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Should I remove Team Fortress 2 Beta?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
23% remove it77% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #13,421
United States Rank #9,009
Reach 0.0226%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 26.45 days
780.36 days >
Average installed length: 410.02 days

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Team Fortress 2 Beta

What is Team Fortress 2 Beta?

Team Fortress 2 is a team-based first-person shooter (FPS) multiplayer video game developed by Valve Corporation. It is a sequel to the original mod Team Fortress based on the Source engine. Team Fortress 2 is distributed online through the Steam system, while retail distribution was handled by Electronic Arts. Team Fortress 2 is the first of Valve's multiplayer games to provide detailed statistics for individual players.

Overview

During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. Upon being installed, the software adds a Windows Service which is designed to run continuously in the background. Manually stopping the service has been seen to cause the program to stop functing properly. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. 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 software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The primary executable is named hl2.exe. The setup package generally installs about 93 files and is usually about 657.75 MB (689,697,255 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.half-life2.com
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Team Fortress 2 Beta
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/520
Estimated size: 657.75 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Team Fortress 2 Beta

Program executable:hl2.exe
Path:C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Team Fortress 2 Beta\hl2.exe
MD5:dd0aeefc6e93ea68af047616e9f15e2b
Additional files:
  • AppOverlay.dll - Steam Application Overlay Renderer (Steam Application Overlay)
  • AppOverlay64.dll
  • crashhandler.dll - Steam Crash Handler Library
  • crashhandler64.dll
  • GameOverlayRenderer.dll - Steam Game Overlay Renderer
  • GameOverlayRenderer64.dll
  • SDL2.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
  • Steam.dll
  • Steam.exe - Steam Client Bootstrapper
  • steamclient.dll - Steam
  • steamclient64.dll
  • steamerrorreporter.exe
  • SteamUI.dll - SteamUI Dynamic Link Library
  • tier0_s.dll - tier0_s Dynamic Link Library
  • tier0_s64.dll
  • vstdlib_s.dll - vstdlib_ s.dll
  • vstdlib_s64.dll
  • steamerrorreporter64.exe
  • GameOverlayUI.exe
  • libavresample-1.dll
  • SteamTmp.exe
  • streaming_client.exe
  • libavutil-53.dll
  • avutil-51.dll
  • libavcodec-55.dll
  • libavformat-55.dll
  • video.dll
  • AdminServer.dll
  • avcodec-52.dll
  • avcodec-53.dll
  • avformat-52.dll
  • avformat-53.dll
  • avutil-50.dll
  • binkw32.dll (by RAD Game Tools) - Bink and Smacker (RAD Video Tools)
  • bsppack.dll
  • bugreporter.dll
  • bugreporter_filequeue.dll
  • bugreporter_public.dll
  • chromehtml.dll
  • CSERHelper.dll - CSER Helper (Debug Helper Routines)
  • d3dcompiler_46.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® DirectX for Windows® (Direct3D HLSL Compiler)
  • d3dcompiler_46_64.dll (by Microsoft)
  • datacache.dll
  • datamodel.dll
  • dbghelp.dll - Debugging Tools for Windows(R) (Windows Image Helper)
  • dmserializers.dll
  • engine.dll
  • FileSystem_Stdio.dll
  • FileSystemOpenDialog.dll - SteamFileDialog Dynamic Link Library (SteamFileDialog DLL)
  • friendsui.dll
  • GameUI.dll
  • haptics.dll
  • icudt.dll (by The ICU Project) - International Components for Unicode (ICU Data DLL)
  • icudt42.dll (by IBM and others)
  • inputsystem.dll
  • launcher.dll
  • libavutil-52.dll
  • libcef.dll - Chromium Embedded Framework (CEF) Dynamic Link Library
  • libsasl.dll
  • libswscale-2.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

4 Scheduled Tasks
  • 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).
  • Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{8D3582C1-41C7-41A8-B26C-6621A697867F}' (runs on registration).
  • GameOverlayUI.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{98D22EE8-FBCE-4B0A-A638-4A27C81582F5}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • Steam.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Steam 2.
Service
  • Unwise32.exe runs as a service named 'Browser System Enahncer' (671c50b0).
2 Startup Files (User Run)
  • 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.
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • Steam.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Steam' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" -silent.
3 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
  • Steam.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.
  • Unwise32.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files1\Yahoo!\MESSEN~1\UNWISE.EXE'.
  • SteamTmp.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.
Network connections
  • Steam.exe connects to a96-7-41-160.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com (96.7.41.160 port 80).
  • Steam.exe connects to 208.78.164.14 (port 27018).
  • Steam.exe connects to 146.66.155.9 (port 27017).
  • SteamTmp.exe connects to cdn-178-79-196-253.pmo.llnw.net (178.79.196.253 port 80).
  • SteamTmp.exe connects to 69.28.145.170 (port 27017).
  • SteamTmp.exe connects to cm-04.lux.valve.net (146.66.152.15 port 27018).
  • SteamTmp.exe connects to 80.239.194.142 (port 27030).
  • SteamTmp.exe connects to VALVE-CORPO.car2.Philadelphia1.Level3.net (4.78.155.50 port 27031).

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

Steam.exe
Memory:151.98 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0003899617%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00015490%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00023506%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:41,366,072
8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:374
70 average
I/O reads/min:3.07 MB
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:1.78 MB
105.02 KB average
GameOverlayUI.exe
Memory:21.35 MB
Total CPU:0.0004747990%
Kernel CPU:0.00032078%
User CPU:0.00015402%
CPU cycles/sec:16,959,400
I/O reads/min:35.45 KB
I/O writes/min:3.3 KB
SteamTmp.exe
Memory:230.39 MB
Total CPU:0.0025027453%
Kernel CPU:0.00142709%
User CPU:0.00107566%
CPU cycles/sec:28,069,388
Switches/sec:334
I/O reads/min:1.77 MB
I/O writes/min:2.18 MB

How do I remove Team Fortress 2 Beta?

You can uninstall Team Fortress 2 Beta from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. 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.
  2. When you find the program Team Fortress 2 Beta, 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).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Team Fortress 2 Beta.
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
  
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 23%
Keep it 77%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#13,421

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 83.22%
Windows 10 12.08%
Windows Vista 2.91%
Windows XP 1.79%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 57.53%
Windows 7 Ultimate 12.81%
Windows 7 Professional 11.24%
Windows 8 3.37%
Windows 8.1 2.92%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 2.70%

Distribution by countryGeography

69.66% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 69.66%
  United Kingdom 7.06%
  Canada 3.85%
  Australia 2.89%
  Germany 2.41%
  France 1.93%
  Sweden 1.93%
  Finland 1.44%
  Netherlands 0.96%
  Norway 0.80%
  Brazil 0.64%
  DK 0.48%
  Spain 0.48%
  Poland 0.48%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 24.06%
Hewlett-Packard 22.56%
GIGABYTE 15.41%
Acer 14.29%
ASUS 7.52%
Toshiba 6.02%
Alienware 5.64%
Lenovo 1.88%
Intel 1.50%
MSI 1.13%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 7.45%
Dell XPS 8300 5.32%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 5.32%
Dell Dell System XPS L5... 2.66%
Dell Dell System Inspir... 2.13%
Gateway DX4860 2.13%

About Valve

Valve is a video game development and digital distribution company through Steam best known for its critically acclaimed product, Half-Life.
Publisher URL: www.valvesoftware.com

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