Wild West Billy
What is Wild West Billy?
Wild West Billy 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 software installer includes 8 files and is usually about 32.6 MB (34,182,091 bytes).
Program details
URL: www.MyPlayCity.com
Help link: www.MyPlayCity.com/support
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\MyPlayCity.com\Wild West Billy\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\MyPlayCity.com\Wild West Billy\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 32.6 MB
Files installed by Wild West Billy
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Wild West Billy.exe
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bass.dll (by Un4seen Developments) - BASS
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game.exe (by e-FunSoft Games) - Wild West Billy
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mpcsqlite3.dll
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PFBrowserInstaller.exe
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PreLoader.exe
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ToolbarSetup.exe (by Ask) - Ask Toolbar (Wrapper Application)
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unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- Wild West Billy.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{FB97809E-91DD-4EF5-91CA-F62700D1A970}' (runs on registration).
How do I remove Wild West Billy?
You can uninstall Wild West Billy 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 Wild West Billy, 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 Wild West Billy.
OS VERSIONS
Win Vista (SP2) 50%
Win 7 17%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 9%
Keep it 91%
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COUNTRY POPULARITY
50.00%
United States
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows Vista |
50.00% |
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| Windows 7 |
50.00% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
33.33% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
33.33% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
16.67% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
16.67% |
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Geography
50.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
50.00% |
| Germany |
12.50% |
| France |
12.50% |
| Indonesia |
12.50% |
| Philippines |
12.50% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Toshiba |
33.33% |
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| Acer |
33.33% |
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| Medion |
16.67% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
16.67% |
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Common models |
| TOSHIBA Satellite L745 |
16.67% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite A205 |
16.67% |
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| MEDIONPC MS-7502 |
16.67% |
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| Hewlett-Packard p6-2003w |
16.67% |
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| ECS G41T-R3 |
16.67% |
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| Acer Aspire 5738 |
16.67% |
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Publisher URL: www.myplaycity.com