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
21e740ea8abe6c257de678a818fe94da
EXE
5ef29737502391e9325fa4514714612f
EXE
7e105e57cce7e43e951e00a4e0d18c45
EXE
935aee4a0e5ef963a2a27a6e428f25a5
EXE
41a6bb2942ac2da55513fdb64baf8587
EXE
f51a65ad33afc189e0b5598edb46a8cc
EXE
4a89ac681025d078d19c8348a18a8b2d
EXE
4a374985edc76c0c46c7eaea73b9c749
EXE
b9300d95e4a246bb4b30803bcbab6e66
EXE
c4e62f9acf1367d387b49652fb2525f8