Should I remove ArcadeParlor?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
81% remove it19% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #5,009
United States Rank #2,349
Reach 0.1021%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 12.75 days
376.04 days >
Average installed length: 197.58 days
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ArcadeParlor
from Arcadeparlor.com
What is ArcadeParlor?
Owned and operated by EpicPlay LLC, ArcadeParlor is distributed via the InstallIQ download manager. "Premium Games are offered free of charge at the Site in exchange for your agreement to install the ArcadeParlor 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 information we collect from you as described in the Privacy Policy. In addition, the Site and Premium Games may display advertisements from third parties before and/or during gameplay."
Once installed, the software will inject advertisements in the user's web browser in the form of text hyperlinks, and ad-overlays of videos in the bottom right hand corner of the screen. Some ads will display 'Ads by arcadeparlor' on them and clicking the link will bring the user to arcadeparlor.com.
About (from Arcadeparlor.com)
ArcadeParlor 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"). For instance, the Upgrades may help us better administer the Site and Software, and improve your ArcadeParlor experience. We may se... Read more
Overview
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Loads into the web browser
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- Injects advertisements unassociated with the underlying web page
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in ArcadeParlor.
| removal.exe (d4079fee36faf76ea0704dde2d3f9d9e) has been flagged by the following 3 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Kingsoft AntiVirus |
331020.49267 |
Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud) |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.297 |
TROJ_GEN.F47V0806 |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
22700 |
Gamevance LLC (v) |
| versioncheck.exe (de968a02b040d04d32484c8a19e4b6ca) has been flagged by the following 9 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| AVware |
1.5.0.16 |
Gamevance LLC (v) |
| Kingsoft AntiVirus |
2013.4.9.267 |
Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud) |
| McAfee |
6.0.4.564 |
Artemis!DE968A02B040 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
2013 |
Artemis!DE968A02B040 |
| Qihoo-360 |
1.0.0.1015 |
Win32/Trojan.Adware.37e |
| Rising Antivirus |
25.0.0.11 |
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.170553D2!386225106 |
| Tencent |
1.0.0.1 |
Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Wvas |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0703 |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
31696 |
Gamevance LLC (v) |
| Arcadeparlor.dll (ff183726e98feb20c5af51bbcee5f614) has been flagged by the following 8 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| Kingsoft AntiVirus |
2013.4.9.267 |
Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud) |
| McAfee |
6.0.4.564 |
Artemis!FF183726E98F |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
2013 |
Artemis!FF183726E98F |
| Qihoo-360 |
1.0.0.1015 |
Win32/Trojan.Adware.37e |
| Rising Antivirus |
25.0.0.11 |
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.16F75D84!385310084 |
| Tencent |
1.0.0.1 |
Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Eehc |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0627 |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
31402 |
Gamevance LLC (v) |
View all 20 all detections
ArcadeParlor has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.
Program details
Displayed publisher: ArcadeParlor
URL: www.arcadeparlor.com
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\arcadeparlor
Uninstaller: C:\users\user\appdata\Local\ArcadeParlor\removal.exe
Estimated size: 531.02 KB
Files installed by ArcadeParlor
| Program executable: | removal.exe (Malware detected) |
| Path: | C:\users\user\appdata\local\arcadeparlor\removal.exe |
| MD5: | d4079fee36faf76ea0704dde2d3f9d9e |
Additional files:
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(Malware detected) versioncheck.exe
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(Malware detected) Arcadeparlor.dll
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broker.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- Arcadeparlor.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'ArcadeParlor Games' with the class of {39AD0726-986D-40F9-972B-E3BFA24B7745}.
Scheduled Task
- versioncheck.exe is scheduled as a task named 'ArcadeParlor' (runs daily at 11:44 PM).
How do I remove ArcadeParlor?
You can uninstall ArcadeParlor 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 ArcadeParlor, 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 ArcadeParlor.
- 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 ArcadeParlor 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) 50%
Win XP 0%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 81%
Keep it 19%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #5,009
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
50.94% |
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| Windows 10 |
41.41% |
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| Windows Vista |
6.80% |
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| Windows XP |
0.84% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
36.66% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
23.08% |
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| Windows 8 |
11.94% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
8.44% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
5.49% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
4.40% |
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Geography
96.95% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
96.95% |
| United Kingdom |
1.00% |
| Canada |
0.81% |
| Australia |
0.50% |
| Iran |
0.28% |
| SY |
0.06% |
| Saudi Arabia |
0.06% |
| MA |
0.03% |
| BH |
0.03% |
| Brazil |
0.03% |
| Korea |
0.03% |
| SO |
0.03% |
| Russia |
0.03% |
| India |
0.03% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
41.61% |
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| Dell |
24.83% |
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| Toshiba |
12.29% |
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| Acer |
10.83% |
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| ASUS |
4.94% |
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| Lenovo |
2.47% |
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| Samsung |
2.09% |
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| Intel |
0.95% |
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Common models |
| HP 2000 Notebook PC |
8.67% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
4.66% |
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| HP 15 Notebook PC |
3.88% |
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| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
3.75% |
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| Dell Inspiron 3521 |
2.98% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
2.98% |
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