Should I remove ArcadeCandy?

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

Versions

Version	Distribution
ac 1.8.301	4.12%
ac 1.3.273	3.26%
ac 1.25.445	10.29%
ac 1.24.366	67.41%
ac 1.22.359	7.20%
ac 1.16.335	7.72%

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• ArcadeCandy Games

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from ArcadeCandy LLC

Remove ArcadeCandy

From the EULA: "Premium Games are offered free of charge at the Site in exchange for your agreement to install ArcadeCandy Software (the "Software"). The Software will allow us to display text link, popup/under, transitional and floating advertisements on your computer based on the information we collect from you as described in the Privacy Policy. The Software does not install any cookies on your computer and it does not collect any personally identifiable information. In addition, the Site and Premium Games may display advertisements from third parties before and/or during gameplay. All such advertisements from the Software, Site and Premium games shall collectively be known as "Third Party Advertisements". BY DOWNLOADING THE SOFTWARE TO PLAY PREMIUM GAMES, YOU SIGNIFY YOUR AGREEMENT TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, INCLUDING OUR USE OF YOUR INFORMATION AS PROVIDED IN THE ARCADECANDY PRIVACY POLICY. IN ADDITION, THE SOFTWARE AUTOMATICALLY MODIFIES YOUR BROWSER SETTINGS WITH FIREFOX, GOOGLE CHROME AND INTERNET EXPLORER TO ENABLE OUR REQUESTED ADD-ON RATHER THAN REQUIRING YOU TO MANUALLY ENABLE IT. ArcadeCandy reserves the right to add at any time additional features or functions to, or release new versions of, the Software (any such new features, functions or versions, "Upgrades"). Because the Software periodically communicates with the ArcadeCandy servers in order to help us better administer the Site and your experience on ArcadeCandy, we may send you an invitation to download an Upgrade, or we may make an Upgrade available through other means."

The most used version is ac 1.24.366, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. 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 candyremove.exe. A vast majority of those who have this installed end up removing it just after a couple weeks. The software installer includes 7 files and is usually about 1.03 MB (1,080,725 bytes). candyUpdater.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released.

URL: arcadecandy.com

Help link: www.arcadecandy.com

Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\arcadecandy

Uninstaller: C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\ArcadeCandy\candyRemove.exe

Estimated size: 1.03 MB

1. 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.
2. When you find the program ArcadeCandy, 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).
3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove ArcadeCandy.
4. If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.

1. Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
2. Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
3. The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.

1. At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
2. To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
3. When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.

1. Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
2. Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
3. When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
4. Restart Google Chrome.

OS VERSIONS Win 7 (SP1) 72% Win XP 0%

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 65% Keep it 35%

GLOBAL RANK #11,390

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	98.72%
Iran	0.29%
Canada	0.29%
Saudi Arabia	0.20%
United Kingdom	0.20%
Colombia	0.10%
UA	0.10%
OM	0.10%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

ArcadeCandy develops free online games and premium games with locations in Europe and North America.

Publisher URL: arcadecandy.com

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