What is Half-Life 2: Episode One?

Half-Life 2: Episode One is software application developed by Valve Corporation. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 56.89% of installations running this operating system. Half-Life 2: Episode One's installer is typically 272.00 MB in size and installs around 61 files.

Half-Life 2: Episode One is most popular in the United States with 62.46% of installations residing in this country.

Half-Life 2: Episode One adds 5 scheduled tasks to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, Half-Life 2: Episode One is known to create 4 firewall exceptions to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About Half-Life 2: Episode One?

Developed by Valve Corporation, Half-Life 2: Episode One is a first-person shooter video game and the first installment in a series of episodes that serves as the sequel to Half-Life 2. Set in the war-torn City 17, the game follows scientist Gordon Freeman and his companion Alyx Vance as they continue to fight against the transhuman race known as the Combine. The game begins with Gordon awakening outside the Citadel, the enemy's base of operations, after being left unconscious at the end of Half-Life 2. Throughout the game, players travel with Alyx as they work towards evacuating the city. The game concludes with Gordon and Alyx getting caught in a significant accident, setting the stage for the sequel, Episode Two, where the fate of both characters is revealed.

Software Behaviors

Services:

Unwise32.exe runs as a service named 'Browser System Enahncer' (671c50b0).

Firewall:

hl2.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Portal\hl2.exe'.
Steam.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program\Valve\Steam\Steam.exe'.
steamTmp.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Gamerelated\steamXP\Steam.exe'.
Unwise32.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files1\Yahoo!\MESSEN~1\UNWISE.EXE'.

Scheduled tasks:

Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{CC29CBDA-1EA3-44CC-882F-AFADB7D351AB}' (runs on registration).
Unwise32.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F71A9918-1861-4EFE-AE94-530BDDE46DD4}' (runs on registration).
SteamTmp.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{C595049B-AAB0-4C64-8971-CFB8A1A5FDD3}' (runs on registration).
hl2.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F7A6F2F2-CCC9-48F1-AF3F-54FDCB0EE4BB}' (runs on registration).
GameOverlayUI.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{98D22EE8-FBCE-4B0A-A638-4A27C81582F5}' (runs on registration).

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:

Steam.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Steam 2.

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.
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.half-life2.com

Support:

https://support.steampowered.com

Installation path:

C:\Program Files\steam\steamapps\jobyfrate\half-life 2 episode one

Uninstaller:

"C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/380

Size:

272.00 MB

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