Should I remove Casual Games?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
66% remove it34% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
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
Version | Distribution |
3.2.0.44 |
40.00% |
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3.2.0.43 |
60.00% |
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Other programs by Visicom Media inc
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 software | Version | Detection |
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 details
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\casualgames_en
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\casualgames_en\uninstall.exe
Files 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:
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encyclopediabritannicagamesbar64.dll - DTX Toolbar (DTX kernel Module)
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dtuser.exe - DtUser
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encyclopediabritannicagamesbarX.dll - dtx Dynamic Link Library
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uninstall.exe (by Iplay) - Casual Games (Casual Games Installer)
Behaviors 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.
- 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 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).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Casual Games.
- 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
- 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) 70%
Win XP 10%
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HOW DOES IT RUN?
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Plugs into Internet Explorer
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 66%
Keep it 34%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
70.00% |
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Windows 10 |
20.00% |
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Windows XP |
10.00% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
60.00% |
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Windows 8.1 |
20.00% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
10.00% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
10.00% |
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Geography
92.59% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
92.59% |
United Kingdom |
7.41% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
60.00% |
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Toshiba |
10.00% |
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Dell |
10.00% |
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Acer |
10.00% |
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Gateway |
10.00% |
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Common models |
Dell OptiPlex 745 ... |
10.00% |
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Compaq-Presario WE140AA-A... |
10.00% |
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TOSHIBA Satellite L455 |
10.00% |
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HP Folio 13 Notebook PC |
10.00% |
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Gateway E-2000 ... |
10.00% |
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HP Pavilion 17 Notebook P... |
10.00% |
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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