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6% remove it94% keep it
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How common is it?
Global Rank #28,839
United States Rank #19,459
Reach 0.0052%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
Average installed length: 20.58 days
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Secrets of Grindea
by Pixel Ferrets
Overview
Secrets of Grindea is a program developed by Pixel Ferrets. 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 Secrets Of Grindea.exe. The software installer includes 47 files and is usually about 8.74 MB (9,164,369 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 73% of users of Secrets of Grindea come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Germany.
Program details
URL: www.secretsofgrindea.com
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\SecretsOfGrindea
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/269770
Estimated size: 8.74 MB
Files installed by Secrets of Grindea
| Program executable: | Secrets Of Grindea.exe |
| Name: | Secrets of Grindea |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\SecretsOfGrindea\Secrets Of Grindea.exe |
| MD5: | 3ea2fad9138970ec79ef365507ba4933 |
Additional files:
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Secrets Of Grindea.exe - Secrets of Grindea
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crashhandler.dll (by Valve) - Steam Crash Handler Library
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crashhandler64.dll (by Valve)
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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-57.dll
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libavformat-57.dll
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libavresample-3.dll
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libavutil-55.dll
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libswscale-4.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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SteamOverlayVulkanLayer.dll
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SteamOverlayVulkanLayer64.dll
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SteamUI.dll - SteamUI Dynamic Link Library
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streaming_client.exe
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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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video.dll
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vstdlib_s.dll - vstdlib_ s.dll
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vstdlib_s64.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 (by Microsoft)
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dbghelp.dll - Debugging Tools for Windows(R) (Windows Image Helper)
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icui18n.dll
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icuuc.dll
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Lidgren.Network.dll - Lidgren.Network
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openvr_api.dll
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steam_api.dll - Steam Client API
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Steam2.dll - Steam Client Engine
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SteamOverlayVulkanLayer.json
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SteamOverlayVulkanLayer64.json
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Steamworks.NET.dll (by Riley Labrecque) - Steamworks.NET
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v8.dll
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winh264.dll
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WriteMiniDump.exe - Win32 MiniDump Helper
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x360ce.exe (by TocaEdit) - X360 Controller Emulator (TocaEdit X360 Controller Emulator)
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xinput1_3.dll (by http://x360ce.googlecode.com) - XBOX 360 Controller Emulator (x86)
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{B6D81AEC-C691-4109-ACBA-39A635BBAF0E}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- Steam.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Steam_Reg_HKCURun_S-1-5-21-3837917440-1771750534-681917250-1001.
Startup File (User Run)
- Steam.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Power2GoExpress8' 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.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- Steam.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.
How do I remove Secrets of Grindea?
You can uninstall Secrets of Grindea 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 Secrets of Grindea, 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 Secrets of Grindea.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 75%
Win Vista (SP2) 1%
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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 |
74.76% |
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| Windows 7 |
24.27% |
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| Windows Vista |
0.97% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 10 Home |
46.60% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
15.53% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
13.59% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
7.77% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
7.77% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
2.91% |
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Geography
73.33% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
73.33% |
| United Kingdom |
5.33% |
| Germany |
4.00% |
| Canada |
2.67% |
| Sweden |
2.67% |
| Australia |
2.00% |
| Brazil |
2.00% |
| France |
2.00% |
| Norway |
1.33% |
| Belgium |
0.67% |
| Spain |
0.67% |
| Finland |
0.67% |
| Israel |
0.67% |
| Netherlands |
0.67% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
25.00% |
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| ASUS |
17.86% |
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| GIGABYTE |
12.50% |
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| Dell |
8.93% |
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| Acer |
7.14% |
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| Alienware |
7.14% |
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| Lenovo |
7.14% |
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| MSI |
5.36% |
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| Toshiba |
5.36% |
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| Medion |
1.79% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.79% |
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Common models |
| ASUS All Series |
8.57% |
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| HP 15 Notebook PC |
4.29% |
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| HP HP Notebook |
2.86% |
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| LENOVO 20EN001FUS |
2.86% |
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| MSI MS-7821 |
2.86% |
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| ASUSTeK G20AJ |
2.86% |
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