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Should I remove Mark of the Ninja?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
4% remove it96% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #3,331
United States Rank #3,013
Reach 0.1696%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 15.94 days
470.32 days >
Average installed length: 247.12 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.0.0.0 0.03%

Mark of the Ninja

Overview

Mark of the Ninja is a program developed by Klei Entertainment. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. 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 main program executable is x360ce.exe. The software installer includes 55 files and is usually about 2.24 MB (2,345,092 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 55% of users of Mark of the Ninja come from the United States, it is also popular in France and United Kingdom.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.markoftheninja.com
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\windows\mark of the ninja
Uninstaller: "C:\Windows\Mark of the Ninja\uninstall.exe" "/C:C:\New folder (3)\Uninstall\uninstall.xml"
Estimated size: 2.24 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Mark of the Ninja

Program executable:x360ce.exe
Name:X360 Controller Emulator
Path:C:\Users\Aymeric\Steam\steamapps\common\mark_of_the_ninja\x360ce.exe
MD5:e38562ed52977b1fe2e631907106b03b
Additional files:
  • AppOverlay.dll (by Valve) - Steam Application Overlay Renderer (Steam Application Overlay)
  • AppOverlay64.dll (by Valve)
  • crashhandler.dll - Steam Crash Handler Library
  • crashhandler64.dll
  • GameOverlayRenderer.dll - Steam Game Overlay Renderer
  • GameOverlayRenderer64.dll
  • GameOverlayUI.exe - Steam
  • Steam.exe - Steam Client Bootstrapper
  • steamclient.dll
  • steamclient64.dll
  • steamerrorreporter.exe
  • steamerrorreporter64.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
  • game.exe - Mark of the Ninja
  • SDL2.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
  • Steam.dll - Steam Client Engine
  • libavresample-1.dll
  • SteamTmp.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Scheduled Tasks
  • Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F379847F-E7EF-4084-9B2F-B87B28202FA4}' (runs on registration).
  • SteamTmp.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{694711D6-27A0-4D68-8836-D5F25B163A59}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • Steam.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Steam 2.
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
  • game.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\mark_of_the_ninja\bin\game.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'.
Network connections
  • 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

GameOverlayUI.exe
Memory:36.47 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0126768236%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00708749%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00558933%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:30,822,598
8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:194
70 average
I/O reads/min:633.64 KB
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:29.26 KB
105.02 KB average
Steam.exe
Memory:150.65 MB
Total CPU:0.0024978529%
Kernel CPU:0.00132835%
User CPU:0.00116950%
CPU cycles/sec:169,644,115
Switches/sec:1,059
I/O reads/min:1.14 MB
I/O writes/min:163.79 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 Mark of the Ninja?

You can uninstall Mark of the Ninja 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 Mark of the Ninja, 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 Mark of the Ninja.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 56%
Win 7 0%
  
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? 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 57.82%
Windows 10 40.99%
Windows Vista 0.78%
Windows XP 0.42%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 32.25%
Windows 7 Ultimate 14.00%
Windows 8.1 12.86%
Windows 7 Professional 10.19%
Windows 10 Home 7.34%
Windows 8.1 Pro 7.04%

Distribution by countryGeography

55.13% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 55.13%
  France 7.02%
  United Kingdom 6.68%
  Canada 4.49%
  Germany 3.14%
  Australia 2.70%
  Brazil 1.91%
  Netherlands 1.50%
  DK 1.35%
  Sweden 1.30%
  Finland 1.28%
  Spain 1.13%
  Norway 0.93%
  Belgium 0.86%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
ASUS 19.08%
Hewlett-Packard 17.34%
Acer 13.01%
GIGABYTE 12.66%
Dell 12.49%
Lenovo 8.73%
Alienware 4.62%
Toshiba 4.51%
MSI 3.41%
Samsung 2.72%
Intel 0.92%
Apple 0.52%
Common models
ASUS All Series 11.93%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 3.80%
MSI MS-7821 3.80%
MSI MS-7751 2.71%
ASUSTeK G75VW 2.39%
LENOVO 20217 2.28%

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