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Painkiller: Gold Edition

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What is Painkiller: Gold Edition?

This is an interactive PC video game published by Nordic Games (Dreamcatcher).

Overview

Painkiller: Gold Edition is a program developed by Dreamcatcher Interactive. 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 software installer includes 29 files. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows Vista (SP2). While about 76% of users of Painkiller: Gold Edition come from the United States, it is also popular in Australia and Canada.

Program details

URL: www.painkillergame.com

Help link: support.steampowered.com

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\steam

Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/3200

Files installed by Painkiller: Gold Edition

appoverlay.dll (by Valve) - Steam Application Overlay Renderer (Steam Application Overlay (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
appoverlay64.dll (by Valve) - Steam Application Overlay (buildbot_winslave05_steam_steam_rel_client_win64@winslave05)
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)
crashhandler.dll - Steam Crash Handler Library (Steam Crash Handler Library (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
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)
steam.exe - Steam Client Bootstrapper (Steam Client Bootstrapper (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
sdl2.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
cserhelper.dll - CSER Helper (Debug Helper Routines)
gameoverlayui.exe - Steam (gameoverlayui.exe (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
steam.dll - Steam Client Engine
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)
SteamTmp.exe
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
avutil-51.dll

Behaviors exhibited

2 Scheduled Tasks

steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{DAFE1BC4-3A68-418E-9E5A-57E763C650D7}' (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)

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.
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.

2 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs

SteamTmp.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.
steam.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).

Resource utilization averages
Show technical details

steam.exe
Memory:	174.29 MB	21.09 MB average
Total CPU:	0.0003688203%	0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:	0.00017782%	0.016088% average
User CPU:	0.00019100%	0.015104% average
Switches/sec:	108	70 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
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 Painkiller: Gold Edition?

You can uninstall Painkiller: Gold Edition 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 Painkiller: Gold Edition, 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 Painkiller: Gold Edition.

OS VERSIONS

Win 7 (SP1) 88%

Win Vista (SP2) 13%

WHEN IT STARTS

Auto-starting? Yes

(Found in the run registry)

USER ACTIONS

Uninstall it 11%

Keep it 89%

Windows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

Windows 7	87.50%
Windows Vista	12.50%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium	62.50%
Windows 7 Ultimate	25.00%
Windows Vista Home Premiu...	12.50%