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We Were Here

Overview

We Were Here is a program developed by Total Mayham Games. 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 main program executable is We Were Here.exe. The software installer includes 44 files and is usually about 3.26 MB (3,416,471 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 59% of users of We Were Here come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and France.

Program detailsProgram details

Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\We Were Here
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/582500
Estimated size: 3.26 MB

Program filesFiles installed by We Were Here

Program executable:We Were Here.exe
Path:C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\We Were Here\We Were Here.exe
MD5:e1849cb314d3a7541cbf4b5683b1f187
Additional files:
  • steam_api64.dll (by Valve) - Steam Client API
  • crashhandler.dll (by Valve) - 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
  • openvr_api.dll
  • SDL2.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
  • Steam.dll
  • Steam.exe - Steam Client Bootstrapper
  • steam_api.dll
  • Steam2.dll - Steam Client Engine
  • steamclient.dll
  • steamclient64.dll
  • steamerrorreporter.exe
  • steamerrorreporter64.exe
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer.dll
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer.json
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer64.dll
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer64.json
  • 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
  • We Were Here VR.exe
  • We Were Here.exe
  • winh264.dll
  • WriteMiniDump.exe - Win32 MiniDump Helper

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F6387CA2-7BFC-4121-80A8-8234577DBAF1}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • Steam.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 3.
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 We Were Here?

You can uninstall We Were Here 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 We Were Here, 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 We Were Here.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 80%
Win 7 (SP1) 20%
  
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
  
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 6%
Keep it 94%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 80.00%
Windows 7 20.00%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Home 50.00%
Windows 10 Pro 20.27%
Windows 7 Home Premium 8.11%
Windows 7 Ultimate 6.76%
Windows 7 Professional 5.41%
Windows 8.1 Pro 5.41%

Distribution by countryGeography

58.59% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 58.59%
  United Kingdom 9.09%
  France 6.06%
  Canada 5.05%
  Germany 5.05%
  Netherlands 3.03%
  Austria 2.02%
  Singapore 2.02%
  Brazil 1.01%
  Switzerland 1.01%
  DK 1.01%
  Spain 1.01%
  Finland 1.01%
  Hong Kong 1.01%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
ASUS 22.86%
Acer 20.00%
Dell 17.14%
Lenovo 11.43%
Hewlett-Packard 11.43%
GIGABYTE 8.57%
Alienware 8.57%
Common models
ASUS All Series 11.32%
Gigabyte H97M-D3H 5.66%
MSI MS-7693 3.77%
Razer Blade 1.89%
MSI MS-7996 1.89%
MSI MS-7978 1.89%

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