Source SDK
What is Source SDK? (from Valve)
The Source SDK is freely available to all Steam users. It is used to develop mods and content for the Source 2006, Source 2007 and Source 2009 engine branches. Once Steam has finished downloading you can launch the SDK from the Tools tab. You can also create a desktop shortcut by right-clicking on the SDK in the Tools ... Read more
Overview
Source SDK is a program developed by Valve. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. 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 hl2.exe. The software installer includes 129 files and is usually about 36.1 MB (37,855,224 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 59% of users of Source SDK come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Germany.
Program details
URL: developer.valvesoftware.com
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\steam\steamapps\zammysage22\sourcesdk
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/211
Estimated size: 36.1 MB
Files installed by Source SDK
| Program executable: | hl2.exe |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\valve\steamapps\adihammer\sourcesdk\hl2.exe |
| MD5: | 7c271bbd974c760f516f1c9f9b61e0f2 |
Additional files:
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crashhandler.dll - Steam Crash Handler Library
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GameOverlayRenderer.dll - Steam Game Overlay Renderer
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GameOverlayRenderer64.dll
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Steam.exe - Steam
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steamclient.dll
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steamclient64.dll
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steamerrorreporter.exe
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SteamUI.dll - SteamUI Dynamic Link Library
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tier0_s.dll - tier0_s Dynamic Link Library
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tier0_s64.dll
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vstdlib_s.dll - vstdlib_ s.dll
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vstdlib_s64.dll
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AppOverlay.dll - Steam Application Overlay Renderer (Steam Application Overlay)
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AppOverlay64.dll
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crashhandler64.dll
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Steam.dll
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GameOverlayUI.exe
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SDL2.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
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steamerrorreporter64.exe
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streaming_client.exe
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libavresample-1.dll
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video.dll
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libavutil-53.dll
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avutil-51.dll
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libavcodec-55.dll
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libavformat-55.dll
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SteamTmp.exe
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WriteMiniDump.exe - Win32 MiniDump Helper
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ABS_Resources_Uninstall.exe
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avutil-50.dll
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bspzip.exe
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captioncompiler.exe
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Classless.Hasher.dll (by Classless.net) - Hasher
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CSERHelper.dll - CSER Helper (Debug Helper Routines)
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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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datacache.dll
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datamodel.dll
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dbghelp.dll - Debugging Tools for Windows(R) (Windows Image Helper)
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demoinfo.exe
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DepotDownloader.exe - DepotDownloader
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dmxedit.exe
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elementviewer.exe
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FileSystem_Steam.dll
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FileSystemOpenDialog.dll - SteamFileDialog Dynamic Link Library (SteamFileDialog DLL)
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glview.exe
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GUIStudioMDL.exe (by Neil 'Jed' Jedrzejewski) - GUIStudioMDL 2.2/Source (StudioMDL GUI Frontend)
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hammer.dll - Valve Hammer Editor (tm) (Hammer)
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hammer.exe
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hammer_dll.dll
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height2normal.exe
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height2ssbump.exe
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hlfaceposer.exe
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hlmv.exe
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icudt.dll (by The ICU Project) - International Components for Unicode (ICU Data DLL)
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icudt42.dll (by IBM and others)
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inputsystem.dll
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libavutil-52.dll
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libcef.dll - Chromium Embedded Framework (CEF) Dynamic Link Library
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libswscale-2.dll
Behaviors exhibited
5 Scheduled Tasks
- Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F379847F-E7EF-4084-9B2F-B87B28202FA4}' (runs on registration).
- Unwise32.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F71A9918-1861-4EFE-AE94-530BDDE46DD4}' (runs on registration).
- hl2.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F7A6F2F2-CCC9-48F1-AF3F-54FDCB0EE4BB}' (runs on registration).
- SteamTmp.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{694711D6-27A0-4D68-8836-D5F25B163A59}' (runs on registration).
- GameOverlayUI.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{98D22EE8-FBCE-4B0A-A638-4A27C81582F5}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- Steam.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Steam 2.
Service
- Unwise32.exe runs as a service named 'Browser System Enahncer' (671c50b0).
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.
5 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
- hl2.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Counter-Strike Source\hl2.exe'.
- Steam.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.
- SDKLauncher.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\mythmattnick\sourcesdk\bin\SDKLauncher.exe'.
- Unwise32.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files1\Yahoo!\MESSEN~1\UNWISE.EXE'.
- SteamTmp.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Programas\Steam\Steam.exe'.
Network connections
- Steam.exe connects to a96-7-41-160.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com (96.7.41.160 port 80).
- Steam.exe connects to 208.78.164.14 (port 27018).
- steam.exe connects to unknown.hwng.net (209.197.29.197 port 27017).
- steam.exe connects to PROGRESS-TE.edge3.NewYork1.Level3.net (4.26.35.154 port 27031).
- Steam.exe connects to 65.119.212.110 (port 27019).
- Steam.exe connects to cdn-178-79-196-253.pmo.llnw.net (178.79.196.253 port 80).
- Steam.exe connects to 69.28.145.170 (port 27017).
- Steam.exe connects to cm-04.lux.valve.net (146.66.152.15 port 27018).
- Steam.exe connects to 80.239.194.142 (port 27030).
- Steam.exe connects to VALVE-CORPO.car2.Philadelphia1.Level3.net (4.78.155.50 port 27031).
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| Steam.exe |
| Memory: | 230.39 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0025027453% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00142709% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00107566% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 28,069,388 | |
| Switches/sec: | 334 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 1.77 MB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 2.18 MB | |
| GameOverlayUI.exe |
| Memory: | 21.35 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0004747990% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00032078% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00015402% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 16,959,400 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 35.45 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 3.3 KB | |
How do I remove Source SDK?
You can uninstall Source SDK 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 Source SDK, 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 Source SDK.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 63%
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 7%
Keep it 93%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
65.79% |
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| Windows 10 |
30.55% |
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| Windows Vista |
1.99% |
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| Windows XP |
1.58% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.05% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
39.89% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
15.62% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
10.32% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
9.21% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
6.14% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
3.91% |
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Geography
59.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
59.00% |
| United Kingdom |
7.62% |
| Germany |
4.99% |
| Canada |
3.83% |
| Australia |
3.18% |
| France |
2.96% |
| Sweden |
1.88% |
| Finland |
1.41% |
| Norway |
1.34% |
| DK |
1.26% |
| Netherlands |
1.23% |
| Italy |
0.79% |
| Belgium |
0.76% |
| Brazil |
0.69% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
23.46% |
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| Dell |
16.25% |
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| ASUS |
14.60% |
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| Acer |
13.55% |
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| GIGABYTE |
13.03% |
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| Lenovo |
4.43% |
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| Alienware |
4.43% |
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| Toshiba |
4.00% |
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| Samsung |
2.26% |
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| MSI |
1.82% |
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| Intel |
1.48% |
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| Apple |
0.70% |
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Common models |
| ASUS All Series |
5.98% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
3.99% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
3.26% |
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| Alienware Alienware X51 |
2.72% |
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| MSI MS-7758 |
2.54% |
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| Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 |
2.17% |
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About Valve
Valve is a video game development and digital distribution company through Steam best known for its critically acclaimed product, Half-Life.
Publisher URL: www.valvesoftware.com