ s.dll (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04)
  • vstdlib_s64.dll - vstdlib_ s.dll (buildbot_winslave05_steam_steam_rel_client_win64@winslave05)
  • WriteMiniDump.exe - Win32 MiniDump Helper
  • xinput1_3.dll (by http://x360ce.googlecode.com) - XBOX 360 Controller Emulator

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

3 Scheduled Tasks
  • Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F379847F-E7EF-4084-9B2F-B87B28202FA4}' (runs on registration).
  • NFS11.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{BFE566B6-7AC9-4539-A83D-8FCFD9FC0AEE}' (runs on registration).
  • SteamTmp.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{0FA4F2B3-5879-4EB7-87D7-15A36952D352}' (runs on registration).
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.
3 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
  • NFS11.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Need for Speed Hot Pursuit\NFS11.exe'.
  • 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'.
Network connections
  • 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).

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

SteamTmp.exe
Memory:230.39 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0025027453%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00142709%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00107566%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:28,069,388
8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:334
70 average
I/O reads/min:1.77 MB
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:2.18 MB
105.02 KB average
GameOverlayUI.exe
Memory:36.47 MB
Total CPU:0.0126768236%
Kernel CPU:0.00708749%
User CPU:0.00558933%
CPU cycles/sec:30,822,598
Switches/sec:194
I/O reads/min:633.64 KB
I/O writes/min:29.26 KB
Steam.exe
Memory:8.92 MB
Total CPU:0.0004169355%
Kernel CPU:0.00031635%
User CPU:0.00010058%
CPU cycles/sec:216,352
I/O reads/min:3 Bytes
I/O writes/min:0 Bytes

How do I remove Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit?

You can uninstall Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 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 Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, 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 Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 79%
0%
 
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 7%
Keep it 93%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 81.34%
Windows 10 15.14%
Windows Vista 2.11%
Windows XP 1.06%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 43.82%
Windows 7 Ultimate 22.26%
Windows 7 Professional 15.55%
Windows 8.1 Pro 2.47%
Windows 8.1 2.47%
Windows 8 Pro 2.12%

Distribution by countryGeography

49.14% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 49.14%
  Germany 10.92%
  France 7.47%
  Canada 5.17%
  United Kingdom 4.60%
  Australia 4.02%
  DK 2.01%
  New Zealand 1.72%
  Belgium 1.44%
  Austria 1.44%
  Sweden 1.15%
  Brazil 0.86%
  Russia 0.86%
  Italy 0.86%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
GIGABYTE 24.80%
Dell 18.40%
Hewlett-Packard 17.60%
Acer 12.00%
ASUS 11.20%
Alienware 4.80%
Lenovo 3.20%
Samsung 2.40%
MSI 2.40%
Medion 1.60%
American Megatrends 0.80%
Toshiba 0.80%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 4.17%
Dell XPS 8300 2.50%
Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 2.50%
Dell Dell System XPS L5... 2.50%
MSI MS-7673 2.50%
BIOSTAR Group TP67XE 1.67%

About Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts (EA) is developer & publisher of video games who develops & publishes games under several labels including EA Sports titles, Irritate NFL, FIFA Soccer & NBA Jam.
Publisher URL: www.ea.com

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