Virtual Villagers - The Lost Children
What is Virtual Villagers - The Lost Children?
Virtual Villagers - The Lost Children 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 7 files and is usually about 35.7 MB (37,429,592 bytes).
Program details
URL: www.MyPlayCity.com
Help link: www.MyPlayCity.com/support
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\MyPlayCity.com\Virtual Villagers - The Lost Children\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\MyPlayCity.com\Virtual Villagers - The Lost Children\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 35.7 MB
Files installed by Virtual Villagers - The Lost Children
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PreLoader.exe
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Virtual Villagers - The Lost Children.exe
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engine.exe
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fmod.dll (by Firelight Technologies Pty, Ltd) - FMOD
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game.exe
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sqlite3.dll
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unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
Behaviors exhibited
2 Scheduled Tasks
- game.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{EDD4F94E-6763-47F5-9822-C0C215B18740}' (runs on registration).
- Virtual Villagers - The Lost Children.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{FB97809E-91DD-4EF5-91CA-F62700D1A970}' (runs on registration).
How do I remove Virtual Villagers - The Lost Children?
You can uninstall Virtual Villagers - The Lost Children 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 Virtual Villagers - The Lost Children, 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 Virtual Villagers - The Lost Children.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 60%
Win Vista (SP2) 5%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 12%
Keep it 88%
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AVERAGE INSTALL LIFESPAN
207.05
Days
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
75.00% |
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| Windows 10 |
15.00% |
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| Windows XP |
5.00% |
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| Windows Vista |
5.00% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
40.00% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
25.00% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
10.00% |
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| Windows 7 Starter |
10.00% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
5.00% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
5.00% |
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Geography
51.61% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
51.61% |
| Germany |
6.45% |
| Italy |
6.45% |
| Norway |
6.45% |
| Australia |
3.23% |
| BD |
3.23% |
| Canada |
3.23% |
| Indonesia |
3.23% |
| India |
3.23% |
| Sri Lanka |
3.23% |
| Pakistan |
3.23% |
| Thailand |
3.23% |
| TN |
3.23% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Acer |
40.00% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
30.00% |
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| Toshiba |
10.00% |
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| Dell |
10.00% |
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| Sony |
5.00% |
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| ASUS |
5.00% |
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Common models |
| Packard Bell EasyNote TJ7... |
10.53% |
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| TOSHIBA SATELLITE C850-17... |
5.26% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite C850 |
5.26% |
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| Sony VPCW11S1E |
5.26% |
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| O.E.M O.E.M |
5.26% |
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| MSI MS-7592 |
5.26% |
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Publisher URL: www.myplaycity.com