Spider Hunting
What is Spider Hunting?
This is a video game distributed via the MyPlayCity installer (which will modify the user's browser homepage and default search provider to myplaycity.com within Internet Explorer, Firefox 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. The game also has some advertising popups when laoding as well as pops open a web page with ads after being played.
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 6 files and is usually about 8.77 MB (9,197,733 bytes).
Program details
URL: www.MyPlayCity.com
Help link: www.MyPlayCity.com/support
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\MyPlayCity.com\Spider Hunting\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\MyPlayCity.com\Spider Hunting\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 8.77 MB
Files installed by Spider Hunting
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Spider Hunting.exe
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game.exe (by Macromedia) - Shockwave Flash (Macromedia Flash Player 8.0 r22)
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PreLoader.exe
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sqlite3.dll
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ToolbarSetup.exe (by Ask) - Ask Toolbar (Wrapper Application)
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unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- Spider Hunting.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Cradle'.
How do I remove Spider Hunting?
You can uninstall Spider Hunting 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 Spider Hunting, 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 Spider Hunting.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 67%
Win Vista (SP2) 33%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 9%
Keep it 91%
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COUNTRY POPULARITY
87.50%
United States
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
66.67% |
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| Windows Vista |
33.33% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
66.67% |
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| Windows Vista Business |
33.33% |
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Geography
87.50% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
87.50% |
| Indonesia |
12.50% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
66.67% |
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| Lenovo |
33.33% |
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Common models |
| LENOVO 8927A59 |
33.33% |
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| Hewlett-Packard Presario ... |
33.33% |
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| HP Pavilion Sleekbook 14 ... |
33.33% |
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Publisher URL: www.myplaycity.com