Pestering Birds
What is Pestering Birds?
Pestering Birds is a free casual game distributed via the MyPlayCity installer (the installer will modify the user's web browser home page and search provider to myplaycity.com for 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 main program executable is pestering birds.exe. The software installer includes 8 files and is usually about 6.72 MB (7,045,613 bytes).
Program details
URL: www.MyPlayCity.com
Help link: www.MyPlayCity.com/support
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\MyPlayCity.com\Pestering Birds\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\MyPlayCity.com\Pestering Birds\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 6.72 MB
Files installed by Pestering Birds
| Program executable: | pestering birds.exe |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\myplaycity.com\pestering birds\pestering birds.exe |
| MD5: | b9ce34db6e4d4d9820ba45752893db49 |
Additional files:
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ToolbarSetup.exe (by Ask) - Ask Toolbar (Wrapper Application)
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unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
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PreLoader.exe
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bass.dll (by Un4seen Developments) - BASS
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pfbdownloader.exe
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sqlite3.dll
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toolbar.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- Pestering Birds.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{FB97809E-91DD-4EF5-91CA-F62700D1A970}' (runs on registration).
How do I remove Pestering Birds?
You can uninstall Pestering Birds 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 Pestering Birds, 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 Pestering Birds.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 54%
Win Vista (SP1) 1%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 5%
Keep it 95%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #31,870
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
69.88% |
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| Windows XP |
14.46% |
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| Windows Vista |
10.84% |
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| Windows 10 |
4.82% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
30.12% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
19.28% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
14.46% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
14.46% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
6.02% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
3.61% |
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Geography
14.29% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
14.29% |
| India |
8.79% |
| Italy |
8.79% |
| Indonesia |
7.69% |
| Iran |
7.69% |
| Germany |
5.49% |
| Brazil |
4.40% |
| Philippines |
4.40% |
| MA |
3.30% |
| Portugal |
3.30% |
| Australia |
2.20% |
| Czech Republic |
2.20% |
| DZ |
2.20% |
| France |
2.20% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Acer |
37.50% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
33.93% |
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| Dell |
10.71% |
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| GIGABYTE |
7.14% |
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| ASUS |
5.36% |
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| Intel |
3.57% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.79% |
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Common models |
| Acer AOD270 |
4.05% |
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| HP Pavilion dv5 Notebook ... |
2.70% |
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| Acer Aspire 5733 |
2.70% |
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| Acer AO722 |
1.35% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite Pro L65... |
1.35% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite L830 |
1.35% |
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Publisher URL: www.myplaycity.com