The Dead Linger

The Dead Linger

by Sandswept Studios

What is The Dead Linger?

The Dead Linger is software application developed by Sandswept Studios. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 64.63% of installations running this operating system. The Dead Linger's installer is typically 1.00 GB in size and installs around 27 files.

The Dead Linger is most popular in the United States with 62.69% of installations residing in this country.

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

Software Behaviors

Firewall:
  • Steam.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.
  • SteamTmp.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.
Scheduled tasks:
  • Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{CBE023F5-9D76-4358-A84B-A82A47A8BF8E}' (runs on registration).
  • SteamTmp.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{0FA4F2B3-5879-4EB7-87D7-15A36952D352}' (runs on registration).

Startup Entries

Registry entries:
  • Steam.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Steam.exe' and executes as C:\Program Files\steam\steam.exe.
  • SteamTmp.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://www.thedeadlinger.com
Support:
https://support.steampowered.com
Installation path:
C:\Games\Steam\steamapps\common\The Dead Linger
Uninstaller:
"C:\Games\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/245130
Size:
1.00 GB
Language:
English

The Dead Linger Executable Details

Primary executable:
TDL.exe
Name:
The Dead Linger
Path:
C:\Games\Steam\steamapps\common\The Dead Linger\TDL.exe
MD5:
ef560ab04390d05bb5aa2d5190bfa9f1
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by The Dead Linger
File Type Filename MD5
DLL
53577bf5503ae578ebb0ab2a1513bbca
EXE
5dce2cda87d7bbc38031aa07f8b350cd
DLL
6ff470284fd28429807b5b6cab68cf42
DLL
e1d6694a83ab295d9fa2e0fcaad5cc66
DLL
c67d71fd27a096e563c91d9478f4282b
DLL
8492663c2d88a29b597d2f07549e3ebb
DLL
157b6993403f3579f5c091f453bacd6c
DLL
8e41182801a12a8398f3907e065a0ec4
EXE
f2f9d7a00c960f1b63580bef6851be39
DLL
173c217e677c4b0c4f8a6d54ba13bf9b