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Basketball

Overview

Basketball is a program developed by grafio. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. 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 programs's main executable is Basketball.exe and has been seen to consume an average CPU of less than one percent, and utilizes about 256.71 MB of memory. The software installer includes 2 files and is usually about 940.18 KB (962,744 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows Vista (SP1). While about 40% of users of Basketball come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada and United Arab Emirates.

Program detailsProgram details

Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Basketball
Uninstaller: wscript "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Basketball\uninstall.vbs"
Estimated size: 940.18 KB

Program filesFiles installed by Basketball

Program executable:Basketball.exe
Name:Opera Internet Browser
Signed by:Opera Software ASA
Path:C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Basketball\Basketball.exe
MD5:734cacde3e6d1882aae2c6f8f8be4f93
Opera is a web browser and Internet suite developed by Opera Software. The browser handles common Internet-related tasks such as displaying web sites, sending and receiving e-mail messages, managing contacts, chatting on IRC, downloading...
Additional files:
  • Basketball.exe (by Opera Software) - Opera Internet Browser
  • OUniAnsi.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • Basketball.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{13E222CD-E83D-4003-8FC7-A55140309696}' (runs on registration).
Startup File (User Run)
  • Basketball.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Opera Internet Browser' and executes as C:\Program Files\Opera x64\Opera.exe.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • Basketball.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Opera\Opera.exe'.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

Basketball.exe
Memory:256.71 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0476244771%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.04139734%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00622714%
0.015104% average

How do I remove Basketball?

You can uninstall Basketball 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 Basketball, 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 Basketball.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 57%
Win 7 14%
 
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 4%
Keep it 96%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 85.71%
Windows Vista 14.29%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 42.86%
Windows 7 Ultimate 28.57%
Windows 7 Enterprise 14.29%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 14.29%

Distribution by countryGeography

40.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 40.00%
  Canada 20.00%
  United Arab Emirates 10.00%
  Finland 10.00%
  Slovakia 10.00%
  Turkey 10.00%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer 50.00%
Sahara 16.67%
Dell 16.67%
American Megatrends 16.67%
Common models
Packard Bell EasyNote TJ6... 14.29%
MIKROLOG PRO G43 - CT 14.29%
LG Electronics R510-K.APM... 14.29%
Dell Studio One 1909 14.29%
Acer Extensa 5235 14.29%
ACER Aspire X1900 14.29%

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