Should I remove ArcadeGiant?

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Remove ArcadeGiant

This software will install a web browser extension and displays various forms of banner ads and text-links on web pages the user visits. Form the Terms of Service: "Premium Games are offered free of charge at the Site in exchange for your agreement to install the ArcadeGiant Software (the "Software"). The Software will allow us to display third party applications as well as text link, popup/under, transitional and banner advertisements on your computer based on the information we collect from you as described in the Privacy Policy."

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 agiantie.dll. Many users end up uninstalling this after less than a month of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 9 files and is usually about 1 MB (1,052,468 bytes). The installed file updater.exe is the auto-update component of the program which is designed to check for software updates and notify and apply them when new versions are discovered.

Displayed publisher: ArcadeGiant

URL: www.arcadegiant.com

License: View the full license agreement (EULA) for ArcadeGiant

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

Uninstaller: C:\users\user\appdata\Local\ArcadeGiant\uninstaller.exe

Estimated size: 1 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 ArcadeGiant, 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 ArcadeGiant.
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) 50% Win XP 0%

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 66% Keep it 34%

GLOBAL RANK #8,977

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	82.53%
Canada	6.46%
United Kingdom	5.88%
Australia	3.15%
New Zealand	0.99%
Iran	0.25%
Saudi Arabia	0.17%
France	0.08%
DZ	0.08%
Pakistan	0.08%
Israel	0.08%
Netherlands	0.08%
BJ	0.08%
Italy	0.08%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

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