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What percent of users and experts removed it?
5% remove it95% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #16,151
United States Rank #10,532
Reach 0.0163%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 21.64 days
638.46 days >
Average installed length: 335.46 days

Moonbase Alpha

What is Moonbase Alpha?

Moonbase Alpha is a video game that provides a realistic simulation of life on a natural satellite based on potential moon base programs. Moonbase Alpha is set in the year 2032 and focuses on exploring the day in the life of a lunar-based astronaut. As a meteor strike damages an outpost near the moon's South Pole, the player must take control of a member of the outpost's research team and repair the outpost in order to save the 12 years of research accomplished there. These tasks will include repairing vital components of the life support system, solar array and oxygen units, and can be accomplished with a wide variety of tools ranging from robotic repair units to the lunar rover.

Overview

It adds registry entry for the current user which will allow the program to automatically start each time it is rebooted. 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 setup package generally installs about 79 files and is usually about 1.03 GB (1,106,432,232 bytes). The installed file SteamAPIUpdater.dll is the auto-update component of the program which is designed to check for software updates and notify and apply them when new versions are discovered.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.nasa.gov/moonbasealpha
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\steam\steamapps\common\moon base alpha
Uninstaller: "C:\Le Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/39000
Estimated size: 1.03 GB

Program filesFiles installed by Moonbase Alpha

  • MoonBaseAlphaGame.exe
  • wxmsw28ud_adv_vc_custom.dll (by wxWidgets development team) - wxWidgets (wxWidgets for MSW)
  • wxmsw28ud_aui_vc_custom.dll (by wxWidgets development team)
  • wxmsw28ud_core_vc_custom.dll
  • AppOverlay.dll (by Valve) - Steam Application Overlay Renderer (Steam Application Overlay (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
  • AppOverlay64.dll (by Valve) - Steam Application Overlay (buildbot_winslave05_steam_steam_rel_client_win64@winslave05)
  • AutoReporter.XmlSerializers.dll
  • avutil-51.dll
  • binkw32.dll (by RAD Game Tools) - Bink and Smacker (RAD Video Tools)
  • ConsoleInterface.dll (by Epic Games) - ConsoleInterface Dynamic Link Library
  • CookerTools.dll
  • crashhandler.dll - Steam Crash Handler Library (Steam Crash Handler Library (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
  • crashhandler64.dll - Steam Crash Handler Library (buildbot_winslave05_steam_steam_rel_client_win64@winslave05)
  • CSERHelper.dll - CSER Helper (Debug Helper Routines)
  • cudart.dll
  • dbghelp.dll (by Microsoft) - Debugging Tools for Windows(R) (Windows Image Helper)
  • DebuggerInterface.dll (by Harmon Enterprizes) - Warfare debugging interface for WOTgreal
  • FonixTtsDtSimpleFr.dll
  • FonixTtsDtSimpleGr.dll
  • FonixTtsDtSimpleIt.dll
  • FonixTtsDtSimpleLa.dll
  • FonixTtsDtSimpleSp.dll
  • FonixTtsDtSimpleUk.dll
  • FonixTtsDtSimpleUs.dll
  • FxGraphLayout.dll
  • GameOverlayRenderer.dll - Steam Game Overlay Renderer (Steam Game Overlay Renderer (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
  • GameOverlayRenderer64.dll - Steam Game Overlay Renderer (buildbot_winslave05_steam_steam_rel_client_win64@winslave05)
  • GameOverlayUI.exe - Steam (gameoverlayui.exe (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
  • Interop.XDevkit.1.0.dll - Assembly imported from type library 'XDevkit'.
  • libresample.dll
  • nvtt.dll (by NVIDIA) - NVIDIA Texture Tools Dynamic Link Library
  • NxCharacter.dll (by NVIDIA) - NxCharacter Dynamic Link Library
  • NxCharacterDEBUG.dll
  • NxCooking.dll - PhysXCooking Dynamic Link Library
  • NxCookingDEBUG.dll
  • ogg.dll (by Xiph.Org Foundation) - Ogg Dynamic Link Library
  • OpenAL32.dll (by Portions (C) Creative Labs and NVIDIA) - Standard OpenAL(TM) Library (Standard OpenAL(TM) Implementation)
  • PhysXCore.dll - PhysXCore Dynamic Link Library
  • PhysXCoreDEBUG.dll
  • physxcudart_20.dll
  • PhysXExtensions.dll
  • PhysXExtensionsDEBUG.dll
  • SDL2.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
  • StandaloneSymbolParser.dll
  • Stats.dll (by Epic Games) - Unreal Engine 3.0 (UE3.0 Stats Common Classes)
  • Steam.dll - Steam Client Engine
  • Steam.exe - Steam Client Bootstrapper (Steam Client Bootstrapper (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
  • steam_api.dll - Steam Client API
  • SteamAPIUpdater.dll - Steam Game Updater
  • steamclient.dll
  • steamclient64.dll - Steamclient.dll (buildbot_winslave05_steam_steam_rel_client_win64@winslave05)
  • steamerrorreporter.exe - steamerrorreporter.exe (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04)
  • steamerrorreporter64.exe - steamerrorreporter.exe (Dave_Steam_i7@DAVE)
  • SteamTmp.exe
  • SteamUI.dll - SteamUI Dynamic Link Library (SteamUI Dynamic Link Library (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
  • tier0_s.dll - tier0_s Dynamic Link Library
  • tier0_s64.dll - tier0_s Dynamic Link Library (buildbot_winslave05_steam_steam_rel_client_win64@winslave05)
  • UE3ShaderCompileWorker.exe
  • UnrealConsole.exe - UnrealConsole
  • UnrealConsoleRemoting.dll - UnrealConsoleRemoting
  • UnrealControls.dll (by Microsoft) - UnrealControls

