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What percent of users and experts removed it?
5% remove it95% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #24,159
United States Rank #19,988
Reach 0.0075%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 8.16 days
240.82 days >
Average installed length: 126.53 days

Shakes and Fidget

Overview

Shakes and Fidget is a software program developed by Playa Games GmbH. It adds registry entry for the current user which will allow the program to automatically start each time it is rebooted. 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 Shakes and Fidget.exe. The setup package generally installs about 43 files and is usually about 129.48 MB (135,774,438 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 10 and Windows 7 (SP1). While about 54% of users of Shakes and Fidget come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and Poland.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.sfgame.net
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Shakes & Fidget
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/438040
Estimated size: 129.48 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Shakes and Fidget

Program executable:Shakes and Fidget.exe
Path:C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Shakes & Fidget\Shakes and Fidget.exe
MD5:e41a113cd886d788bbf4777949f4f4c5
Additional files:
  • Shakes and Fidget.exe
  • crashhandler.dll (by Valve) - Steam Crash Handler Library
  • crashhandler64.dll (by Valve)
  • CSERHelper.dll - CSER Helper (Debug Helper Routines)
  • GameOverlayRenderer.dll - Steam Game Overlay Renderer
  • GameOverlayRenderer64.dll
  • GameOverlayUI.exe - Steam
  • icui18n.dll
  • icuuc.dll
  • openvr_api.dll
  • SDL2.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
  • Steam.dll
  • Steam.exe - Steam Client Bootstrapper
  • steamclient.dll
  • steamclient64.dll
  • steamerrorreporter.exe
  • steamerrorreporter64.exe
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer.dll
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer64.dll
  • 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
  • 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)
  • libavcodec-56.dll
  • libavformat-56.dll
  • libavresample-2.dll
  • libavutil-54.dll
  • libswscale-3.dll
  • libx264-142.dll (by x264 project) - x264 (H.264 (MPEG-4 AVC) encoder library)
  • steam_api.dll - Steam Client API
  • Steam2.dll - Steam Client Engine
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer.json
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer64.json
  • winh264.dll
  • WriteMiniDump.exe - Win32 MiniDump Helper

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{EC260E50-A71B-47A1-A41E-1F3DEA6DD5BE}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • Steam.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Steam_Reg_HKCURun_S-1-5-21-1115395884-4202608786-179505853-1001.
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.
2 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
  • Steam.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.
  • Shakes and Fidget.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Shakes & Fidget\Shakes and Fidget.exe'.

How do I remove Shakes and Fidget?

You can uninstall Shakes and Fidget 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 Shakes and Fidget, 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 Shakes and Fidget.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 75%
Win 7 1%
  
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
  
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 5%
Keep it 95%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 75.00%
Windows 7 24.32%
Windows XP 0.68%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Home 38.78%
Windows 10 Pro 20.41%
Windows 7 Home Premium 10.88%
Windows 7 Ultimate 9.52%
Windows 10 Home Single La... 6.12%
Windows 7 Professional 3.40%

Distribution by countryGeography

54.17% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 54.17%
  Germany 7.29%
  Poland 5.21%
  Turkey 4.17%
  United Kingdom 3.13%
  France 2.60%
  Italy 2.60%
  Netherlands 2.08%
  Brazil 1.56%
  Canada 1.56%
  Czech Republic 1.56%
  Norway 1.56%
  Portugal 1.56%
  South Africa 1.56%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer 24.05%
Hewlett-Packard 20.25%
ASUS 13.92%
GIGABYTE 12.66%
Toshiba 8.86%
Lenovo 7.59%
Dell 5.06%
MSI 3.80%
Intel 2.53%
Alienware 1.27%
Common models
ASUS All Series 4.67%
HP 250 G3 Notebook PC 1.87%
MSI MS-7693 1.87%
Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3 1.87%
MSI MS-7821 1.87%
MSI MS-7817 1.87%

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