World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft

by Blizzard Entertainment

What is World of Warcraft?

World of Warcraft is software application developed by Blizzard Entertainment. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 48.92% of installations running this operating system. World of Warcraft's installer is typically 14.00 MB in size and installs around 488 files. The most common release is 5.3.0.17128 with 4.48% of all installations currently using this version.

World of Warcraft is most popular in the United States with 60.69% of installations residing in this country.

World of Warcraft adds 6 scheduled tasks to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, World of Warcraft is known to create 5 firewall exceptions to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About World of Warcraft?

World of Warcraft is an MMORPG set in the Warcraft universe, making it the fourth installment in the series. Players command a character avatar within the game world, with the option of third- or first-person view, to explore the environment, battle monsters, accomplish quests, and engage with both NPCs and fellow players.

Software Behaviors

Firewall:
  • WoW-x.x.x.x-4.0.0.12911-Downloader.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\World of Warcraft\WoW-x.x.x.x-4.0.0.12911-Downloader.exe'.
  • Launcher.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\Launcher.exe'.
  • BackgroundDownloader.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Games\World of Warcraft\BackgroundDownloader.exe'.
  • WoW-x.x.x.x-4.0.0.12911-EU-Downloader.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\WoW-x.x.x.x-4.0.0.12911-EU-Downloader.exe'.
  • Repair.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\Repair.exe'.
Scheduled tasks:
  • Repair.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F66BF63C-E12C-411A-B759-7707914ABACE}' (runs on registration).
  • Launcher.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F0648D7A-927A-467D-9428-9DEE4F42445D}' (runs on registration).
  • World of Warcraft Launcher.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{916FB9D8-98AF-4250-941F-DD04AA8AA1F7}' (runs on registration).
  • Wow.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{E847EDAF-206E-4AFE-AF45-8419C48E8415}' (runs on registration).
  • MovieProxy.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{34514954-9D01-4F47-AC7C-3812997AE430}' (runs on registration).
  • BlizzardError.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{E33D346F-57F8-4552-98FB-EB4311FAEE7C}' (runs on registration).

Software Details

URL:
https://us.blizzard.com/support
Support:
Installation path:
C:\Games\World of Warcraft\
Uninstaller:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Blizzard Entertainment\World of Warcraft\Uninstall.exe
Size:
14.00 MB
Language:
English

World of Warcraft Executable Details

Primary executable:
Wow.exe
Name:
World of Warcraft
Path:
C:\Games\World of Warcraft\Wow.exe
MD5:
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by World of Warcraft
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
40df9d44700d6480d00adf823ef8a167
EXE
8d4d83a761dafad9f0d46004c159b35d
EXE
157fae1a08a23fc0dfe1e49029a5669f
EXE
3f9b9a0856e094696ec5631c5e753075
EXE
0126811c2b2d71ba5fe15c9d16da7664
EXE
76c128536245a0c77cefb4e5ac775232
EXE
f3008ca02f0aa239db33b3bddeb4d9ff
EXE
e28616bcdb1698c0cc5539445d794128
DLL
075844a65b2a0968e17da74390323f82
DLL
51e2744d5e486cb3bc228f4596e4d28f