Should I remove Proteus?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
1% remove it99% keep it
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How common is it?
Global Rank #12,773
United States Rank #9,655
Reach 0.0246%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 41.24 days
541.86 days >
Average installed length: 284.70 days
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Proteus
from Ed Key and David Kanaga
Overview
Proteus is a software program developed by Ed Key and David Kanaga. 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 Proteus.exe. The setup package generally installs about 27 files and is usually about 7.5 MB (7,863,899 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 Proteus come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Canada.
Program details
URL: www.visitproteus.com
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Proteus
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/219680
Estimated size: 7.5 MB
Files installed by Proteus
| Program executable: | Proteus.exe |
| Path: | C:\Steam\steamapps\common\Proteus\Proteus.exe |
| MD5: | e14d13da72873a4ac42b5fff3f1d37d6 |
Additional files:
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Tianxia.dll (by home) - Tianxia
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Wuwei.dll - SDLPort
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Proteus.exe
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dotNetFx35setup.exe (by Microsoft) - Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Setup)
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isxdl.dll (by Bjørnar Henden) - ISX Download DLL (Download DLL)
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KopiLua.dll - KopiLua
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KopiLuaDll.dll - KopiLuaDll
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KopiLuaInterface.dll - LuaInterface
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libogg-0.dll
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libpng12-0.dll
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libpng16-16.dll
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libvorbis-0.dll
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libvorbisfile-3.dll
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SDL.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
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SDL_gfx.dll
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SDL_image.dll - SDL_image
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SDL_mixer.dll - SDL_mixer
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SDL2.dll
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SDL2_image.dll
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SDL2_mixer.dll
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SDL2-CS.dll
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SdlDotNet.dll (by The SDL.NET Project) - SdlDotNet
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StringTemplate.dll - StringTemplate.NET
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Tao.OpenGl.dll (by iNSANE iDEA - http://www.insaneidea.hu) - Tao Classic (Tao.OpenGL)
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Tao.Sdl.dll (by Tao Framework -- http://www.taoframework.com) - Tao Framework SDL Binding For .NET
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XInputDotNET.dll
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zlib1.dll - zlib (zlib data compression library)
Behaviors exhibited
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- Proteus.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\SteamLibrary\SteamApps\common\Proteus\Proteus.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| dotNetFx35setup.exe |
| Memory: | 3.26 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0081316006% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00176675% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00636485% | |
| I/O reads/min: | 4.58 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 18.94 KB | |
How do I remove Proteus?
You can uninstall Proteus 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 Proteus, 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 Proteus.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 52%
Win XP 0%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 1%
Keep it 99%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #12,773
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
53.81% |
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| Windows 10 |
45.57% |
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| Windows Vista |
0.41% |
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| Windows XP |
0.21% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
32.37% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
17.11% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
11.96% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
8.45% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
8.25% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
7.84% |
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Geography
63.53% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
63.53% |
| United Kingdom |
8.25% |
| Canada |
4.46% |
| France |
4.29% |
| Australia |
3.47% |
| Germany |
2.15% |
| Netherlands |
1.65% |
| DK |
1.49% |
| Spain |
0.99% |
| Finland |
0.99% |
| Norway |
0.99% |
| New Zealand |
0.83% |
| Portugal |
0.66% |
| Sweden |
0.66% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| ASUS |
22.98% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
19.35% |
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| Dell |
12.90% |
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| GIGABYTE |
11.69% |
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| Acer |
10.89% |
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| Lenovo |
8.06% |
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| Toshiba |
4.84% |
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| Alienware |
4.44% |
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| MSI |
4.03% |
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| Samsung |
0.81% |
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Common models |
| ASUS All Series |
9.55% |
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| LENOVO 20217 |
3.93% |
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| MSI MS-7821 |
3.93% |
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| Gigabyte Z87-HD3 |
3.37% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
2.81% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
2.81% |
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