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Shadow Warrior 2

Overview

Shadow Warrior 2 is a program developed by Flying Wild Hog. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. 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 ShadowWarrior2.exe. The software installer includes 52 files and is usually about 12.92 MB (13,550,392 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 64% of users of Shadow Warrior 2 come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and United Kingdom.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.shadowwarrior.com
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Shadow Warrior 2
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/324800
Estimated size: 12.92 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Shadow Warrior 2

Program executable:ShadowWarrior2.exe
Name:Shadow Warrior 2
Shadow Warrior 2 Game
Path:C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Shadow Warrior 2\ShadowWarrior2.exe
MD5:ff2b1e01479b204de00dabb63d496b76
Additional files:
  • ShadowWarrior2.exe - Shadow Warrior 2 (Shadow Warrior 2 Game)
  • Galaxy64.dll - GOG Galaxy (GOG Galaxy Library)
  • amd_ags_x64.dll
  • crashhandler.dll (by Valve) - Steam Crash Handler Library
  • crashhandler64.dll (by Valve)
  • CSERHelper.dll - CSER Helper (Debug Helper Routines)
  • d3d9.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)
  • dxgi.dll
  • fmod_event_net64.dll (by Firelight Technologies) - FMOD (FMOD Net Event System)
  • fmod_event64.dll (by Firelight Technologies) - FMOD Event System
  • fmodex64.dll - FMOD Ex Sound System
  • GameOverlayRenderer.dll - Steam Game Overlay Renderer
  • GameOverlayRenderer64.dll
  • GameOverlayUI.exe - Steam
  • icui18n.dll
  • icuuc.dll
  • libavcodec-57.dll
  • libavformat-57.dll
  • libavresample-3.dll
  • libavutil-55.dll
  • libswscale-4.dll
  • libx264-142.dll (by x264 project) - x264 (H.264 (MPEG-4 AVC) encoder library)
  • openvr_api.dll
  • SDL2.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
  • Steam.dll
  • Steam.exe - Steam Client Bootstrapper
  • steam_api64.dll - Steam Client API
  • Steam2.dll - Steam Client Engine
  • steamclient.dll
  • steamclient64.dll
  • steamerrorreporter.exe
  • steamerrorreporter64.exe
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer.dll
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer.json
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer64.dll
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer64.json
  • SteamUI.dll - SteamUI Dynamic Link Library
  • streaming_client.exe
  • tier0_s.dll - tier0_s Dynamic Link Library
  • tier0_s64.dll
  • uninstall.exe
  • v8.dll
  • video.dll
  • vstdlib_s.dll - vstdlib_ s.dll
  • vstdlib_s64.dll
  • winh264.dll
  • WriteMiniDump.exe - Win32 MiniDump Helper
  • x360ce_x64.exe (by TocaEdit) - X360 Controller Emulator (TocaEdit X360 Controller Emulator)
  • xinput1_1.dll (by http://x360ce.googlecode.com) - XBOX 360 Controller Emulator (x64)

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{FC00CA45-1860-406A-8344-694C99E1FBAD}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • Steam.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Steam_Reg_HKCURun_S-1-5-21-30861170-2331759260-2506817206-1001.
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.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • Steam.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.

How do I remove Shadow Warrior 2?

You can uninstall Shadow Warrior 2 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 Shadow Warrior 2, 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 Shadow Warrior 2.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 86%
Win 7 (SP1) 14%
 
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 2%
Keep it 98%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 85.51%
Windows 7 14.49%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Home 43.48%
Windows 10 Pro 31.88%
Windows 7 Ultimate 8.70%
Windows 7 Home Premium 4.35%
Windows 10 Enterprise 2.90%
Windows 8.1 2.90%

Distribution by countryGeography

64.13% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 64.13%
  Germany 10.87%
  United Kingdom 6.52%
  Canada 3.26%
  Australia 2.17%
  Hong Kong 2.17%
  Switzerland 1.09%
  Spain 1.09%
  France 1.09%
  Italy 1.09%
  Norway 1.09%
  Philippines 1.09%
  Poland 1.09%
  Russia 1.09%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
MSI 20.00%
Alienware 20.00%
ASUS 20.00%
Acer 15.00%
GIGABYTE 10.00%
Hewlett-Packard 10.00%
Dell 5.00%
Common models
ASUS All Series 13.04%
ASUSTeK G11CD 6.52%
MSI MS-7821 4.35%
Alienware Alienware 17 4.35%
MSI MS-7978 4.35%
Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 3 4.35%

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