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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 #15,950
United States Rank #9,407
Reach 0.0167%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 12.33 days
363.72 days >
Average installed length: 191.10 days

Slime Rancher

Overview

Slime Rancher is a program developed by Monomi Park. 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 SlimeRancher.exe. The software installer includes 59 files and is usually about 407.25 MB (427,034,480 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 80% of users of Slime Rancher come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Canada.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: slimerancher.com
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Steam\steamapps\common\Slime Rancher
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/433340
Estimated size: 407.25 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Slime Rancher

Program executable:SlimeRancher.exe
Path:C:\Steam\steamapps\common\Slime Rancher\SlimeRancher.exe
MD5:fa12e993fbe43b4b9714284914d7f1ca
Additional files:
  • SlimeRancher.exe
  • crashhandler.dll (by Valve) - Steam Crash Handler Library
  • crashhandler64.dll (by Valve)
  • 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
  • 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
  • video.dll
  • vstdlib_s.dll - vstdlib_ s.dll
  • vstdlib_s64.dll
  • CSERHelper.dll - CSER Helper (Debug Helper Routines)
  • steam_api.dll - Steam Client API
  • Assembly-CSharp.dll
  • Assembly-UnityScript.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)
  • Galaxy.dll - GOG Galaxy (GOG Galaxy Library)
  • Galaxy64.dll
  • icui18n.dll
  • icuuc.dll
  • libav_h264-56.dll
  • libavcodec-56.dll
  • libavcodec-57.dll
  • libavformat-56.dll
  • libavformat-57.dll
  • libavresample-2.dll
  • libavresample-3.dll
  • libavutil-54.dll
  • libavutil-55.dll
  • libswscale-3.dll
  • libswscale-4.dll
  • libx264-142.dll (by x264 project) - x264 (H.264 (MPEG-4 AVC) encoder library)
  • ModInstaller.exe (by SatyCreations) - ModInstaller (SlimeRancherModInstaller)
  • network_config.json
  • openvr_api.dll
  • steam_api64.dll
  • Steam2.dll - Steam Client Engine
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer.json
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer64.json
  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
  • UnityCrashHandler64.exe
  • UnityPlayer.dll
  • v8.dll
  • winh264.dll
  • WriteMiniDump.exe - Win32 MiniDump Helper

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{5990AD27-FB32-479B-BCFD-774CFEBE9B97}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • Steam.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 1.
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.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • Steam.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.

How do I remove Slime Rancher?

You can uninstall Slime Rancher 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 Slime Rancher, 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 Slime Rancher.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 86%
Win 7 (SP1) 14%
 
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 86.32%
Windows 7 13.68%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Home 53.50%
Windows 10 Pro 24.01%
Windows 8.1 5.17%
Windows 7 Home Premium 4.86%
Windows 7 Ultimate 3.95%
Windows 7 Professional 3.34%

Distribution by countryGeography

79.80% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 79.80%
  United Kingdom 3.96%
  Canada 3.17%
  Germany 2.57%
  France 2.18%
  Australia 1.78%
  Italy 1.19%
  Norway 0.79%
  Spain 0.59%
  Hong Kong 0.59%
  Netherlands 0.40%
  Sweden 0.40%
  Austria 0.20%
  Brazil 0.20%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 22.95%
ASUS 21.31%
Dell 16.39%
Acer 10.38%
Lenovo 7.10%
GIGABYTE 4.92%
MSI 4.92%
Alienware 4.92%
Medion 2.73%
Toshiba 2.19%
Intel 1.64%
American Megatrends 0.55%
Common models
ASUS All Series 12.66%
MSI MS-7850 3.16%
HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... 2.53%
Gigabyte H97M-D3H 1.90%
Gigabyte H97-D3H 1.90%
Dell Inspiron 7559 1.90%

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