Should I remove The Ball?

What percent of users and experts removed it?

1% remove it99% keep it

Overall Sentiment

Very good

What do people think about it?

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How common is it?

Global Rank #18,519

United States Rank #14,580

Reach 0.0126%

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

< 164.82 days

1265.20 days >

Average installed length: 664.76 days

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The Ball

from Teotl Studios

Remove The Ball by Teotl Studios

Overview

The Ball is a software program developed by Teotl Studios. 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 46 files and is usually about 1.23 GB (1,321,511,818 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. Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 60% of users of The Ball come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Canada.

Program details

URL: wwww.theballthegame.com

Help link: support.steampowered.com

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\The Ball

Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/35460

Estimated size: 1.23 GB

Files installed by The Ball

TheBall.exe - The Ball
APEX_BasicIOS.dll (by NVIDIA) - APEX Particles Module Dynamic Link Library
APEX_Clothing.dll (by NVIDIA) - APEX Clothing Module Dynamic Link Library
APEX_Destructible.dll - APEX Destructible Module Dynamic Link Library
APEX_Emitter.dll - APEX Emitter Module Dynamic Link Library
APEX_IOFX.dll - APEX IOFX Module Dynamic Link Library
APEX_Particles.dll
APEX_release.dll - APEX Framework Dynamic Link Library
APEX_RRB.dll - APEX RRB Module Dynamic Link Library
cudart.dll
dotnetfx35setup.exe (by Microsoft) - Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Setup)
EasyHook32.dll (by Christoph Husse) - EasyHook32
FonixTtsDtSimpleFr.dll
FonixTtsDtSimpleGr.dll
FonixTtsDtSimpleIt.dll
FonixTtsDtSimpleLa.dll
FonixTtsDtSimpleSp.dll
FonixTtsDtSimpleUk.dll
FonixTtsDtSimpleUs.dll
FxGraphLayout.dll (by OC3 Entertainment) - FxGraphLayout
libresample.dll (by Dominic Mazzoni) - libresample
nvtt.dll - NVIDIA Texture Tools Dynamic Link Library
NxCharacter.dll - NxCharacter Dynamic Link Library (NxCharacter Dynamic Link Library(EG))
NxCooking.dll - PhysXCooking Dynamic Link Library (PhysXCooking Dynamic Link Library (EG))
ogg.dll (by Xiph.Org Foundation) - Ogg Dynamic Link Library
PhysXCore.dll - PhysXCore Dynamic Link Library (PhysXCore Dynamic Link Library (EG))
physxcudart_20.dll
PhysXExtensions.dll - PhysXExtensions Dynamic Link Library (PhysXExtensions Dynamic Link Library (EG))
steam_api.dll (by Valve) - Steam Client API (Steam Client API (buildbot_winslave01_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave01))
SteamAPIUpdater.dll (by Valve) - Steam (Steam Game Updater)
UDK.exe
UE3ShaderCompileWorker.exe
Uninstall.exe
UnSetup.exe (by Epic Games) - UnSetup
vcredist_x64.exe (by Microsoft) - Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable (Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Setup)
vcredist_x86.exe
vorbis.dll (by Xiph.Org Foundation) - Vorbis Dynamic Link Library
vorbisenc.dll - VorbisEnc Dynamic Link Library
vorbisfile.dll - VorbisFile Dynamic Link Library
wxmsw28u_adv_vc_custom.dll (by wxWidgets development team) - wxWidgets (wxWidgets for MSW)
wxmsw28u_aui_vc_custom.dll (by wxWidgets development team)
wxmsw28u_core_vc_custom.dll
wxmsw28u_html_vc_custom.dll
wxmsw28u_richtext_vc_custom.dll
wxmsw28u_vc_custom.dll
wxmsw28u_xml_vc_custom.dll

Behaviors exhibited

Windows Firewall Allowed Program

TheBall.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Steam\steamapps\common\the ball\Binaries\Win32\TheBall.exe'.

Resource utilization averages
Show technical details

dotnetfx35setup.exe
Memory:	3.26 MB	21.09 MB average
Total CPU:	0.0081316006%	0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:	0.00176675%	0.016088% average
User CPU:	0.00636485%	0.015104% average
I/O reads/min:	4.58 KB	435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:	18.94 KB	105.02 KB average

How do I remove The Ball?

You can uninstall The Ball from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.

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.

When you find the program The Ball, 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).

Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove The Ball.

OS VERSIONS

Win 7 (SP1) 69%

Win XP 1%

USER ACTIONS

Uninstall it 1%

Keep it 99%

GLOBAL RANK

#18,519

Windows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

Windows 7	72.69%
Windows 10	25.70%
Windows Vista	0.80%
Windows XP	0.80%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium	38.96%
Windows 7 Ultimate	19.68%
Windows 7 Professional	14.06%
Windows 8.1	8.43%
Windows 10 Home	4.02%
Windows 8.1 Pro	3.61%

Geography

60.06% of installs come from the United States

Which countries install it?

United States	60.06%
United Kingdom	9.74%
Canada	3.90%
Australia	3.57%
Netherlands	2.92%
Germany	2.60%
France	2.27%
DK	1.95%
Sweden	1.30%
Belgium	0.97%
Spain	0.97%
Finland	0.97%
Ireland	0.97%
Italy	0.97%

PC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

GIGABYTE	21.43%
Dell	16.96%
Acer	16.96%
Hewlett-Packard	15.18%
ASUS	13.39%
MSI	5.36%
Alienware	4.46%
Lenovo	3.57%
American Megatrends	2.68%
Common models
ASUS All Series	7.75%
MSI MS-7640	4.65%
Gigabyte X58A-UD3R	3.10%
MSI MS-7522	3.10%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ...	2.33%
Dell XPS 8300	2.33%

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