Plants vs. Zombies: Game of the Year
What is Plants vs. Zombies: Game of the Year?
Plants vs. Zombies: Game of the Year is a casual PC video game distributed by PopCap Electronic Arts platform.
About (from PopCap Games)
Get ready to soil your plants as a mob of fun-loving zombies is about to invade your home. Use your arsenal of 49 zombie-zapping plants — Peashooters, Wall-nuts, Cherry Bombs and more — to mulchify 26 types of zombies before they break down your door.
Overview
Plants vs. Zombies: Game of the Year is a software program developed by PopCap Games. 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 primary executable is named PlantsVsZombies.exe. The setup package generally installs about 5 files and is usually about 49.19 MB (51,584,086 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 64% of users of Plants vs. Zombies: Game of the Year come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Germany.
Program details
URL: www.popcap.com/games/pvz
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\steam\steamapps\common\plants vs zombies
Uninstaller: "C:\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/3590
Estimated size: 49.19 MB
Files installed by Plants vs. Zombies: Game of the Year
| Program executable: | PlantsVsZombies.exe |
| Name: | Plants vs. Zombies |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\steam\steamapps\common\plants vs zombies\PlantsVsZombies.exe |
| MD5: | c79e7580fcff978afab35caeacbf3ba6 |
Additional files:
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Steam.dll (by Valve) - Steam (Steam Client Engine)
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bass.dll (by Un4seen Developments) - BASS
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PlantsVsZombies.exe - Plants vs. Zombies
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steam_api.dll (by Valve) - Steam Client API
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- PlantsVsZombies.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{268A8BA3-680F-44F3-8DB0-F5F819A26A54}' (runs on registration).
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- PlantsVsZombies.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Plants Vs Zombies\PlantsVsZombies.exe'.
How do I remove Plants vs. Zombies: Game of the Year?
You can uninstall Plants vs. Zombies: Game of the Year 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 Plants vs. Zombies: Game of the Year, 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 Plants vs. Zombies: Game of the Year.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 82%
Win Vista 0%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 6%
Keep it 94%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #8,450
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
85.84% |
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| Windows 10 |
9.95% |
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| Windows Vista |
3.24% |
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| Windows XP |
0.97% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
56.58% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
14.36% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
13.28% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
2.83% |
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| Windows 8 |
1.85% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
1.52% |
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Geography
63.88% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
63.88% |
| United Kingdom |
6.76% |
| Germany |
5.39% |
| Canada |
4.26% |
| France |
3.86% |
| Australia |
2.01% |
| Brazil |
1.37% |
| DK |
1.37% |
| Finland |
0.88% |
| Sweden |
0.88% |
| Netherlands |
0.88% |
| Belgium |
0.64% |
| Norway |
0.64% |
| Japan |
0.64% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
19.92% |
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| Dell |
19.29% |
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| GIGABYTE |
19.08% |
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| Acer |
12.37% |
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| ASUS |
11.74% |
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| Toshiba |
4.40% |
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| Intel |
3.77% |
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| Alienware |
3.14% |
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| Samsung |
2.94% |
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| Lenovo |
2.73% |
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| MSI |
0.63% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
4.12% |
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| Dell XPS 8300 |
3.00% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
3.00% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
2.62% |
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| MSI MS-7681 |
2.62% |
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| Alienware Aurora |
1.87% |
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About PopCap Games
PopCap Games is a video game developer and publisher and owned by Electronic Arts. Its flagship title Bejeweled and like most games are available for Web and PC.
Publisher URL: www.popcap.com