Should I remove A-Ball?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
3% remove it97% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #37,482
United States Rank #47,764
Reach 0.0029%
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 1.0 |
100.00% |
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A-Ball
What is A-Ball?
A-Ball is a casual video games distributed through the GameTop.com download portal. The trial verison of the game in some cases drops an icon on the user's desktop 'Online Free Games' which links to a partner portal such as onlinefreegames.com.
Overview
A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The main program executable is a-ball.exe. The software installer includes 19 files.
Program details
URL: www.GameTop.com
Installation folder: C:\GameTop.com\A-Ball\
Uninstaller: "C:\GameTop.com\A-Ball\unins000.exe"
Files installed by A-Ball
| Program executable: | a-ball.exe |
| Path: | C:\gametop.com\a-ball\a-ball.exe |
| MD5: | 3eacee283714502bb39340f7f366a150 |
Additional files:
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unins000.exe - Inno Setup (Setup/Uninstall)
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BlitzClose.dll
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blitzsys.dll
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BSys.dll
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bass.dll (by Un4seen Developments) - BASS
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birds.exe
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dbghelp.dll (by Microsoft) - Debugging Tools for Windows(R) (Windows Image Helper)
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Game.exe
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lua5.1.dll (by Lua.org, PUC-Rio) - Lua (Lua script engine)
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msvcp71.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® Visual Studio .NET (Microsoft® C++ Runtime Library)
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msvcr71.dll - Microsoft® C Runtime Library
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NavalStrike.exe
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OpenAL32.dll (by Portions (C) Creative Labs and NVIDIA) - Standard OpenAL(TM) Library (Standard OpenAL(TM) Implementation)
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ssc.exe (by Fireglow Games) - Sudden Strike 3 (Sudden Strike 3 Game)
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unins002.exe
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unins003.exe
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wrap_oal.dll (by Creative Labs) - Creative Labs OpenAL32 (OpenAL32)
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zlibwapi.dll - ZLib.DLL (zlib data compression library)
Behaviors exhibited
2 Scheduled Tasks
- birds.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{A2040971-E939-432A-B693-3EBB564FCC15}' (runs on registration).
- A-Ball.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{EBF1F6E5-C472-4702-8878-4138C4A7013A}' (runs on registration).
How do I remove A-Ball?
You can uninstall A-Ball from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program A-Ball, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove A-Ball.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 65%
Win Vista 2%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 3%
Keep it 97%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #37,482
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
71.93% |
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| Windows XP |
10.53% |
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| Windows 10 |
8.77% |
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| Windows Vista |
8.77% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
42.11% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
21.05% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
10.53% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
7.02% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
7.02% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
3.51% |
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Geography
29.51% of installs come from Germany
Which countries install it?
| Germany |
29.51% |
| United States |
26.23% |
| Italy |
13.11% |
| Canada |
4.92% |
| Poland |
4.92% |
| India |
3.28% |
| Australia |
1.64% |
| Brazil |
1.64% |
| BY |
1.64% |
| Czech Republic |
1.64% |
| Egypt |
1.64% |
| United Kingdom |
1.64% |
| Israel |
1.64% |
| Iran |
1.64% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Acer |
26.09% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
23.91% |
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| Dell |
13.04% |
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| ASUS |
6.52% |
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| Medion |
6.52% |
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| MSI |
4.35% |
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| GIGABYTE |
4.35% |
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| Toshiba |
4.35% |
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| Lenovo |
4.35% |
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| American Megatrends |
4.35% |
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| Apple |
2.17% |
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Common models |
| Dell Inspiron 530 |
6.12% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
4.08% |
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| HP-Pavilion FQ596AA-ABA a... |
4.08% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite C660 |
4.08% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite P770 |
2.04% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite A100 |
2.04% |
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About (from Media Contact LLC)
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