Should I remove ArcadeFrontier?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
64% remove it36% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #11,571
United States Rank #6,065
Reach 0.0288%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 13.89 days
409.70 days >
Average installed length: 215.27 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 1.0.0 |
4.76% |
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ArcadeFrontier
from EpicPlay LLC
What is ArcadeFrontier?
This is a web browser extension and Browser helper Object (for Internet Explorer) that delivers contextual based advertising to the web browser. In addition it will modify the user's browser home and search pages as well as 'New Tab' pages to push advertising and search. The software is typically defined as a unwanted application by various malware vendors.
About (from EpicPlay)
Premium Games are offered free of charge at the Site in exchange for your agreement to install the ArcadeFrontier Software (the "Software"). The Software will allow us to display third party applications as well as text link, popup/under, transitional, in-image and banner advertisements on your computer based on the in... Read more
Overview
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 primary executable is named ArcadeFrontier.exe. Many users end up uninstalling this after less than a month of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 8 files and is usually about 849.07 KB (869,444 bytes).
- Malware detected in the program
- Integrates into the web browser
- The wisdom of the experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in ArcadeFrontier.
| ArcadeFrontier.exe (226084b284fee49e5f405a81dca5260f) has been flagged by the following 12 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
662 |
Adware.GameVance.BK |
| ALYac |
1.0.1.4 |
Adware.GameVance.BK |
| AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
GameVance (fs) |
| Bitdefender |
1.0.20.515 |
Adware.GameVance.BK |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
8.15.04.13.06 |
Adware.GameVance.BK |
| F-Secure |
11.2015-13-04_2 |
Adware.GameVance.BK |
| G Data |
15.4.25 |
Adware.GameVance.BK |
| Malwarebytes |
v2015.04.13.06 |
PUP.Optional.ArcadeFrontier.A |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.6796 |
BehavesLike.Win32.Downloader.dc |
| MicroWorld-eScan |
16.0.0.309 |
Adware.GameVance.BK |
| nProtect |
15.02.06.01 |
Adware.GameVance.BK |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
37370 |
GameVance (fs) |
Program details
Displayed publisher: ArcadeFrontier
URL: ArcadeFrontier.com
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\arcadefrontier
Uninstaller: C:\users\user\appdata\Local\ArcadeFrontier\uninstaller.exe
Estimated size: 849.07 KB
Files installed by ArcadeFrontier
| Program executable: | ArcadeFrontier.exe (Malware detected) |
| Path: | C:\users\user\appdata\local\arcadefrontier\ArcadeFrontier.exe |
| MD5: | 226084b284fee49e5f405a81dca5260f |
Additional files:
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ArcadeFrontier.dll
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ArcadeFrontier_x64.dll
Behaviors exhibited
2 Internet Explorer BHOs
- ArcadeFrontier.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'ArcadeFrontier Addon' with the class of {6C8DB2EC-499B-4897-A784-0E3186C97E9D}.
- ArcadeFrontier_x64.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'ArcadeFrontier Addon' with the class of {6C8DB2EC-499B-4897-A784-0E3186C97E9D}.
Scheduled Task
- ArcadeFrontier.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{224FB858-60F5-4748-8DEC-DE3589E7EDC5}' (runs on registration).
How do I remove ArcadeFrontier?
You can uninstall ArcadeFrontier 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 ArcadeFrontier, 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 ArcadeFrontier.
- 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.
How do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by ArcadeFrontier you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- 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.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- 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.
- 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.
- Restart Google Chrome.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 60%
Win Vista 0%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 64%
Keep it 36%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #11,571
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
61.62% |
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| Windows 10 |
17.43% |
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| Windows Vista |
16.20% |
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| Windows XP |
4.75% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
53.45% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
13.63% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
10.62% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
4.96% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
4.60% |
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| Windows 8 |
4.25% |
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Geography
89.66% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
89.66% |
| United Kingdom |
4.34% |
| Canada |
3.89% |
| Australia |
1.67% |
| UA |
0.11% |
| Indonesia |
0.11% |
| Iran |
0.11% |
| Saudi Arabia |
0.11% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
38.34% |
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| Dell |
25.17% |
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| Toshiba |
14.09% |
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| Acer |
13.16% |
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| ASUS |
3.46% |
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| GIGABYTE |
1.62% |
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| Lenovo |
1.39% |
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| Samsung |
1.15% |
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| Intel |
0.92% |
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| American Megatrends |
0.69% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
5.32% |
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| Dell Inspiron 530 |
4.56% |
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| HP 2000 Notebook PC |
4.18% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
4.18% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
3.42% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
3.04% |
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