What is BioShock?

BioShock is software application developed by 2K Games. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 52.84% of installations running this operating system. BioShock's installer is typically 19.00 MB in size and installs around 90 files.

BioShock is most popular in the United States with 63.74% of installations residing in this country.

BioShock adds 2 scheduled tasks to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, BioShock is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About BioShock?

BioShock is a first-person shooter video game developed by Irrational Games, featuring role-playing game customization and stealth elements. The game is reminiscent of System Shock 2 and follows the story of the player character, Jack, as he navigates the underwater city of Rapture in 1960. Players use a combination of weapons and plasmids to accomplish objectives and unravel the city's history through in-game audio recordings. BioShock utilizes a heavily modified version of the Unreal Engine 2.5, incorporating advanced technologies from Unreal Engine 3. The Windows version of the game offers the option to utilize Direct3D 10 features, provided the system meets the necessary hardware and software requirements. However, the game will also run on DirectX 9 without the added effects.

Software Behaviors

Firewall:

Steam.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.

Scheduled tasks:

Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{CC29CBDA-1EA3-44CC-882F-AFADB7D351AB}' (runs on registration).
Bioshock.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{A6D24C33-2E03-430A-85A2-3A9473C3C358}' (runs on registration).

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:

Steam.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Steam Login.

Registry entries:

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.

Software Details

URL:

https://www.2kgames.com/bioshock

Support:

https://support.steampowered.com

Installation path:

C:\Program Files\steam\steamapps\common\bioshock

Uninstaller:

"C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/7670

Size:

19.00 MB

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