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What percent of users and experts removed it?
6% remove it94% keep it
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How common is it?
Global Rank #7,279
United States Rank #5,418
Reach 0.0580%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 9.79 days
288.69 days >
Average installed length: 151.68 days
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Pixel Piracy
from Vitali Kirpu
Overview
Pixel Piracy is a program developed by Vitali Kirpu. 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 PixelPiracy.exe. The software installer includes 73 files and is usually about 231.95 MB (243,221,882 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 62% of users of Pixel Piracy come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Canada.
Program details
URL: www.piracysim.com
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Pixel Piracy
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/264140
Estimated size: 231.95 MB
Files installed by Pixel Piracy
| Program executable: | PixelPiracy.exe |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Pixel Piracy\PixelPiracy.exe |
| MD5: | 5a11a76782314e548a84a79532ab1672 |
Additional files:
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steam_api.dll (by Valve) - Steam Client API
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PixelPiracy.exe
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Accessibility.dll (by MONO development team) - MONO Common language infrastructure
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AppOverlay.dll (by Valve) - Steam Application Overlay Renderer (Steam Application Overlay)
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AppOverlay64.dll
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Assembly-CSharp.dll
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Assembly-CSharp-firstpass.dll
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Assembly-UnityScript.dll
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Assembly-UnityScript-firstpass.dll
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Boo.Lang.dll - boo - an extensible programming language for the CLI
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crashhandler.dll - Steam Crash Handler Library
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crashhandler64.dll
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GameOverlayRenderer.dll - Steam Game Overlay Renderer
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GameOverlayRenderer64.dll
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GameOverlayUI.exe - Steam
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libavcodec-56.dll
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libavformat-56.dll
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libavresample-2.dll
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libavutil-54.dll
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libswscale-3.dll
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Mono.Data.Tds.dll
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mono.dll
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Mono.Posix.dll
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Mono.Security.dll (by MONO development team) - MONO CLI
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Mono.WebBrowser.dll - Mono.WebBrowser
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mscorlib.dll
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SDL2.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
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Steam.dll
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Steam.exe - Steam Client Bootstrapper
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steamclient.dll
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steamclient64.dll
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steamerrorreporter.exe
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steamerrorreporter64.exe
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SteamUI.dll - SteamUI Dynamic Link Library
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streaming_client.exe
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System.Configuration.dll
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System.Core.dll
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System.Data.dll
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System.dll
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System.Drawing.dll
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System.EnterpriseServices.dll
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System.Security.dll
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System.Transactions.dll
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System.Windows.Forms.dll
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System.Xml.dll
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tier0_s.dll - tier0_s Dynamic Link Library
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tier0_s64.dll
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uninstall.exe
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UnityEngine.dll
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UnityEngine.UI.dll (by Microsoft) - guisystem
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UnityScript.Lang.dll
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video.dll
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vstdlib_s.dll - vstdlib_ s.dll
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vstdlib_s64.dll
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winh264.dll
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CSERHelper.dll - CSER Helper (Debug Helper Routines)
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CSteamworks.dll (by Riley Labrecque) - CSteamworks (A C ABI wrapper for Steamworks)
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d3dcompiler_46.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® DirectX for Windows® (Direct3D HLSL Compiler)
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d3dcompiler_46_64.dll
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dbghelp.dll - Debugging Tools for Windows(R) (Windows Image Helper)
Behaviors exhibited
3 Scheduled Tasks
- Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{D81E6936-0DAD-40A1-BA4D-6DFE27C54BDF}' (runs on registration).
- GameOverlayUI.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Steam Overlaylol'.
- DXSETUP.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{83EE4058-A0A8-44B6-A116-14CD927D91B6}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- Steam.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Steam_Reg_HKCURun_S-1-5-21-3420527040-1261894735-2970360055-1001.
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.
2 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
- Steam.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.
- PixelPiracy.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\SteamLibrary\SteamApps\common\Pixel Piracy\PixelPiracy.exe'.
How do I remove Pixel Piracy?
You can uninstall Pixel Piracy 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 Pixel Piracy, 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 Pixel Piracy.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 51%
Win XP 0%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 6%
Keep it 94%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 10 |
50.57% |
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| Windows 7 |
48.38% |
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| Windows Vista |
0.79% |
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| Windows XP |
0.26% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
29.16% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
22.24% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
11.56% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
10.33% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
7.53% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
5.25% |
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Geography
62.20% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
62.20% |
| United Kingdom |
6.18% |
| Canada |
5.14% |
| Australia |
4.62% |
| France |
3.58% |
| Germany |
2.28% |
| Netherlands |
1.82% |
| Sweden |
1.30% |
| DK |
1.30% |
| Finland |
1.17% |
| Norway |
1.11% |
| Italy |
1.04% |
| Brazil |
0.85% |
| Spain |
0.65% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
22.22% |
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| ASUS |
18.46% |
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| Acer |
14.05% |
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| Dell |
11.93% |
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| GIGABYTE |
7.35% |
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| Lenovo |
6.86% |
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| Alienware |
5.88% |
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| Toshiba |
5.72% |
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| MSI |
3.92% |
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| Samsung |
2.78% |
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| Intel |
0.82% |
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Common models |
| ASUS All Series |
10.82% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
3.09% |
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| MSI MS-7821 |
2.58% |
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| Alienware Alienware X51 R... |
2.06% |
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| Alienware Alienware X51 |
2.06% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
2.06% |
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