Sonic Adventure 2
Overview
Sonic Adventure 2 is a program developed by SEGA. 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 software installer includes 59 files and is usually about 3.03 MB (3,177,471 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 74% of users of Sonic Adventure 2 come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Canada.
Program details
URL: www.sonicthehedgehog.com
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Sonic Adventure 2
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/213610
Estimated size: 3.03 MB
Files installed by Sonic Adventure 2
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xinput1_3.dll (by http://x360ce.googlecode.com) - XBOX 360 Controller Emulator (x86)
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x360ce.exe (by TocaEdit) - X360 Controller Emulator
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SA2ModManager.exe - SA2ModManager
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Launcher.exe
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sonic2app.exe
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AppOverlay.dll (by Valve) - Steam Application Overlay Renderer (Steam Application Overlay)
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AppOverlay64.dll (by Valve)
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crashhandler.dll - Steam Crash Handler Library
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crashhandler64.dll
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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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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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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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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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d3d9.dll
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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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dinput8.dll
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dxgi.dll
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icui18n.dll
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icuuc.dll
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libavcodec-55.dll
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libavcodec-56.dll
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libavformat-55.dll
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libavformat-56.dll
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libavresample-1.dll
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libavresample-2.dll
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libavutil-53.dll
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libavutil-54.dll
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libswscale-2.dll
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libswscale-3.dll
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msvcr100.dll - Microsoft® Visual Studio® 10 (Microsoft® C Runtime Library)
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msvcr120.dll - Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2013
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SA2ModLoader.dll
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sonic2app_tnc.exe
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steam_api.dll - Steam Client API (Steam Client API (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
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Steam2.dll - Steam Client Engine
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SteamMetricsSDK.dll
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SteamTmp.exe
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uninstall.exe
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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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xinput1_1.dll
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XInputTest.exe
Behaviors exhibited
2 Scheduled Tasks
- Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{35064B2B-D7EC-4CD0-8082-7FF0A045A53A}' (runs on registration).
- SteamTmp.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{E7D265B4-59BF-47D6-AE89-982082F40E03}' (runs on registration).
2 Startup Files (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.
- 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:\Programmer\Steam\Steam.exe'.
- Launcher.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Sonic Adventure 2\Launcher.exe'.
- SteamTmp.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.
How do I remove Sonic Adventure 2?
You can uninstall Sonic Adventure 2 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 Sonic Adventure™ 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).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Sonic Adventure 2.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 58%
Win XP 0%
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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 11%
Keep it 89%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 10 |
58.30% |
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| Windows 7 |
40.91% |
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| Windows Vista |
0.59% |
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| Windows XP |
0.20% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
24.85% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
19.88% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
18.49% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
9.34% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
7.16% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
6.16% |
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Geography
73.55% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
73.55% |
| United Kingdom |
8.31% |
| Canada |
3.88% |
| France |
2.49% |
| Germany |
1.80% |
| Australia |
1.52% |
| Netherlands |
0.83% |
| Norway |
0.83% |
| Sweden |
0.83% |
| Spain |
0.69% |
| Brazil |
0.55% |
| Italy |
0.55% |
| Belgium |
0.42% |
| Portugal |
0.42% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
25.43% |
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| ASUS |
17.53% |
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| Dell |
12.37% |
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| Acer |
11.68% |
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| Lenovo |
7.22% |
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| GIGABYTE |
6.87% |
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| Toshiba |
5.84% |
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| MSI |
5.15% |
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| Alienware |
4.47% |
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| Samsung |
3.44% |
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Common models |
| ASUS All Series |
9.41% |
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| MSI MS-7850 |
2.97% |
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| Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 |
2.48% |
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| Gigabyte Z97-HD3 |
1.98% |
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| HP 2000 Notebook PC |
1.98% |
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| HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... |
1.98% |
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About SEGA
Sega is a video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company and the Consumer R&D Division focuses on development of game software for consoles, handhelds and mobiles.
Publisher URL: www.sega.com