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What percent of users and experts removed it?

9% remove it91% keep it

Overall Sentiment

Good

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How common is it?

Global Rank #37,269

United States Rank #30,941

Reach 0.0029%

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Retrovirus

from Cadenza Interactive Games

Remove Retrovirus by Cadenza Interactive Games

Overview

Retrovirus is a software program developed by Cadenza Interactive Games. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. Upon being installed, the software adds a Windows Service which is designed to run continuously in the background. Manually stopping the service has been seen to cause the program to stop functing properly. 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 primary executable is named Cadenza.ReportProvider.exe. The setup package generally installs about 69 files and is usually about 1.34 GB (1,434,062,550 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 59% of users of Retrovirus come from the United States, it is also popular in France and United Kingdom.

Program details

URL: cadenzainteractive.com/games/retrovirus

Help link: support.steampowered.com

Installation folder: C:\tSteam\steamapps\common\Retrovirus

Uninstaller: "C:\tSteam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/227800

Estimated size: 1.34 GB

Files installed by Retrovirus

Program executable:	Cadenza.ReportProvider.exe
Name:	ReportProvider
Path:	C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Retrovirus\Cadenza.ReportProvider.exe
MD5:	83769ced01763cd58db67de7fc7ad342

Additional files:

Cadenza.Paragon.Network.Matchmaking.dll - ParagonMatchmakingParams
RetrovirusLauncher.exe - RetrovirusLauncher
Cadenza.Paragon.Content.dll - ParagonContent
Cadenza.ReportProvider.exe - ReportProvider
Cadenza.Paragon.Tools.dll - ParagonTools
Cadenza.AntiVirus.dll - Retorovirus (AntiVirus)
Cadenza.AntiVirus.Tools.dll - Retrovirus (AntiVirusTools)
Retrovirus.exe - AntiVirusRelease
RetrovirusEditor.exe - Retrovirus Editor
Cadenza.Paragon.dll - Paragon
AppOverlay.dll (by Valve) - Steam Application Overlay Renderer (Steam Application Overlay)
AppOverlay64.dll (by Valve)
crashhandler.dll - Steam Crash Handler Library
crashhandler64.dll
GameOverlayRenderer.dll - Steam Game Overlay Renderer
GameOverlayRenderer64.dll
GameOverlayUI.exe - Steam
SDL2.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
Steam.dll
Steam.exe - Steam Client Bootstrapper
steamclient.dll
steamclient64.dll
steamerrorreporter.exe
steamerrorreporter64.exe
SteamTmp.exe
SteamUI.dll - SteamUI Dynamic Link Library
tier0_s.dll - tier0_s Dynamic Link Library
tier0_s64.dll
vstdlib_s.dll - vstdlib_ s.dll
vstdlib_s64.dll
Assimp32.dll (by assimp team) - Open Asset Import Library
AssimpNet.dll (by Nicholas Woodfield) - AssimpNet
AvalonDock.dll (by Adolfo Marinucci) - AvalonDock
AvalonDock.Themes.dll - AvalonDock.Themes
avutil-51.dll
Cadenza.ManagedBuilder.dll - ManagedBuilder
Cadenza.ManagedDevices.dll
Cadenza.NativeBuilder.dll
Cadenza.NativeDevices.dll
CSERHelper.dll - CSER Helper (Debug Helper Routines)
cudart32_30_14.dll (by NVIDIA) - NVIDIA CUDA 3.0.14 Runtime (NVIDIA CUDA Runtime, Version 3.0.14)
d3df.dll (by ToMMTi-Systems) - 3DA Direct3D Wrapper
d3dg.dll (by ToMMTi-Systems)
dbghelp.dll (by Microsoft) - Debugging Tools for Windows(R) (Windows Image Helper)
DedicatedServer.exe - DedicatedServer
ForceDLL.dll - ForceDLL
libavresample-1.dll
libavutil-52.dll
libogg.dll
libtheora.dll
libtheoraplayer.dll
libvorbis.dll
Lidgren.Network.dll - Lidgren.Network
Newtonsoft.Json.Net35.dll (by Newtonsoft) - Newtonsoft Json.NET (Newtonsoft Json.NET .NET 3.5)
nvtt.dll (by NVIDIA) - NVIDIA Texture Tools Dynamic Link Library
OpenAL32.dll (by Creative Labs) - Creative Labs OpenAL32 (OpenAL32)
opengl32.dll
OpenHardwareMonitorLib.dll - Open Hardware Monitor Library
OpenTK.dll (by The Open Toolkit Library) - The Open Toolkit Library (OpenTK)
ServerRestarter.exe

Behaviors exhibited

2 Scheduled Tasks

Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{CC29CBDA-1EA3-44CC-882F-AFADB7D351AB}' (runs on registration).
SteamTmp.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{694711D6-27A0-4D68-8836-D5F25B163A59}' (runs on registration).

2 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)

Retrovirus.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 1ecc71f2-97a5-4467-a6ba-a33d21ec2cf4-5.
Steam.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Steam Login.

Service

Cadenza.NativeDevices.dll runs as a service named 'Wajam Internet Enhancer Service' (Wajam Internet Enhancer Service).

2 Startup Files (User Run)

Steam.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Steam Client Bootstrapper (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04)' and executes as C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe.
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.

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'.
RetrovirusLauncher.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\STEAMY\SteamApps\common\Retrovirus\RetrovirusLauncher.exe'.
SteamTmp.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Programas\Steam\Steam.exe'.

Resource utilization averages
Show technical details

Steam.exe
Memory:	135.83 MB	21.09 MB average
Total CPU:	0.0002740424%	0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:	0.00018112%	0.016088% average
User CPU:	0.00009292%	0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:	21,119,105	8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:	655	70 average
I/O reads/min:	15.66 KB	435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:	110.91 KB	105.02 KB average

How do I remove Retrovirus?

You can uninstall Retrovirus 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 Retrovirus, 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 Retrovirus.

OS VERSIONS

Win 7 (SP1) 50%

Win 7 2%

HOW IT STARTS

Automatically starts? Yes

(Found in the run registry)

USER ACTIONS

Uninstall it 9%

Keep it 91%

Windows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

Windows 7	51.72%
Windows 10	43.10%
Windows XP	3.45%
Windows Vista	1.72%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate	24.56%
Windows 7 Home Premium	21.05%
Windows 8.1	12.28%
Windows 10 Home	8.77%
Windows 8	7.02%
Windows 8.1 Pro	5.26%

Geography

58.57% of installs come from the United States

Which countries install it?

United States	58.57%
France	8.57%
United Kingdom	5.71%
Canada	4.29%
Germany	2.86%
Brazil	1.43%
UA	1.43%
Belgium	1.43%
Switzerland	1.43%
Australia	1.43%
Sweden	1.43%
New Zealand	1.43%
BW	1.43%
Portugal	1.43%

PC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

Acer	28.95%
Dell	13.16%
ASUS	13.16%
GIGABYTE	7.89%
Lenovo	7.89%
Toshiba	7.89%
Hewlett-Packard	7.89%
Alienware	5.26%
Medion	2.63%
Apple	2.63%
American Megatrends	2.63%
Common models
MSI MS-7816	4.88%
TOSHIBA Satellite L840	2.44%
TOSHIBA SATELLITE L775-11...	2.44%
TOSHIBA Satellite L755D	2.44%
Si P67A-C43	2.44%
Positivo Informatica SA C...	2.44%

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