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The Guild II

from 4 Head Studios

Remove The Guild II by 4 Head Studios

Overview

The Guild II is a program developed by 4 Head Studios. 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 48 files and is usually about 2.15 MB (2,259,645 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 57% of users of The Guild II come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Germany.

Program details

URL: www.the-guild.com

Help link: support.steampowered.com

Installation folder: C:\Games\Steam\steamapps\common\The Guild II

Uninstaller: "C:\Games\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/39650

Estimated size: 2.15 MB

Files installed by The Guild II

GuildII.exe (by 4HEAD Studios) - Guild II (GuildII)
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 - Windows Image Helper
fmod.dll (by Firelight Technologies Pty, Ltd) - FMOD
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
MFC71.dll - Microsoft® Visual Studio .NET (MFCDLL Shared Library - Retail Version)
msvcp71.dll - Microsoft® C++ Runtime Library
msvcr71.dll - Microsoft® C Runtime Library
OpenURL.exe
protect.dll (by Solidshield Technologies) - Solidshield Library
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
stlport.5.0.dll (by STLport Consulting) - STLport Standard ANSI C++ Library (STLport)
streaming_client.exe
tier0_s.dll - tier0_s Dynamic Link Library
tier0_s64.dll
uninstall.exe
UNWISE.EXE
v8.dll
video.dll
vstdlib_s.dll - vstdlib_ s.dll
vstdlib_s64.dll
winh264.dll
WriteMiniDump.exe - Win32 MiniDump Helper
XviD-1.2.2-07062009.exe (by Xvid team) - Xvid 1.2.2 final-installer

Behaviors exhibited

2 Scheduled Tasks

Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{A14B6D8D-51FE-4C39-94B7-51FC1427939F}' (runs on registration).
GameOverlayUI.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Steam Overlaylol'.

Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)

Steam.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Steam_Reg_HKCURun_S-1-5-21-1646055978-2255025000-3107839011-1001.

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 Guild II?

You can uninstall The Guild II 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 The Guild II, 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 The Guild II.

OS VERSIONS

Win 10 57%

Win Vista (SP2) 1%

HOW IT STARTS

Automatically starts? Yes

(Found in the run registry)

USER ACTIONS

Uninstall it 4%

Keep it 96%

Windows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

Windows 10	56.96%
Windows 7	42.41%
Windows Vista	0.63%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium	26.58%
Windows 10 Home	20.25%
Windows 8.1	18.35%
Windows 7 Ultimate	8.86%
Windows 10 Pro	7.59%
Windows 7 Professional	6.96%

Geography

57.21% of installs come from the United States

Which countries install it?

United States	57.21%
United Kingdom	10.10%
Germany	7.69%
Canada	4.81%
DK	3.85%
France	2.88%
Norway	1.92%
New Zealand	1.92%
Belgium	1.44%
Austria	0.96%
Netherlands	0.96%
Sweden	0.96%
Australia	0.48%
Czech Republic	0.48%

PC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

Hewlett-Packard	24.39%
Acer	18.29%
ASUS	17.07%
Dell	12.20%
Lenovo	10.98%
GIGABYTE	6.10%
MSI	4.88%
Alienware	3.66%
Samsung	2.44%
Common models
ASUS All Series	4.55%
MSI MS-7821	2.73%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ...	2.73%
ASUSTeK X555LJ	1.82%
Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3	1.82%
MSI MS-7673	1.82%

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