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What percent of users and experts removed it?
3% remove it97% keep it
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How common is it?
Global Rank #47,536
United States Rank #33,941
Reach 0.0016%
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Sword of the Stars II: Enhanced Edition
by Kerberos Productions
Overview
Sword of the Stars II: Enhanced Edition is a software program developed by Kerberos Productions. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. 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 setup package generally installs about 37 files and is usually about 7.54 MB (7,904,981 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 10 and Windows 7 (SP1). While about 72% of users of Sword of the Stars II: Enhanced Edition come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Netherlands.
Program details
URL: www.swordofthestars.com
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\steam
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/42990
Estimated size: 7.54 MB
Files installed by Sword of the Stars II: Enhanced Edition
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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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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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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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Steam.exe - Steam Client Bootstrapper
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SDL2.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
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CSERHelper.dll - CSER Helper (Debug Helper Routines)
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GameOverlayUI.exe - Steam
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Steam2.dll - Steam Client Engine
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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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streaming_client.exe
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uninstall.exe
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vstdlib_s.dll - vstdlib_ s.dll
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vstdlib_s64.dll
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WriteMiniDump.exe - Win32 MiniDump Helper
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icui18n.dll
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icuuc.dll
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libavcodec-56.dll
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libavformat-56.dll
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libavresample-2.dll
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libavutil-54.dll
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libswscale-3.dll
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Steam.dll
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v8.dll
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video.dll
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winh264.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{13BD01FC-A338-4ADF-B9A8-FB8531DDAF0A}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- Steam.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Steam.
Startup File (User Run)
- Steam.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'SteamBigPicture' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe" -bigpicture.
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 Sword of the Stars II: Enhanced Edition?
You can uninstall Sword of the Stars II: Enhanced Edition 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 Sword of the Stars II: Enhanced Edition, 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 Sword of the Stars II: Enhanced Edition.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 66%
Win 7 (SP1) 34%
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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 3%
Keep it 97%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 10 |
65.63% |
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| Windows 7 |
34.38% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 10 Home |
28.13% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
21.88% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
15.63% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
9.38% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
6.25% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
6.25% |
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Geography
72.34% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
72.34% |
| United Kingdom |
6.38% |
| Netherlands |
4.26% |
| DK |
4.26% |
| Norway |
2.13% |
| Finland |
2.13% |
| Sweden |
2.13% |
| Austria |
2.13% |
| Germany |
2.13% |
| Peru |
2.13% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
27.27% |
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| ASUS |
22.73% |
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| Acer |
13.64% |
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| Dell |
9.09% |
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| Lenovo |
9.09% |
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| Toshiba |
4.55% |
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| MSI |
4.55% |
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| Medion |
4.55% |
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| GIGABYTE |
4.55% |
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Common models |
| TOSHIBA Satellite P870 |
4.17% |
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| Micro-Star Co., Ltd. GT70... |
4.17% |
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| MEDIONPC MS-7616 |
4.17% |
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| LENOVO 20378 |
4.17% |
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| LENOVO 20267 |
4.17% |
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| HP-Pavilion WC786AA-UUW p... |
4.17% |
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