PlayNC Launcher

PlayNC Launcher

by NCsoft Corporation, Ltd.

What is PlayNC Launcher?

PlayNC Launcher is software application developed by NCsoft Corporation, Ltd.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 47.37% of installations running this operating system. PlayNC Launcher's installer is typically 5.00 MB in size and installs around 13 files. The most common release is 1.1.9000 with 78.95% of all installations currently using this version.

PlayNC Launcher is most popular in the United States with 64% of installations residing in this country.

PlayNC Launcher 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, PlayNC Launcher is known to create 2 firewall exceptions to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

Software Behaviors

Firewall:
  • _Launcher.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\NCSoft\Launcher\_Launcher.exe'.
  • NCLauncher.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\NCsoft\Launcher\NCLauncher.exe'.
Scheduled tasks:
  • NCLauncher.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{DFDBE8ED-4244-4A39-9094-6A961B9773AD}' (runs on registration).

Startup Entries

Registry entries:
  • NCLauncher.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'NCsoft Launcher' and executes as C:\Program Files\NCSoft\Launcher\NCLauncher.exe /Minimized.

Software Details

URL:
https://www.plaync.com
Support:
https://support.plaync.com
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\NCSoft\Launcher
Uninstaller:
C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{5F8E2CBB-949D-4175-AC98-5ADE7F6C9697}\setup.exe -runfromtemp -l0x0009 -removeonly
Size:
5.00 MB
Language:
English

PlayNC Launcher Executable Details

Primary executable:
NCLauncher.exe
Name:
PlayNC Launcher
Path:
C:\Program Files\NCSoft\Launcher\NCLauncher.exe
MD5:
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by PlayNC Launcher
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
35fead5d5287e6c111bb9c7fd94cdb7e
DLL
4748eed2ac1b409e502e62813e02c2e3
EXE
f6797c3b9a90d675fa479c2d6835a247