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What percent of users and experts removed it?
48% remove it52% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Poor
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How common is it?
Global Rank #9,966
United States Rank #5,158
Reach 0.0363%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 6.52 days
192.47 days >
Average installed length: 101.13 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
v1.2.5 94.27%
v1.2.4 0.56%
1.2.3.54051 4.90%
1.2.2.53301 0.28%

The Godfather

What is The Godfather?

The Godfather is an app for the Pokki desktop platform. The app itself runs as an embedded HTML5 program within the Pokki software outside of the web browser.

About  (from SweetLabs)

Learn the ropes, build your empire, and rule the streets of New York in a brand new strategy game! Join the Family today. New York’s Five Families are engaged in an all-out war for supremacy. The war is heating up and smaller gangs are under pressure to join one of the Families ... or die. Your father’s brutal injury ...  Read more

Overview

The most common release is v1.2.5, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. It adds registry entry for the current user which will allow the program to automatically start each time it is rebooted. 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 primary executable is named ServiceHostApp.exe. The setup package generally installs about 21 files and is usually about 96.17 MB (100,838,916 bytes). The installed file HostAppServiceUpdater.exe is the auto-update component of the program which is designed to check for software updates and notify and apply them when new versions are discovered.
  • Automatically starts with Windows
  • Connects to the Internet

Program detailsProgram details

Displayed publisher: Pokki
URL: www.pokki.com/app/the-godfather
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\pokki\engine
Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\pokki.exe" /UNINSTALL923d0f1d35897f6a6a73ba838623cda94c4ab689
Estimated size: 96.17 MB

Program filesFiles installed by The Godfather

Program executable:ServiceHostApp.exe
Name:Service Host App
Path:C:\users\user\appdata\local\pokki\engine\ServiceHostApp.exe
MD5:cfc017f8fa010e8f75708cba5eca388f
Additional files:
  • HostAppServiceUpdater.exe (by Pokki) - Host App Service Updater
  • ServiceHostAppUpdater.exe (by Pokki) - Service Host App Updater
  • ServiceStartMenuIndexer.exe - Start Menu Service
  • StartMenuIndexer.exe
  • HostAppService.exe - Host App Service
  • ServiceHostApp.exe - Service Host App
  • Launcher.dll - Pokki (Pokki support library.)
  • pokki.exe
  • libPokki.dll (by The Chromium Authors) - Chromium

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • pokki.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{0DAE7161-A16D-437F-BD0E-BA1ECE615375}' (runs on registration).
2 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)
  • ServiceHostAppUpdater.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named SweetLabs App Platform.
  • HostAppServiceUpdater.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Pokki.
3 Startup Files (User Run)
  • HostAppServiceUpdater.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Pokki' and executes as "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\HostAppServiceUpdater.exe" /LOGON.
  • Launcher.dll is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Pokki' and executes as C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\Launcher.dll",RunLaunchPlatform.
  • pokki.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'pokki.exe' and executes as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\pokki.exe.
3 Startup Files (User Run Once)
  • pokki.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'Application Restart #3' which loads as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\pokki.exe --disable-internal-flash --noerrdialogs --no-message-box --disable-extensions --disable-web-security --disable-web-resources --disable-client-side-p.
  • HostAppService.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'Application Restart #5' which loads as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\HostAppService.exe --disable-internal-flash --noerrdialogs --no-message-box --disable-extensions --disable-web-security --disable-web-resources --disable-clie.
  • ServiceHostApp.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'Application Restart #6' which loads as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\ServiceHostApp.exe --disable-internal-flash --noerrdialogs --no-message-box --disable-extensions --disable-web-security --disable-web-resources --disable-clie.
Network connections
  • pokki.exe connects to www2.twitter.com (199.59.149.198 port 443).

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

StartMenuIndexer.exe
Memory:10.71 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0002254694%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00013306%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00009241%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:1,259,178
8,062,084 average
I/O reads/min:12.54 KB
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:2.31 KB
105.02 KB average
HostAppService.exe
Memory:40.64 MB
Total CPU:0.0002938044%
Kernel CPU:0.00013915%
User CPU:0.00015466%
CPU cycles/sec:2,408,796
Switches/sec:4
I/O reads/min:109.91 KB
I/O writes/min:106.14 KB
pokki.exe
Memory:79.58 MB
Total CPU:0.0009914226%
Kernel CPU:0.00042370%
User CPU:0.00056772%
CPU cycles/sec:7,679,896
I/O reads/min:932.54 KB
I/O writes/min:217.3 KB

How do I remove The Godfather?

You can uninstall The Godfather 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 Godfather, 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 Godfather.
  4. If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 97%
Win 7 (SP1) 3%
 
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 48%
Keep it 52%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 97.48%
Windows 7 2.52%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 8.1 60.84%
Windows 10 Home 21.40%
Windows 8.1 Connected 7.83%
Windows 8.1 Single Langua... 3.64%
Windows 10 Home Single La... 1.54%
Windows 8 1.12%

Distribution by countryGeography

90.49% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 90.49%
  Mexico 1.67%
  Uruguay 0.97%
  Italy 0.53%
  Brazil 0.35%
  Ecuador 0.35%
  Spain 0.35%
  Canada 0.35%
  Peru 0.35%
  Chile 0.26%
  Philippines 0.26%
  United Kingdom 0.26%
  Slovenia 0.18%
  South Africa 0.18%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Toshiba 94.25%
Lenovo 1.96%
Acer 1.68%
Hewlett-Packard 1.40%
Sony 0.28%
Intel 0.14%
Samsung 0.14%
Dell 0.14%
Common models
TOSHIBA Satellite C55-B 27.51%
TOSHIBA Satellite C75D-B 11.89%
TOSHIBA Satellite C55D-B 11.60%
TOSHIBA Satellite L15W-B 4.73%
TOSHIBA Satellite C855D 4.30%
TOSHIBA Satellite S55-B 3.44%

About SweetLabs

SweetLabs has two platforms, Pokki, a platform which brings media-rich web apps to the desktop and the OpenCandy Software Network, which offers installer based software bundles through the download and installation process.
Publisher URL: www.pokki.com

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