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What percent of users and experts removed it?

19% remove it81% keep it

Overall Sentiment

Good

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How common is it?

United States Rank #41,680

Reach 0.0013%

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

< 291.53 days

778.44 days >

Average installed length: 409.01 days

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Splice Demo

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Overview

Splice Demo is a program developed by Cipher Prime Studios. 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 software installer includes 27 files and is usually about 382.11 MB (400,667,411 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 63% of users of Splice Demo come from the United States, it is also popular in France and Germany.

Program details

URL: cipherprime.com/games/splice

Help link: support.steampowered.com

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\SpliceDemo

Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/212860

Estimated size: 382.11 MB

Files installed by Splice Demo

SpliceDemo.exe
AppOverlay.dll (by Valve) - Steam Application Overlay Renderer (Steam Application Overlay (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
AppOverlay64.dll (by Valve) - Steam Application Overlay (buildbot_winslave05_steam_steam_rel_client_win64@winslave05)
avutil-51.dll
crashhandler.dll - Steam Crash Handler Library (Steam Crash Handler Library (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
crashhandler64.dll - Steam Crash Handler Library (buildbot_winslave05_steam_steam_rel_client_win64@winslave05)
CSERHelper.dll - CSER Helper (Debug Helper Routines)
dbghelp.dll (by Microsoft) - Debugging Tools for Windows(R) (Windows Image Helper)
GameOverlayRenderer.dll - Steam Game Overlay Renderer (Steam Game Overlay Renderer (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
GameOverlayRenderer64.dll - Steam Game Overlay Renderer (buildbot_winslave05_steam_steam_rel_client_win64@winslave05)
GameOverlayUI.exe - Steam (gameoverlayui.exe (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
SDL2.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
Steam.dll - Steam Client Engine
Steam.exe - Steam Client Bootstrapper (Steam Client Bootstrapper (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
steam_api.dll - Steam Client API (Steam Client API (buildbot_winslave01_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave01) (buildbot_winslave01_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave01))
steamclient.dll - Steamclient.dll (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04)
steamclient64.dll - Steamclient.dll (buildbot_winslave05_steam_steam_rel_client_win64@winslave05)
steamerrorreporter.exe - steamerrorreporter.exe (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04)
steamerrorreporter64.exe - steamerrorreporter.exe (Dave_Steam_i7@DAVE)
SteamTmp.exe
SteamUI.dll - SteamUI Dynamic Link Library (SteamUI Dynamic Link Library (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
tier0_s.dll - tier0_s Dynamic Link Library (tier0_s Dynamic Link Library (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
tier0_s64.dll - tier0_s Dynamic Link Library (buildbot_winslave05_steam_steam_rel_client_win64@winslave05)
vcredist_x86.exe (by Microsoft) - Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x86 Redistributable (Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x86 Redistributable Setup)
vstdlib_s.dll - vstdlib_ s.dll (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04)
vstdlib_s64.dll - vstdlib_ s.dll (buildbot_winslave05_steam_steam_rel_client_win64@winslave05)
WriteMiniDump.exe - Win32 MiniDump Helper

Behaviors exhibited

2 Scheduled Tasks

Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{937A09D9-D007-41CC-89EA-5EF931BF50D0}' (runs on registration).
SteamTmp.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{0FA4F2B3-5879-4EB7-87D7-15A36952D352}' (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.

3 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs

Steam.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.
SpliceDemo.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Julian\steam\steamapps\common\SpliceDemo\SpliceDemo.exe'.
SteamTmp.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.

Network connections

SteamTmp.exe connects to cdn-178-79-196-253.pmo.llnw.net (178.79.196.253 port 80).
SteamTmp.exe connects to 69.28.145.170 (port 27017).
SteamTmp.exe connects to cm-04.lux.valve.net (146.66.152.15 port 27018).
SteamTmp.exe connects to 80.239.194.142 (port 27030).
SteamTmp.exe connects to VALVE-CORPO.car2.Philadelphia1.Level3.net (4.78.155.50 port 27031).

Resource utilization averages
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GameOverlayUI.exe
Memory:	36.47 MB	21.09 MB average
Total CPU:	0.0126768236%	0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:	0.00708749%	0.016088% average
User CPU:	0.00558933%	0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:	30,822,598	8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:	194	70 average
I/O reads/min:	633.64 KB	435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:	29.26 KB	105.02 KB average
Steam.exe
Memory:	133.94 MB
Total CPU:	0.0102767425%
Kernel CPU:	0.00678770%
User CPU:	0.00348904%
CPU cycles/sec:	40,148,848
Switches/sec:	455
I/O reads/min:	2.45 MB
I/O writes/min:	420.91 KB
SteamTmp.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

How do I remove Splice Demo?

You can uninstall Splice Demo 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 Splice Demo, 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 Splice Demo.

OS VERSIONS

Win 7 (SP1) 77%

Win XP 4%

WHEN IT STARTS

Auto-starting? Yes

(Found in the run registry)

USER ACTIONS

Uninstall it 19%

Keep it 81%

Windows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

Windows 7	76.92%
Windows 10	19.23%
Windows XP	3.85%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium	50.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate	15.38%
Windows 7 Professional	7.69%
Windows 8.1	7.69%
Microsoft Windows XP	3.85%
Windows 10 Home	3.85%

Geography

62.86% of installs come from the United States

Which countries install it?

United States	62.86%
France	8.57%
Germany	5.71%
United Kingdom	5.71%
Canada	2.86%
DK	2.86%
Spain	2.86%
Netherlands	2.86%
Norway	2.86%
Russia	2.86%

PC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

ASUS	23.81%
Acer	19.05%
GIGABYTE	14.29%
Dell	9.52%
Hewlett-Packard	9.52%
Toshiba	4.76%
Samsung	4.76%
Gateway	4.76%
Alienware	4.76%
American Megatrends	4.76%
Common models
ASUSTeK K52Jc	10.53%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ...	10.53%
Acer Aspire 5552	10.53%
TOSHIBA Satellite P775	5.26%
Samsung 305V4A/305V5A/341...	5.26%
Gigabyte X58A-UD3R	5.26%

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