The Forest

The Forest

by Endnight Games Ltd

What is The Forest?

The Forest is software application developed by Endnight Games Ltd. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 10 with nearly 62.46% of installations running this operating system. The Forest's installer is typically 1.00 GB in size and installs around 52 files.

The Forest is most popular in the United States with 58.64% of installations residing in this country.

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

About The Forest?

The Forest is an immersive first-person survival horror video game that sets players on a harrowing journey to survive in a mysterious and dangerous forest environment. Drawing players into a gripping tale of exploration, resource gathering, and terrifying encounters, The Forest delivers a pulse-pounding gaming experience that challenges players to navigate and endure the perils of the wilderness.

Software Behaviors

Firewall:
  • Steam.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.
  • TheForest.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Programosy\Steam\steamapps\common\The Forest\TheForest.exe'.
Scheduled tasks:
  • Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{B6D81AEC-C691-4109-ACBA-39A635BBAF0E}' (runs on registration).

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:
  • Steam.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Steam_Reg_HKCURun_S-1-5-21-3837917440-1771750534-681917250-1001.
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://survivetheforest.com
Support:
https://support.steampowered.com
Installation path:
C:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\The Forest
Uninstaller:
"C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/242760
Size:
1.00 GB
Language:
English

The Forest Executable Details

Primary executable:
TheForest.exe
Name:
The Forest
Path:
C:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\The Forest\TheForest.exe
MD5:
186223f473e68f4af722079de2f7b9e2
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by The Forest
File Type Filename MD5
DLL
920dccabd861df0e1085d49b1b24c798
EXE
cba18e37dcb02985eff0c19c9fbc4ba3