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Should I remove Pool 8 Balls?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
11% remove it89% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #32,363
United States Rank #46,062
Reach 0.0041%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 4.69 days
138.22 days >
Average installed length: 72.63 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.0 100.00%

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Pool 8 Balls

What is Pool 8 Balls?

Pool 8 Balls is a free casual video game distributed via the MyPlayCity installer (which will modify the user's browser homepage and default search provider to myplaycity.com within IE, FF and Chrome). While the game itself is free to download, uninstalling it will not restore the changes made to the user's browser, although this can be done manually.

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 software installer includes 7 files and is usually about 17.27 MB (18,104,896 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.MyPlayCity.com
Help link: www.MyPlayCity.com/support
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\MyPlayCity.com\Pool 8 Balls\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\MyPlayCity.com\Pool 8 Balls\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 17.27 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Pool 8 Balls

  • game.exe
  • Pool 8 Balls.exe
  • PreLoader.exe
  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
  • pfbdownloader.exe
  • reglib.dll
  • sqlite3.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • Pool 8 Balls.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{E2ACD1D2-4D02-4B2D-9F03-B9BF58C5FC6E}' (runs on registration).

How do I remove Pool 8 Balls?

You can uninstall Pool 8 Balls 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 Pool 8 Balls, 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 Pool 8 Balls.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 59%
Win XP 6%
  
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 11%
Keep it 89%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#32,363

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 73.75%
Windows 10 20.00%
Windows XP 6.25%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate 35.00%
Windows 7 Professional 16.25%
Windows 7 Home Premium 13.75%
Microsoft Windows XP 6.25%
Windows 7 Home Basic 3.75%
Windows 7 Starter 3.75%

Distribution by countryGeography

21.43% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 21.43%
  MA 13.10%
  Indonesia 7.14%
  Brazil 5.95%
  TN 4.76%
  DZ 3.57%
  India 3.57%
  Italy 3.57%
  Kuwait 3.57%
  Germany 2.38%
  Israel 2.38%
  Iran 2.38%
  Turkey 2.38%
  Argentina 1.19%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer 26.79%
Dell 25.00%
Hewlett-Packard 25.00%
GIGABYTE 7.14%
ASUS 7.14%
Samsung 3.57%
Lenovo 3.57%
Compaq 1.79%
Common models
Dell Inspiron N5110 6.85%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 4.11%
Gateway NE71B 2.74%
Haier T5B 2.74%
TOSHIBA Satellite Pro C65... 1.37%
TOSHIBA SATELLITE C855-1E... 1.37%
Publisher URL: www.myplaycity.com

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