steam.exe file information

The process Steam

belongs to the software Steam or Steam(TM) or Doom or steam.exe or steam.exe" -silent or PacSteam or Deus Ex: Game of the Year or Enemy Territory: QUAKE Warsor Source Dedicated Server or Half-Life or Counter-Strike: Source or Team Fortress Classic or Garry's Mod or Audiosurf Demo or TrackMania Nations Forever orSource SDK or RedOrchestra SDK Beta or Red Orchestra or Killing Floor or Dragon Age: Origins or S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of or Call of Duty: Modern Warfare orAssassin's Creed or Universe at War: Earth Assault or Empire: Total War or Portal

by Valve Corporation (www.valvesoftware.com).

Description: File steam.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files" or sometimes in a subfolder of C:\ (mostly C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\). Known file sizes on Windows XP are 1,249,280 bytes (47% of all occurrence), 1,269,760 bytes, 1,258,744 bytes, 1,271,032 bytes, 1,410,296 bytes, 1,266,936 bytes, 1,238,352 bytes, 1,259,000 bytes, 1,217,808 bytes, 1,217,784 bytes, 1,217,872 bytes, 1,241,088 bytes, 69,632 bytes, 36,953 bytes, 958,464 bytes, 24,076 bytes, 37,124 bytes.
The program has a visible window. There is no file information. steam.exe is not a Windows core file. The application starts when Windows starts (see Registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders,HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). The process listens for or sends data on open ports to LAN or Internet. steam.exe is able to record inputs, monitor applications. Therefore the technical security rating is20% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

External information from Paul Collins:
There are different files with the same name:

• "Steam" is not required to run at start up. Valve Software's STEAM broadband game client. Steam is Valve's new way of getting games into your hands ASAP. Games like Half-Life, Counter-Strike, and Counter-Strike: Condition Zero are all being made available through Steam. Steam games are automatically kept up-to-date with the latest content and revisions. Steam also includes an instant-message client which even works while you're in-game
• "Winlogin.exe" definitely not required. Added by a variant of the AGENT.AH TROJAN!

Important: Some malware camouflage themselves as steam.exe, particularly if they are located in c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Thus check the steam.exe process on your pc whether it is pest. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. It is one of the Top Download Picks of 2005 of The Washington Post and PC World.