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What percent of users and experts removed it?
8% remove it92% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #8,049
United States Rank #6,712
Reach 0.0504%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 12.50 days
368.70 days >
Average installed length: 193.73 days

Race The Sun

Overview

Race The Sun is a program developed by Flippfly. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. 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 RaceTheSun.exe. The software installer includes 69 files and is usually about 103.12 MB (108,130,085 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 55% of users of Race The Sun come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Canada.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: flippfly.com/racethesun
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\RaceTheSun
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/253030
Estimated size: 103.12 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Race The Sun

Program executable:RaceTheSun.exe
Path:C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\RaceTheSun\RaceTheSun.exe
MD5:31375e158e34e4052137c311784f9156
Additional files:
  • steam_api.dll (by Valve) - Steam Client API
  • RaceTheSun.exe
  • Assembly-CSharp.dll
  • Assembly-CSharp-firstpass.dll
  • Assembly-UnityScript-firstpass.dll
  • Boo.Lang.dll - boo - an extensible programming language for the CLI
  • crashhandler.dll (by Valve) - Steam Crash Handler Library
  • crashhandler64.dll
  • GameOverlayRenderer.dll - Steam Game Overlay Renderer
  • GameOverlayRenderer64.dll
  • GameOverlayUI.exe - Steam
  • icui18n.dll
  • icuuc.dll
  • libavcodec-56.dll
  • libavformat-56.dll
  • libavresample-2.dll
  • libavutil-54.dll
  • libswscale-3.dll
  • mono.dll
  • Mono.Security.dll (by MONO development team) - MONO CLI
  • mscorlib.dll (by MONO development team) - MONO Common language infrastructure
  • Parse.Unity.dll - Parse
  • 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
  • System.Core.dll
  • System.dll
  • System.Xml.dll
  • tier0_s.dll - tier0_s Dynamic Link Library
  • tier0_s64.dll
  • uninstall.exe
  • UnityEngine.dll
  • v8.dll
  • video.dll
  • vstdlib_s.dll - vstdlib_ s.dll
  • vstdlib_s64.dll
  • AppOverlay.dll - Steam Application Overlay Renderer (Steam Application Overlay)
  • AppOverlay64.dll
  • BrassMonkey.dll (by Brass Monkey) - UnityServer
  • CSERHelper.dll - CSER Helper (Debug Helper Routines)
  • CSteamworks.dll
  • d3dcompiler_46.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® DirectX for Windows® (Direct3D HLSL Compiler)
  • d3dcompiler_46_64.dll (by Microsoft)
  • dbghelp.dll - Debugging Tools for Windows(R) (Windows Image Helper)
  • Ionic.Zlib.dll (by Dino Chiesa) - DotNetZip Library (Ionic's Managed Zlib)
  • libav_h264-56.dll
  • libx264-142.dll (by x264 project) - x264 (H.264 (MPEG-4 AVC) encoder library)
  • openvr_api.dll
  • RaceTheSun_DirectToRift.exe
  • Steam2.dll - Steam Client Engine
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer.dll
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer.json
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer64.dll
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer64.json

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Scheduled Tasks
  • Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{B9A080C3-7144-4893-B6E8-913270948209}' (runs on registration).
  • UNWISE.EXE is scheduled as a task with the class '{F71A9918-1861-4EFE-AE94-530BDDE46DD4}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • Steam.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Steam_Reg_HKCURun_S-1-5-21-284693106-1457385533-720182514-1001.
Service
  • UNWISE.EXE runs as a service named 'Browser System Enahncer' (671c50b0).
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.
3 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
  • Steam.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.
  • RaceTheSun.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\RaceTheSun\RaceTheSun.exe'.
  • UNWISE.EXE is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files1\Yahoo!\MESSEN~1\UNWISE.EXE'.

How do I remove Race The Sun?

You can uninstall Race The Sun 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 Race The Sun, 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 Race The Sun.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 60%
Win 7 (SP1) 0%
  
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
  
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 8%
Keep it 92%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 59.82%
Windows 7 39.78%
Windows XP 0.30%
Windows Vista 0.10%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Home 20.97%
Windows 7 Home Premium 19.96%
Windows 8.1 16.23%
Windows 7 Ultimate 10.69%
Windows 10 Pro 8.87%
Windows 7 Professional 8.27%

Distribution by countryGeography

54.51% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 54.51%
  United Kingdom 8.47%
  Canada 4.43%
  France 4.11%
  Germany 3.64%
  Australia 3.32%
  Netherlands 1.50%
  Sweden 1.34%
  Brazil 1.19%
  Italy 1.19%
  New Zealand 1.19%
  DK 1.11%
  Poland 1.03%
  Norway 0.95%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 20.61%
ASUS 18.79%
Acer 14.95%
GIGABYTE 11.31%
Dell 9.49%
Lenovo 8.69%
Toshiba 5.25%
MSI 3.43%
Samsung 3.23%
Alienware 2.83%
Intel 0.81%
Medion 0.61%
Common models
ASUS All Series 14.04%
MSI MS-7821 4.58%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 3.72%
HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... 2.87%
Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 2.29%
LENOVO 20217 2.01%

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