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Should I remove PAYDAY 2 Demo?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
23% remove it77% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Fair
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How common is it?
Global Rank #13,106
United States Rank #11,847
Reach 0.0235%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 9.81 days
289.29 days >
Average installed length: 152.00 days

PAYDAY 2 Demo

Overview

PAYDAY 2 Demo is a program developed by OVERKILL 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. The main program executable is payday2_win32_release.exe. The software installer includes 48 files and is usually about 51.34 MB (53,833,044 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 48% of users of PAYDAY 2 Demo come from the United States, it is also popular in France and United Kingdom.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.crimenet.info
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\PAYDAY 2 Demo
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/251040
Estimated size: 51.34 MB

Program filesFiles installed by PAYDAY 2 Demo

Program executable:payday2_win32_release.exe
Name:Engine
Path:C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\PAYDAY 2 Demo\payday2_win32_release.exe
MD5:ad8537fdd40021aacb390f566df174a9
Additional files:
  • 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
  • SDL2.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
  • 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
  • binkw32.dll (by RAD Game Tools) - Bink and Smacker (RAD Video Tools)
  • CSERHelper.dll - CSER Helper (Debug Helper Routines)
  • d3d9.dll
  • d3dcompiler_46.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® DirectX for Windows® (Direct3D HLSL Compiler)
  • d3dcompiler_46_64.dll (by Microsoft)
  • D3DX9_40.dll - Direct3D 9 Extensions
  • dbghelp.dll - Debugging Tools for Windows(R) (Windows Image Helper)
  • iphlpapi.dll
  • libavcodec-55.dll
  • libavcodec-56.dll
  • libavformat-55.dll
  • libavformat-56.dll
  • libavresample-1.dll
  • libavresample-2.dll
  • libavutil-53.dll
  • libavutil-54.dll
  • libswscale-2.dll
  • libswscale-3.dll
  • PhysX3_x86.dll (by NVIDIA) - PhysX (PhysX3 32bit Dynamic Link Library)
  • PhysX3Common_x86.dll (by NVIDIA) - PhysX3Common 32bit Dynamic Link Library
  • PhysX3Cooking_x86.dll - PhysX3Cooking 32bit Dynamic Link Library
  • steam_api.dll - Steam Client API (Steam Client API (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
  • Steam2.dll - Steam Client Engine
  • uninstall.exe
  • WriteMiniDump.exe - Win32 MiniDump Helper
  • xinput1_3.dll - Microsoft Common Controller API

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Scheduled Tasks
  • Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{ABA2DD56-F00B-4D40-AC0A-2B182C57677E}' (runs on registration).
  • payday2_win32_release.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F631175F-E66E-4880-8EA1-113109E62DB6}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • Steam.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Steam 2.
Startup File (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.
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.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • Steam.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program\Valve\Steam\Steam.exe'.

How do I remove PAYDAY 2 Demo?

You can uninstall PAYDAY 2 Demo 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 PAYDAY 2 Demo, 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 PAYDAY 2 Demo.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 51%
Win XP 0%
  
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
  
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 23%
Keep it 77%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 52.26%
Windows 10 46.24%
Windows Vista 1.08%
Windows XP 0.43%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 28.51%
Windows 8.1 21.81%
Windows 7 Ultimate 12.10%
Windows 7 Professional 8.64%
Windows 10 Home 8.42%
Windows 8.1 Pro 4.97%

Distribution by countryGeography

48.20% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 48.20%
  France 7.91%
  United Kingdom 5.76%
  Germany 4.32%
  Italy 2.70%
  Canada 2.52%
  Netherlands 2.52%
  Sweden 2.52%
  Australia 2.34%
  Finland 1.80%
  Belgium 1.44%
  Brazil 1.44%
  Austria 1.26%
  Spain 1.08%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 24.71%
ASUS 17.65%
Acer 17.65%
Dell 12.55%
GIGABYTE 6.27%
Lenovo 6.27%
Alienware 4.31%
Samsung 2.75%
Toshiba 2.75%
MSI 1.96%
Intel 1.18%
Medion 1.18%
Common models
ASUS All Series 9.09%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 3.25%
Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2P 2.60%
Alienware M14xR2 1.95%
Alienware Aurora-R3 1.95%
HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... 1.95%

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