Should I remove Candy Breaker?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
18% remove it82% keep it
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How common is it?
Reach 0.0001%
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 1.0 |
100.00% |
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Candy Breaker
by Pokki
Overview
Candy Breaker is a program developed by Pokki. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. 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 18 files and is usually about 107.97 MB (113,215,120 bytes). HostAppServiceUpdater.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released. A majority of the PCs this is running on, most OS versions are Windows 10. While about 80% of users of Candy Breaker come from the United States, it is also popular in Philippines.
Program details
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\pokki\engine
Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\HostAppService.exe" /UNINSTALL2b35072ddc8aa8c369c00e76110559008b6e95e7
Estimated size: 107.97 MB
Files installed by Candy Breaker
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HostAppServiceUpdater.exe - Host App Service Updater
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StartMenuIndexer.exe - Start Menu Service
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HostAppService.exe - Host App Service
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icudt.dll (by The ICU Project) - International Components for Unicode (ICU Data DLL)
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libGLESv2.dll - ANGLE libGLESv2 Dynamic Link Library
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libEGL.dll - ANGLE libEGL Dynamic Link Library
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libPokki.dll (by The Chromium Authors) - Chromium
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avcodec-54.dll
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avformat-54.dll
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avutil-51.dll
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nacl_irt_x86_32.nexe
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nacl_irt_x86_64.nexe
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ppGoogleNaClPluginChrome.dll
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wow_helper.exe
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D3DCompiler_43.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® DirectX for Windows® (Direct3D HLSL Compiler)
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d3dx9_43.dll (by Microsoft) - Direct3D 9 Extensions
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ServiceHostApp.exe - Service Host App
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ServiceHostAppUpdater.exe - Service Host App Updater
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- ServiceHostAppUpdater.exe is scheduled as a task named 'SweetLabs App Platform'.
2 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)
- ServiceHostAppUpdater.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named SweetLabs App Platform.
- HostAppServiceUpdater.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Pokki.
Startup File (User Run)
- HostAppServiceUpdater.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Pokki' and executes as "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\HostAppServiceUpdater.exe" /LOGON.
2 Startup Files (User Run Once)
- ServiceHostApp.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'Application Restart #3' which loads as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\SweetLabs App Platform\Engine\ServiceHostApp.exe --disable-internal-flash --noerrdialogs --no-message-box --disable-extensions --disable-web-security --disable-web-resourc.
- HostAppService.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'Application Restart #9' which loads as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\HostAppService.exe --disable-internal-flash --noerrdialogs --no-message-box --disable-extensions --disable-web-security --disable-web-resources --disable-clie.
How do I remove Candy Breaker?
You can uninstall Candy Breaker 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 Candy Breaker, 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 Candy Breaker.
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 18%
Keep it 82%
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MOST USED OS
~99%
Windows 10
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Geography
80.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
80.00% |
| Philippines |
20.00% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Toshiba |
50.00% |
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| Lenovo |
50.00% |
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