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How common is it?
Global Rank #6,210
United States Rank #4,996
Reach 0.0734%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 10.32 days
304.43 days >
Average installed length: 159.95 days
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Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons
from Starbreeze Studios
What is Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons? (from Starbreeze Studios)
Brothers – A Tale of Two sons is produced by Starbreeze Studios along with film director Josef Fares and published by 505 Games. Guide two brothers on an epic fairy tale journey from visionary Swedish film director, Josef Fares and top-tier developer Starbreeze Studios. Control both brothers at once as you experience c... Read more
Overview
Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons is a software program developed by Starbreeze Studios. 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 103 files and is usually about 1.39 MB (1,452,994 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 57% of users of Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Canada.
Program details
URL: www.brothersthegame.com
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/225080
Estimated size: 1.39 MB
Files installed by Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons
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BrothersLauncher.exe - BrothersLauncher
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Brothers.exe - P13
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crashhandler.dll (by Valve) - Steam Crash Handler Library
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crashhandler64.dll (by Valve)
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GameOverlayRenderer.dll - Steam Game Overlay Renderer
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GameOverlayRenderer64.dll
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GameOverlayUI.exe - Steam
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SDL2.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
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Steam.dll
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Steam.exe - Steam Client Bootstrapper
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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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SteamOverlayVulkanLayer.dll
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SteamOverlayVulkanLayer64.dll
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SteamUI.dll - SteamUI Dynamic Link Library
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streaming_client.exe
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tier0_s.dll - tier0_s Dynamic Link Library
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tier0_s64.dll
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video.dll
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vstdlib_s.dll - vstdlib_ s.dll
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vstdlib_s64.dll
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uninstall.exe
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CSERHelper.dll - CSER Helper (Debug Helper Routines)
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icui18n.dll
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icuuc.dll
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v8.dll
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APEX_Clothing_Legacy_x86.dll (by NVIDIA) - APEX Dynamic Link Library
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APEX_Clothing_x86.dll (by NVIDIA)
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APEX_Destructible_Legacy_x86.dll
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APEX_Destructible_x86.dll
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ApexFramework_x86.dll
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cudart.dll
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cudart32_30_9.dll - NVIDIA CUDA 3.0.9 Runtime (NVIDIA CUDA Runtime, Version 3.0.9)
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d3d9.dll
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d3dcompiler_46.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® DirectX for Windows® (Direct3D HLSL Compiler)
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d3dcompiler_46_64.dll (by Microsoft)
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dbghelp.dll - Debugging Tools for Windows(R) (Windows Image Helper)
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dinput_x86.dll
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dinput8.dll
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dotNetFx40_Client_x86_x64.exe - Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile Setup)
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DXSetup.exe - Microsoft DirectX Setup
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EasyHook32.dll
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FxGraphLayout.dll (by OC3 Entertainment) - FxGraphLayout
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libav_h264-56.dll
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libavcodec-56.dll
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libavcodec-57.dll
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libavformat-56.dll
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libavformat-57.dll
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libavresample-2.dll
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libavresample-3.dll
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libavutil-54.dll
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libavutil-55.dll
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libGLESv2.dll
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libogg.dll
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libresample.dll (by Dominic Mazzoni) - libresample
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libswscale-3.dll
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libswscale-4.dll
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libvorbis.dll
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libvorbisfile.dll
Behaviors exhibited
2 Scheduled Tasks
- Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{B6D81AEC-C691-4109-ACBA-39A635BBAF0E}' (runs on registration).
- DXSETUP.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{83EE4058-A0A8-44B6-A116-14CD927D91B6}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- Steam.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Steam_Reg_HKCURun_S-1-5-21-3837917440-1771750534-681917250-1001.
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.
3 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
- Steam.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.
- BrothersLauncher.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program\Steam\steamapps\common\Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons\Binaries\Win32\BrothersLauncher.exe'.
- Brothers.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program\Steam\steamapps\common\Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons\Binaries\Win32\Brothers.exe'.
How do I remove Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons?
You can uninstall Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons 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 Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons, 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 Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 53%
Win XP 0%
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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 5%
Keep it 95%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 |
52.83% |
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Windows 7 |
46.89% |
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Windows Vista |
0.21% |
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Windows XP |
0.07% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
24.36% |
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Windows 8.1 |
17.85% |
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Windows 10 Home |
12.80% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
12.04% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
8.65% |
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Windows 8.1 Pro |
8.03% |
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Geography
56.78% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
56.78% |
United Kingdom |
7.18% |
Canada |
5.12% |
Germany |
4.49% |
France |
3.91% |
Australia |
3.06% |
Norway |
1.79% |
Netherlands |
1.69% |
Sweden |
1.58% |
Brazil |
1.27% |
Italy |
1.27% |
Spain |
1.00% |
Finland |
0.95% |
Belgium |
0.79% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
ASUS |
21.08% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
18.98% |
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GIGABYTE |
11.96% |
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Acer |
11.36% |
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Dell |
11.21% |
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Lenovo |
9.42% |
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MSI |
5.38% |
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Alienware |
4.63% |
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Samsung |
2.69% |
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Toshiba |
1.64% |
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Intel |
0.60% |
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Medion |
0.60% |
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Common models |
ASUS All Series |
22.66% |
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MSI MS-7821 |
3.92% |
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LENOVO 20217 |
3.05% |
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Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 |
2.18% |
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MSI MS-7693 |
1.96% |
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MSI MS-7751 |
1.96% |
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