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:
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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:
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SHA-1:
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SHA-256:
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Files installed by World of Warcraft