Darksiders II

Darksiders II

by Vigil Games

What is Darksiders II?

Darksiders II is software application developed by Vigil Games. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 63.01% of installations running this operating system. Darksiders II's installer is typically 7.00 MB in size and installs around 34 files.

Darksiders II is most popular in the United States with 53.84% of installations residing in this country.

Darksiders II adds 3 scheduled tasks to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, Darksiders II is known to create 3 firewall exceptions to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About Darksiders II?

Darksiders II is an action-adventure video game developed by Vigil Games and published by THQ. Players assume the role of Death, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. The core gameplay features third-person hack and slash action-adventure mechanics, complemented by role-playing elements. The game challenges players with interactive puzzle elements, requiring strategic thinking to navigate through a series of levers, doors, elevators, portals, and more in order to progress and achieve objectives. The game world is expansive, featuring open world "overworld" regions that can be freely explored on foot or by horse, as well as various dungeons where quests are undertaken. Main and side quests, as well as boss fights, are an integral part of the game. In addition, players can utilize "fast-travel" to instantly teleport to specific map points, and can also fast-travel back to the overworld while saving their dungeon location for later continuation without losing progress.

Software Behaviors

Firewall:
  • Darksiders2.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\common\Darksiders 2\Darksiders2.exe'.
  • 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 '{F379847F-E7EF-4084-9B2F-B87B28202FA4}' (runs on registration).
  • Darksiders2.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{32E20E27-F2F8-4303-B0B1-07E7CF80C97E}' (runs on registration).
  • steamTmp.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{0FA4F2B3-5879-4EB7-87D7-15A36952D352}' (runs on registration).

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:
  • Steam.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Steam.
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://vigilgames.com
Support:
https://support.steampowered.com
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Darksiders 2
Uninstaller:
"C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/50650
Size:
7.00 MB
Language:
French

Darksiders II Executable Details

Primary executable:
Darksiders2.exe
Name:
Darksiders II
Path:
C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Darksiders 2\Darksiders2.exe
MD5:
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by Darksiders II
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
9c73f7bd76096a568b25f1b45410779d
DLL
59d06243b155a8f633aa46e7996a6d5f
DLL
353f5758edcd8190cdc55ac6abf3d385
EXE
8f224019d16535d7147884689dee1148