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Should I remove Steel Ocean?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
4% remove it96% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #24,899
United States Rank #19,039
Reach 0.0071%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 3.38 days
66.03 days >
Average installed length: 34.70 days

Steel Ocean

Overview

Steel Ocean is a program developed by ICE Entertainment. 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 91 files and is usually about 7.43 MB (7,787,029 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 61% of users of Steel Ocean come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Germany.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: hz.changyou.com
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Steel Ocean
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/390670
Estimated size: 7.43 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Steel Ocean

  • SeaGame.exe
  • innohttp.dll
  • SErrorReport.exe - SErrorReport Module
  • DX9Redist.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
  • libavcodec-56.dll
  • libavformat-56.dll
  • libavresample-2.dll
  • libavutil-54.dll
  • libswscale-3.dll
  • LoginUI.dll (by youxi.com)
  • SDL2.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
  • Steam.dll
  • Steam.exe - Steam Client Bootstrapper
  • steamclient.dll
  • steamclient64.dll
  • steamerrorreporter.exe
  • steamerrorreporter64.exe
  • 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
  • 360Base.dll (by 360.cn)
  • 360net.dll (by Qihu 360 Software Co) - 360 Security Center (360 Security Center Network Module)
  • 360NetBase.dll (by 360.cn)
  • 360NetUL.dll
  • AgentInterface.dll
  • AppOverlay.dll - Steam Application Overlay Renderer (Steam Application Overlay)
  • AppOverlay64.dll
  • CrashReport.exe
  • cudart32_41_22.dll (by NVIDIA) - NVIDIA CUDA 4.1.22 Runtime (NVIDIA CUDA Runtime, Version 4.1.22)
  • cudart32_42_9.dll (by NVIDIA) - NVIDIA CUDA 4.2.9 Runtime (NVIDIA CUDA Runtime, Version 4.2.9)
  • D3DCompiler_43.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® DirectX for Windows® (Direct3D HLSL Compiler)
  • d3dcompiler_46.dll (by Microsoft)
  • d3dcompiler_46_64.dll
  • d3dx11_43.dll - Direct3D 10.1 Extensions
  • D3DX9_43.dll - Direct3D 9 Extensions
  • dbghelp.dll - Debugging Tools for Windows(R) (Windows Image Helper)
  • DSETUP.dll - Direct driver preloader
  • dsetup32.dll - DirectX Setup - 32-bit piece
  • EasyHook32.dll
  • FonixTtsDtSimpleFr.dll
  • FonixTtsDtSimpleGr.dll
  • FonixTtsDtSimpleIt.dll
  • FonixTtsDtSimpleLa.dll
  • FonixTtsDtSimpleSp.dll
  • FonixTtsDtSimpleUk.dll
  • FonixTtsDtSimpleUs.dll
  • libogg.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{2CF75DBA-2058-4D92-A7AA-A9F77D63B1A6}' (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.
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 Steel Ocean?

You can uninstall Steel Ocean 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 Steel Ocean, 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 Steel Ocean.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 74%
Win Vista (SP2) 1%
  
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
  
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 4%
Keep it 96%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 74.10%
Windows 7 24.46%
Windows XP 0.72%
Windows Vista 0.72%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Home 42.45%
Windows 10 Pro 17.99%
Windows 7 Home Premium 9.35%
Windows 7 Ultimate 8.63%
Windows 7 Professional 5.76%
Windows 8.1 5.76%

Distribution by countryGeography

60.75% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 60.75%
  United Kingdom 7.53%
  Germany 5.91%
  Turkey 3.23%
  Canada 2.69%
  France 2.15%
  Netherlands 2.15%
  Philippines 2.15%
  Australia 1.61%
  DK 1.61%
  Italy 1.61%
  Switzerland 1.08%
  Argentina 0.54%
  Belgium 0.54%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 25.00%
Acer 25.00%
Dell 14.71%
GIGABYTE 10.29%
ASUS 10.29%
Lenovo 5.88%
Alienware 4.41%
American Megatrends 4.41%
Common models
ASUS All Series 4.90%
Hewlett-Packard p6-2340ea 3.92%
Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 6.... 1.96%
Alienware Alienware X51 R... 1.96%
HP Pavilion 17 Notebook P... 1.96%
MSI MS-7917 1.96%

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