The Island - Castaway
What is The Island - Castaway?
The Island - Castaway 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 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 setup package generally installs about 10 files and is usually about 513.74 MB (538,700,569 bytes).
Program details
URL: www.AllGamesHome.com
Help link: www.AllGamesHome.com/support
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\AllGamesHome.com\The Island - Castaway\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\AllGamesHome.com\The Island - Castaway\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 513.74 MB
Files installed by The Island - Castaway
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The Island - Castaway.exe
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bass.dll (by Un4seen Developments) - BASS
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bass_fx.dll (by (: JOBnik! :) [Arthur Aminov, ISRAEL]) - BASS_FX
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BugTrap.dll (by IntelleSoft) - BugTrap (BugTrap dynamic link library)
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dbghelp.dll (by Microsoft) - Debugging Tools for Windows(R) (Windows Image Helper)
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freetype6.dll (by GnuWin32 ) - FreeType (Libfreetype: font engine and rasterizer)
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game.exe (by Sahmon Games) - The Island (The Island Game)
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PreLoader.exe
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unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
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zlib1.dll (by GnuWin32 ) - Zlib (Zlib1: general purpose data compression / decompression library)
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- The Island - Castaway.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F6F6D4B1-68D3-43C1-854E-B61BF23A0E72}' (runs on registration).
How do I remove The Island - Castaway?
You can uninstall The Island - Castaway 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 Island - Castaway, 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 Island - Castaway.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 71%
Win 7 3%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 4%
Keep it 96%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #46,459
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
73.53% |
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| Windows 10 |
14.71% |
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| Windows Vista |
8.82% |
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| Windows XP |
2.94% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
50.00% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
11.76% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
5.88% |
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| Windows 7 Starter |
5.88% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
5.88% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
2.94% |
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Geography
23.68% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
23.68% |
| Germany |
7.89% |
| Brazil |
5.26% |
| United Kingdom |
5.26% |
| Norway |
5.26% |
| NP |
5.26% |
| Philippines |
5.26% |
| Poland |
5.26% |
| Australia |
2.63% |
| BN |
2.63% |
| Canada |
2.63% |
| DZ |
2.63% |
| Croatia |
2.63% |
| Indonesia |
2.63% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Acer |
26.67% |
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| GIGABYTE |
10.00% |
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| Lenovo |
10.00% |
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| ASUS |
6.67% |
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| Dell |
6.67% |
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| Samsung |
6.67% |
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| Sony |
6.67% |
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| Intel |
6.67% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
6.67% |
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| Gateway |
3.33% |
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| NEC |
3.33% |
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| Medion |
3.33% |
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Common models |
| Packard Bell EasyNote TJ7... |
7.41% |
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| VOBIS G31M-S2L |
3.70% |
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| Sony VGN-FW548F |
3.70% |
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| Sony SVE14A27CXH |
3.70% |
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| Semp Toshiba Informatica ... |
3.70% |
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| Samsung 355V4C/355V4X/355... |
3.70% |
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Publisher URL: www.myplaycity.com