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Scheduled Tasks
  • Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F5654D2A-274C-48DD-B285-721330E24B9F}' (runs on registration).
  • SteamTmp.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{0FA4F2B3-5879-4EB7-87D7-15A36952D352}' (runs on registration).
2 Startup Files (User Run)
  • Steam.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Steam Client Bootstrapper (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04)' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe".
  • 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.
4 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
  • MoonBaseAlphaGame.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\steam\SteamApps\common\moon base alpha\Binaries\Win32\MoonBaseAlphaGame.exe'.
  • UnrealConsole.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Unreal Tournament 3\Binaries\UnrealConsole.exe'.
  • SteamTmp.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.
  • Steam.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Programas\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:231.68 MB
Total CPU:0.0002670589%
Kernel CPU:0.00021297%
User CPU:0.00005409%
CPU cycles/sec:59,068,153
Switches/sec:1,030
I/O reads/min:7.28 MB
I/O writes/min:7.94 MB
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 Moonbase Alpha?

You can uninstall Moonbase Alpha 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 Moonbase Alpha, 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 Moonbase Alpha.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 81%
Win 7 0%
  
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
  
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 5%
Keep it 95%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 85.76%
Windows 10 7.74%
Windows Vista 4.02%
Windows XP 2.48%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 61.99%
Windows 7 Ultimate 12.15%
Windows 7 Professional 9.97%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 3.43%
Windows 8 2.49%
Microsoft Windows XP 2.49%

Distribution by countryGeography

72.59% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 72.59%
  United Kingdom 6.14%
  Canada 4.17%
  Australia 2.41%
  Sweden 2.19%
  Germany 1.75%
  DK 1.10%
  France 0.88%
  Finland 0.88%
  New Zealand 0.88%
  Italy 0.88%
  Brazil 0.66%
  Belgium 0.66%
  Spain 0.66%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 32.62%
Dell 18.72%
GIGABYTE 14.97%
Acer 12.30%
ASUS 5.88%
Toshiba 3.21%
Samsung 3.21%
Lenovo 2.67%
Alienware 2.67%
Intel 1.60%
Apple 1.07%
Medion 1.07%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 5.80%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 3.62%
Dell XPS 8300 2.90%
Gigabyte X58A-UD9 2.17%
Gateway DX4860 2.17%
Dell Dell System Inspir... 2.17%

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