84,488,480 programs installed

Should I remove Casual Games?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
66% remove it34% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
United States Rank #49,132
Reach 0.0005%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 56.32 days
684.10 days >
Average installed length: 359.44 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
3.2.0.44 40.00%
3.2.0.43 60.00%

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Casual Games

What is Casual Games?

Casual Games is an advertising-supported web browser toolbar/extension that will make the following changes to the browser's settings:

- Changes the default home page and new tabs and protect these search settings
- Changes the default search engine in your Internet Browser, including the browser's built-in search box
- Adds an addition of alternative error page functionality, such as “Page Not Found” and DNS errors
- Tracks usage behavior. Information about the search queries submited in connection with the Toolbar and how it is interacted with search results may be used to personalize the content and advertisements

Overview

The most common release is 3.2.0.43, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. The program adds a toolbar to Microsoft Internet Explorer. The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The primary executable is named encyclopediabritannicagamesbar.dll. Many users end up uninstalling this after less than a month of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 6 files.
  • Malware detected in the program
  • Integrates into the web browser
  • Displays advertisements unassociated with the underlying web page
  • May modify the web browser's home page
  • 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 Casual Games.
dtuser.exe (bff3d44021f36e2d9873fa19769afef5) has been flagged by the following 3 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
Agnitum Outpost 7.1.1 PUA.Toolbar.Visicom
Dr.Web 9.0.0.0324 Adware.Toolbar.283
ESET-NOD32 8.10717 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Visicom.C

Program detailsProgram details

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\casualgames_en
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\casualgames_en\uninstall.exe

Program filesFiles installed by Casual Games

Program module:encyclopediabritannicagamesbar.dll
Name:DTX Toolbar
DTX kernel Module
Path:C:\Program Files\casualgames_en\encyclopediabritannicagamesbar.dll
MD5:bfdaf31a949176ef59b848900f574ff5
Additional files:
  • encyclopediabritannicagamesbar64.dll - DTX Toolbar (DTX kernel Module)
  • dtuser.exe - DtUser
  • encyclopediabritannicagamesbarX.dll - dtx Dynamic Link Library
  • uninstall.exe (by Iplay) - Casual Games (Casual Games Installer)

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Internet Explorer BHO
  • encyclopediabritannicagamesbarX.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Casual Games' with the class of {09d66779-063e-4154-8e7d-8575bcd55d6c}.
Internet Explorer Toolbar
  • encyclopediabritannicagamesbarX.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'Casual Games' with the class of {09d66779-063e-4154-8e7d-8575bcd55d6c}.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • dtuser.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\iwingamestoolbar\dtuser.exe'.

How do I remove Casual Games?

You can uninstall Casual Games from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  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 Casual Games, 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 Casual Games.
  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.

How do I reset my web browser?

If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Casual Games you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Mozilla Firefox
Google Chrome

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 70%
Win XP 10%
 
HOW DOES IT RUN?
Plugs into Internet Explorer
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 66%
Keep it 34%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 70.00%
Windows 10 20.00%
Windows XP 10.00%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 60.00%
Windows 8.1 20.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 10.00%
Microsoft Windows XP 10.00%

Distribution by countryGeography

92.59% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 92.59%
  United Kingdom 7.41%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 60.00%
Toshiba 10.00%
Dell 10.00%
Acer 10.00%
Gateway 10.00%
Common models
Dell OptiPlex 745 ... 10.00%
Compaq-Presario WE140AA-A... 10.00%
TOSHIBA Satellite L455 10.00%
HP Folio 13 Notebook PC 10.00%
Gateway E-2000 ... 10.00%
HP Pavilion 17 Notebook P... 10.00%

About Visicom Media inc

Visicom Media Network or VMN.net is a Web portal with a number of free services for users. Its headquarters is in Brossard, Quebec. The domain VMN.
Publisher URL: software.visicommedia.com

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