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The Beginner's Guide

Overview

The Beginner's Guide is a software program developed by Everything Unlimited. 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 primary executable is named beginnersguide.exe. The setup package generally installs about 38 files and is usually about 3.24 MB (3,397,016 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 66% of users of The Beginner's Guide come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Germany.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.thebeginnersgui.de
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\The Beginners Guide
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/303210
Estimated size: 3.24 MB

Program filesFiles installed by The Beginner's Guide

Program executable:beginnersguide.exe
Path:C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\The Beginners Guide\beginnersguide.exe
MD5:7202f4a37d9d36d969e55dbcc4473f39
Additional files:
  • AppOverlay.dll (by Valve) - Steam Application Overlay Renderer (Steam Application Overlay)
  • AppOverlay64.dll (by Valve)
  • crashhandler.dll - Steam Crash Handler Library
  • crashhandler64.dll
  • CSERHelper.dll - CSER Helper (Debug Helper Routines)
  • d3dcompiler_46.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® DirectX for Windows® (Direct3D HLSL Compiler)
  • d3dcompiler_46_64.dll (by Microsoft)
  • dbghelp.dll - Debugging Tools for Windows(R) (Windows Image Helper)
  • 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
  • SDL2.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
  • Steam.dll
  • Steam.exe - Steam Client Bootstrapper
  • Steam2.dll - Steam Client Engine
  • 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
  • winh264.dll
  • WriteMiniDump.exe - Win32 MiniDump Helper

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{D81E6936-0DAD-40A1-BA4D-6DFE27C54BDF}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • Steam.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Steam_Reg_HKCURun_S-1-5-21-3420527040-1261894735-2970360055-1001.
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 The Beginner's Guide?

You can uninstall The Beginner's Guide 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 The Beginner's Guide, 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 The Beginner's Guide.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 84%
Win 7 (SP1) 16%
  
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
  
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 5%
Keep it 95%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 84.02%
Windows 7 15.98%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Home 49.70%
Windows 10 Pro 23.67%
Windows 8.1 7.10%
Windows 7 Professional 5.33%
Windows 7 Home Premium 5.33%
Windows 7 Ultimate 4.14%

Distribution by countryGeography

65.68% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 65.68%
  United Kingdom 10.59%
  Germany 4.66%
  Canada 4.66%
  Australia 2.12%
  France 1.27%
  Sweden 1.27%
  Spain 1.27%
  DK 1.27%
  Ireland 1.27%
  Italy 1.27%
  Netherlands 0.85%
  Hong Kong 0.42%
  South Africa 0.42%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 28.00%
ASUS 16.00%
Dell 14.67%
Acer 12.00%
Lenovo 8.00%
MSI 5.33%
Toshiba 5.33%
GIGABYTE 4.00%
Intel 2.67%
Samsung 2.67%
Alienware 1.33%
Common models
ASUS All Series 9.40%
Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 3 2.56%
Dell Inspiron 3521 1.71%
Gigabyte H97M-HD3 1.71%
HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... 1.71%
HP HP Pavilion Notebook 1.71%

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